Secondary School Teaching as a career Jonathan Boden Assistant Headteacher, St Mary’s College, Hull

Key areas Typical day for a teacher Different routes into teaching PGCE School Direct (training programme) Teach First School Direct (salaried – for career changers only) Get into schools – school experience programme; open days; volunteering etc Teachers’ pay Career progression Work/life balance Good / bad points about teaching

Basic entry requirements At least Grade C at GCSE in English and Maths Must have passed Skills tests (in numeracy and literacy) for teachers before starting teacher training Must have at least a 2.2 degree in a subject closely related to the subject in which you wish to train

Teach First 2 year programme -> QTS, PGCE and completion of NQT Induction Highly-competitive (only 1260 places this year) You must have at least a 2.1 degree Flexibility to work anywhere in England in a challenging school Six week intensive summer school before starting No training fee (Teach First is a charity) In first year you are paid as an unqualified teacher (approx £15,700) and in the second year as a qualified teacher (approx £21,600)

PGCE 30% of time spent at university Professional studies lectures Essays & assignments at post-graduate level Specialist subject seminars Two school placements

School Direct (training programme) 1 year programme Achieve QTS (and PGCE, in some cases) through a school-centred route. Apply direct to the school (or consortium of schools) at which you wish to train. Accredited by an HEI (Higher Education Institution)

School Direct/PGCE: bursaries available for 2013-14 Other priority subjects = English, Geography, History, Greek, Latin, Music, Biology, Physical Education (ie. No bursaries available for subjects like Art, Business, Citizenship, Dance, D&T, Drama , Economics or Religious Education)

The main pay teacher scale

Career Progression There are TLR points (worth anything from an extra £2.5k to £12.5k available for extra responsibilities – Head of Department Head of Faculty Head of Year SENCO Key stage coordinator Etc.

Good and Bad points of being a teacher Constant variety Making a difference Helping young people progress Intellectually stimulating Great colleagues Good holidays Don’t need to live in London (unless you want to) Stress Work load – especially planning and marking (weekends / evenings) Difficult to be ill No let up Public perception Fixed term dates Government interference Ofsted-obsession

A typical day in my school 8.15 arrive. 8.35 Staff briefing 8.50-9.15 Registration 9.15-12.30 Lessons (15 min breaktime) 12.30-1.30 Lunch time 1.30-3.30pm Lessons 3.45-5.30pm Meetings / training / PPA 6pm Get home (unless parents’ evening, open evening, school play / concert / dance show….)