Careers In Teaching

The University of Winchester

WELCOME

Teachers do more than teach;

they touch lives

What do Teachers do?

• Teach• Learn• Create• Inspire• Research

They also:

• Manage (individuals, events, change)• Liaise with other people and agencies• Work individually and as a member of a

team

• Participate in and organise extracurricular activities

• Attend meetings and in-service training

Would teaching be right for me?

A good teacher makes it look easy. It is harder than it looks!

Find out if it is the right job for you by

• volunteering

• work experience with different age groups

• talking to teachers

Do you have the right skills?

• Like young people!• Love to learn• Patient• Sense of humour• Creative• Organised• Good communication skills, such as clear

explanations and clear instructions

If you want to apply:

Decide upon:

• the age of children

• whether you want to specialise in particular subjects

• whether you want to commit to teaching whilst also gaining your degree or whether to focus on the degree and then learn to teach

All routes into teaching lead to QTS

• Undergraduate training routes• Gain a degree and QTS together

• Postgraduate routes• Obtain a degree and build upon it by then

training to be a teacher

Info TDA website http://www.tda.gov.uk/recruit/becomingateacher

Undergraduate

• Study for degree and become a teacher at the same time

• 3 or 4 year courses

• Time in schools differs - 32 weeks on four year routes and 24 weeks on

3 year routes

• Entry requirements vary, but at least 2 A levels

PostgraduateGain non-QTS degree• PGCE 18 weeks in school• GTP• SCITT

TDA Performance Profiles

A database allows you to define options: • location • subject • age group • provider • TDA quality category and • training route.

By using these criteria individually or together, you can generate a shortlist of providers that match your preferences. You can then compare providers

http://dataprovision.tda.gov.uk/public/page.htm?to-page=publicProfilesHome&_navf=_hlk_145074

Undergraduate:Terms to use in UCAS Search Engine

For, UCAS search:• Education 1745 listed, not all give you a teaching

qualification• Teaching 462 courses• QTS 229 courses• Primary Education 174 listed• 103 listed as Secondary Education• 146 under Early Years, not all teaching qualification

Typical Undergraduate entry requirements BA Primary with QTS

• English Language, mathematics and science GCSE grade C or above (or equivalent)

• 240 - 300 points at A level (or equivalent), normally A2 or above in a relevant subject

• BTEC National Diploma/Certificate - 10 merits plus C/D in relevant subject at A level

• CACHE diploma for primary teaching• Approved Access Course with appropriate

main subject / A levelSee the Prospectus for specific entry requirements

for individual University courses

What is special about Winchester?

• Good reputation for ITE• A smaller University• A large ITE provider• Caring and committed • Train to be a 5-11 teacher • Schools and teachers are involved in your

training• Research• Subject specialism at undergraduate level

Teaching routes at the University of Winchester

• Undergraduate three or four year degree leading to QTS and BA (Hons) Primary Education

• Postgraduate full-time, one year programme PGCE (5-11)

• Postgraduate part time programme PGCE 5-11(2 years)

Winchester Undergraduate Specialist Subject Study

• Art and Design• Drama• Early Years 3-7 • English• French (MFL)• Geography• History

• Mathematics• Multimedia & ICT• Physical Education• Religious Education• Science• Special Educational

Needs (SEN)

Application

• Universities are required to interview for courses with QTS

Ensure the application leads to interview

• Majority of courses (particularly primary) in recent years are oversubscribed

• Check carefully all aspects of your application form

• The content and presentation of the personal statement is an important element in being invited for interview.

Personal Statement

• Why teaching / specialist subject / age range?• What academic background (with implications for you

as a teacher) and personal accomplishments (hobbies interests etc that make up you as a person and how you may contribute to the school community)

• How have you worked with pupils/students in school contextsin less formal / voluntary settings, such as

scouting movement, sports coaching, clubs etc and how that has informed your views on teaching• Organisation and style – paragraphs, sentence

construction, coherence in written statement, spelling, grammar and punctuation

A strong statement leads to interview

Purpose is to probe evidence on application form and reference and explore suitability for course / teaching

• Interview with University tutor and head teacher from partnership school

• Group and / or individual interviews

• Literacy task ( includes a piece of writing)

Be able to talk about• Why you want to teach• Why that age range / subject• What you have noticed about good teachers

• Strategies they use create a motivating and engaging learning environment

• The types of work they set• The way they interact with the pupils• What makes a poor teacher

• What contributions you could make to out of school activities

What are we looking for?

• Good communication skills• Interest in current issues• Range of outside interests• Academic ability – a degree or ability to

complete degree• Recent experience of working with chosen

age group in and out of school settings• Personal qualities to be a ‘teaching

professional’ such as team working

If you are offered a place

Any offer will be subject to • CRB and ISA checks• a medical assessment• further conditions • to complete further days in school(s)

prior to start of course where directed tasks are completed

Teaching approaches

• Lectures• Seminars: tutor and student-led• Workshops: doing activities and considering

implications for teaching• Peer tutoring• Block placements in schools• Directed tasks, School & Centre based• Computer Assisted Learning (CAL) and VLE

Strands• Curriculum Studies

• subjects you need to teach

• Specialist Study• Professional Studies:

• aspects of teaching, such as assessment or behaviour management

• School Experience• school based activity

Assessment• Assessment for degree: depends upon subject/s

• Written assignments• Presentations / seminars• Developing teaching materials and evaluating them

• Assessment against the Standards for QTShttp://www.tda.gov.uk/partners/ittstandards/guidance_08.aspx

• Professional Development Profiles• Attendance

• TDA Skills tests http://www.tda.gov.uk/skillstests.aspx• ICT, numeracy, literacy

Sources of information

• www.ucas.ac.uk• www.gttr.ac.uk• www.tda.gov.uk

(go to applications, profiles and allocations)• www.teach.gov.uk• www.doctorjob.com• www.gtce.org.uk• Recommend reading copies of:

‘Teach’ from the TDA (termly publication)

Times Educational Supplement (TES) (Weekly)

Education Guardian (each Tuesday)

Any questions?

We hope that you will consider applying to Winchester

Teaching is a great career….