What jobs can i do with my degree?

Question

Hi
i am due to start my final year of uni in september, and i starting to think about jobs that i can use my degree my degree is BA(QTS)primary & special needs. The obvious choice would be teaching seeing as it is a teaching degree however there is a lack of primary teaching jobs in my area and i can not afford to move away just yet so unless i strike really lucky there is no way i am goin to get a teaching job! the only other jobs that i can think of to use my degree are
teaching assistant
portage worker
learning mentor
if anyone can think of any other interesting, rewarding, or jobs that will use my degree i would be very grateful if you could let me know.

Thanks Sandra

Answer 1

Supply teaching pays well and can be a route into permanent teaching jobs. In my area (south wales) there are far more teachers than vacancies and this is a very common way to eventually get a permanent contract. In this area, most good supply teachers are snapped up to cover for longer periods of a term or two (e.g. maternity or illness.)

Answer 2

I admire your forward thinking and can't think of much in addition to the jobs you mention. If you're not willing to move, you may end up with a non-graduate job. You'll probably end up doing that till you're willing to move for the teaching job! Or perhaps a local one will become available - keep your eyes peeled....write letters to local schools.

It's been 2 years since I took an MA in economics - now that is a marketable degree - but I was lazy, travelled here or there, enjoyed my leisure time, and STILL don't have a job. I'm not willing to move. I'm going back to uni for 9 months for an MSc in transport planning which will definitely have a job at the end of it!

Answer 3

I used to work as a referral worker within the Parent Partnership service of my LEA. This meant that I helped to run programmes which supported schools, children and parents to make sure special needs were met. I also supported and advised individual parents who had children with special needs to help them through the educational system, make sure they knew their rights, and empower them to get their children's needs met and maintain good strong communications with the school and LEA. It was really rewarding, and I think you'd definitely be qualified to do something like that - I did not have any formal qualifications when I started out. Contact your LEA and/or local Parent Partnership Service and ask them about it.

http://www.parentpartnership.org.uk

Maybe you could even get some work experience over the summer? They're usually a little bit quieter and may have more time to chat with you and show you around. Good luck! Hx

Answer 4

Because you have that special needs background, you are not limited to basic elementary schools. You can work in special needs schools or you can work in foundations that have programs for children with special needs. There are tons of nonprofit organizations and community centers that require people with your degree. You just have to expand you thinking. And if all else fails you can get one of those generic degree offics jobs. You know the ones that only require that you have a degree.

Answer 5

Even on £18k per year you could EASILY afford to live somewhere - my brother earns that as his first job since leaving uni in London - and he manages with absolutely no financial assitance from anyone but himself.

And I am pretty certain that you will be earning more than that being a SEN teacher. Just move - there are so many good cities in the UK and rent, living costs are not as much as you'd expect.

Answer 6

A good job would be:
Youth worker
Disabled / Disabilities worker
Councilor specialising in young children or disabled / backward people.
A good side step would be in the hopsital with kids wards somehow.

Answer 7

work at a elementry school or at dillards or the amll until you find a good job

Answer 8

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