I live in Scotland so i need to know how to go about it here. I am a stay at home mother at the moment with a 2yr old and a 3mnth old, so i wish to study at home. I have good standard grades (3 grade ones and 5 grade twos, one higher (english at B level), various higher and advanced higher units and an HNC in legal services. any help would be appreciated!
2006-09-02 03:36:24 · 11 answers · asked by hot_lips9996 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Teaching
Click on the link below for the Graduate Teacher Training Registry which handles application on courses, including those in Scotland.
http://www.gttr.ac.uk/
2006-09-02 03:45:15 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know that in England, you need Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) to teach. To achieve this, you need to undertake Initial Teacher Training (ITT). All teachers must have a degree and the type of ITT you undertake depends on whether you already have a degree or not. If you do not have a degree you can undertake a BEd degree course or a BA (Hons) with QTS. Courses last three to four years full time. Or, you can obtain a degree in a National Curriculum subject followed by a Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE). You can gain QTS whilst employed by a school as an unqualified teacher through the Graduate and Registered Teacher Programmes. Of course, in Scotland, things may be different. There are some really good teaching-based websites out there. Good luck!
2006-09-02 03:58:52 · answer #2 · answered by Sue K 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you have two options if your not a graduate, get a degree, then do one of (GTP, SCITT, PGCE) or do teaching degree.
If you have half a degree you can do RTP- registered teacher programme, this tops up your degree and gives you teaching qualification.
if you dont have a levels you'll need to do an access course, you should if you are quick be able to et on one for this september - i.e. now. Phone around your local further education colleges.
Once you have your degree, if you want to teach primary, it doesn't matter wht the degree is in. If you want to teach secondary, choose a degree in the subject you want to teach, otherwise you make life difficult for yourself.
If you do the degree & teacher training combined, you may closed down your options if you change your mind about teaching later on in life, but it will mean when you finish you start teacher. This is generally a four year degree.
If you do your degree (which will be 3yrs), then teacher training, you have more options.
You can do the PGCE - Post Graduate Certificate of Education (1year), which is college/university based, and you'll et into the school and teaching gradually.
You can do the SCITT - School Centred Initial Teacher Training (1year), which is school based, recommended if you dont live near to a collee or school, your teachers will generally come to the school to give you your lessons on how to be a teacher in school.
Both PGCE & SCITT you get a bursary, in England & wales its £6k, not sure what it is in Scotland.
or You can do the GTP - Graduate Teacher Programme, you get trained as an unqualified teacher, this means you are on a salary, of min. £14k at present, otherwise its quite similar to SCITT.
You say you want to study at home, on the main degree, thats where the majority of you work will be, with a few hours a week in uni for lectures and seminars.
the access course its generally half and half, about 16hours a week in college.
If you want any less than that you'll have to fund yourself, and at a guess i'd say that could be a little difficult if you have children.
if you do it all full time, the access course there is a bursary called the ALG - adult learning grant, this is about £30 a week.
For your degree, you should be able to get student loans to cover both fees and living costs, as well as finacial help for child costs, such as childcare.
try these sites for more:
http://www.teachinginscotland.com/
http://www.gtcs.org.uk/
http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/
of course, you could always more to england...
2006-09-03 06:00:32 · answer #3 · answered by truelylo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Google Teacher Training with the Open University or try The Northern College in Aberdeen which is attached to Aberdeen Uni.
Of course, it all depends where you live! I know a few mothers who trainied with me in Aberdeen but they were local and I don't know how much you'd be able to do with distance learning. Whatever you do, I'm quite sure you'd be required to attend a fair time in class for actual teaching practice and crits.
Try getting in touch with the nearest uni to you to see what they can offer.
Good luck. I admire you starting out with such a young family - I gave up when mine came along!!Hopefully get back to it soon!
2006-09-02 05:23:50 · answer #4 · answered by wee stoater 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to the DfES website it tells you about all sorts of qualifications for different jobs.
http://www.dfes.gov.co.uk/qualifications
After you have been there do a google search for on line degrees, I am studying at the London Metropolitan University as an on line student, but there are many online courses in different universities.
2006-09-04 06:30:00 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to do a degree (prefereably in the subject you want to teach) and then a teacher training course called a PGCE.
2006-09-03 08:52:34 · answer #6 · answered by Thesmileyman 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I dont know much about how you would go about it but I'd hazzard a guess that the Education Board , or your local Jobcenter should be able to help.
Good luck !
2006-09-02 03:45:58 · answer #7 · answered by ec_sincity 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
check lots of colledge and univeristys for details then see about someone to look after kids(old freinds who know what there doin would be preferred).
2006-09-02 03:46:43 · answer #8 · answered by dundeeflower_12 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You definately need a degree - in anything so long as you have one and then teacher training.
2006-09-02 03:39:19 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
you can freely search an homeschooling help online from yahoo and google
2006-09-05 21:15:25 · answer #10 · answered by david w 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋