Teaching is a popular career choice for many History and Military History students; we all had that teacher who inspired us with their passion for their subject, and for lots of students their goal is to do the same for the next generation.
Fortunately, there are lots of ways you can get into teaching, and indeed to get some experience of what a classroom is like and see whether a teaching career is right for you before committing to a training course or a postgraduate programme.
If you have decided on a career in teaching and would like to try and get some work experience in schools ahead of an application to a teacher training scheme, head to the Work Experience part of this blog for more information. It is also worth thinking about undertaking a Year in Industry and working in a school to gain hands-on experience and see whether teaching is right for you alongside your degree.
Useful links
- Get into Teaching – the Government’s website
- The Department for Education’s website is a great resource, with a huge range of information on all aspects of teacher training, funding opportunities, and general advice on how to start your career. A particularly useful part of the website is there to help you arrange school experience, which is vital for many teacher training courses.
- Canterbury Christ Church University – PGCEs and Schools Direct
- CCCU is a renowned provider of PGCE and Schools Direct courses, which are two of the most popular ways to train to teach. As they are so close to the University of Kent, we regularly work with them to advertise their open days and application windows.
- Teach First
- Teach First is a charity whose aim is to help place graduates into paid teaching positions. Their Leadership Development Programme is designed to help prepare you for leadership positions in both teaching and other sectors.
- Premier Pathways
- Premier Pathways is another organisation which works to place graduates into paid teaching positions, combining work-place training with the option to work towards a PGCE as part of your course.
- UCAS
- The UCAS website is an excellent directory of information and opportunities for teaching training. You might also find their library of videos on different aspects of teacher training useful.
- Kent-Teach
- Kent-Teach is an organisation dedicated to raising the profile of Kent’s schools nationally, and helping those schools to recruit new teachers, as well as offering advice and support to students and graduates who are interested in a career in teaching. Their short video is below: