Routes into Teaching

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Routes into Teaching

• Presentation for Scottish Executive Teachers
  Division

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Why Teach?

• you can communicate
• you like to help others
• you have patience
• you dont mind hard work
• you think you can do it

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What are the job conditions like?

• 35 hours per week, 195 days per year
• good holidays
• CPD built in
• worthwhile job
• varied and never dull
• secure employment
• good career prospects
• chartered teacher
• promoted posts

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What will I earn?

• as Probationer 19 878
• on reaching Full Registration
• starting salary 23 841
• top of basic scale 31 707 (after 6 years)
• Chartered Teacher 32 688 - 38 868
• Principal Teacher 34 566 - 44 616
• Depute/Head Teacher 39 207 - 76 527

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What are the job prospects?

• Secondary
• priority subjects (2007-08)
• Mathematics, Gaelic, Drama, English, Geography,
  Home Economics, Modern Languages, Music, Physical
  Education, Physics, RME, Technological Education,
  Art Design
• Primary
• high ratio of applicants to places
• currently high level of recruitment

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Qualifying for Primary

• Higher English or equivalent
• Standard Grade Credit Maths or equivalent
• PGDE (Primary)
• Degree (any subject)

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Qualifying for Secondary

• PGDE (Secondary)
• Degree
• specific subject study credit levels required
• Certain subjects have other requirements
• Higher English or equivalent

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What do I need forsubject qualification?

• degree
• 80 SCOTCAT points in the subject
• special requirements

Business Education Classics Community
Languages Computing English Home Economics Media
Studies Modern Foreign Languages Gaelic Modern
Studies Music Physical Education Technological
Education
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How do I train

• Professional Graduate Diploma in Education
• PGDE Primary Secondary
• Full time 36 weeks
• 18 weeks in school
• 18 weeks on campus
• Part time 21 months

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Part time PGDE provision

• Primary
• Aberdeen specific local authorities
• Strathclyde nursery nurses, special needs
  auxillaries classroom assistants
• Secondary
• University of Dundee
• Chemistry with Science, English, Mathematics
• Modern Languages, Physics with Science
• University of Aberdeen
• (specific local authorities)
• English, Home Economics, Mathematics
• University of Paisley University of Glasgow
• Dumfries Galloway region
• Part time Open University Maths only

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How and when do I apply?

• PGDE apply through GTTR (except Paisley)
• closing date for PGDE
• early application advised
• interview mandatory
• Disclosure Scotland clearance
• all academic qualifications before entry

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Do I have to pay fees?

• SAAS - normally undergraduate funding regime
  continues
• loans, bursaries and supplementary grants may be
  available
• normally no fees for EU citizens
• students from outside EU - full fees payable
• Second lot of postgraduate funding available
  check with SAAS if you have a Higher Degree

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How do I become fully qualified?

• PGDE gives Probationer status
• Induction Scheme for newly qualified teachers
• guaranteed, one year training placement
• 70 teaching load
• 30 of time for professional development
• salary (2007) 19 878

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Current Scottish Executive Initiatives

• Implementing MCCRONE
• Headship
• Chartered teacher programme
• Induction scheme for probationer teachers
• Reducing class sizes
• Promoting positive behaviour in schools
• Enhancing Literacy Numeracy
• Recruitment of qualified teachers

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How doI findout more?
http//www.infoscotland.com/teaching http//www.s
aas.gov.uk