What is the quickest way to become a Secondary School Teacher in the UK? / Salary

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What is the quickest way to become a Secondary School Teacher in the UK? / Salary

Qualification to teach in SHS in Ghana

In England and Wales, you basically need a good first degree in the subject you plan to teach, plus a PGCE (Post Graduate Certificate in Education), which takes another year. Then once you’ve managed to get a job offer at a suitable school, you spend another year as effectively a teacher in training, with a reduced teaching load and under fairly close observation, before you can be fully qualified.

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What qualifications do I need to become a secondary school teacher in the UK?

Secondary school teacher

Alternative titles for this job include High school teacher, sixth form teacher

Secondary school teachers teach children from 11 to 16, or up to 19 in schools with sixth forms.
Average salary (a year)

Salary

£28,000 Starter to

£43,685 Experienced

Typical hours (a week)

37 to 45 term time
You could work evenings attending events or appointments

Explore the different ways to get into this role.

You can get into this job through:

a university course
an apprenticeship

You can do an undergraduate degree that leads to qualified teacher status (QTS), for example:

Bachelor of Education (BEd)
Bachelor of Arts (BA) with QTS
Bachelor of Science (BSc) with QTS

Postgraduate certificate

If you already have a bachelor’s degree without qualified teacher status, you can complete a postgraduate certificate in education (PGCE). This can be done at university or through a training programme based in a school.

You do not always need to have a degree in the subject you’d like to teach. Your teacher training organisation will decide whether you have the required skills and knowledge to teach the subject.

You can sometimes do a subject knowledge enhancement course to improve your understanding of the subject you want to teach.

More teacher training options

There are more training options if you want to change career or specialise in teaching certain subjects.
Entry requirements

You’ll usually need:

4 or 5 GCSEs at grades 9 to 4 (A* to C), or equivalent, including English and maths
2 to 3 A levels, or equivalent, for a degree
a degree in any subject for a postgraduate course

Apprenticeship

You could do the Teacher Level 6 Degree Apprenticeship.
Entry requirements

You’ll usually need:

GCSEs at grades 9 to 4 (A* to C) in English and maths, a degree for a teaching apprenticeship

Work

You could start as a teaching assistant or learning mentor and do a part time degree. You could then move onto a postgraduate teaching course to qualify as a teacher.
Volunteering

You might find it helpful to get some experience of working with young people.

You could volunteer at a school, do youth work or work on a holiday scheme.

You’ll usually need qualified teacher status (QTS) to teach in a state school in England