Primary school teacher

[melissakate]

Hi i am wondering if anyone can help me . I am hoping to get into primary school teaching and don't know which route to take. I have an NNEB and an A1 assessor award in childcare and i am also a childminder now. Could anyone tell me which courses i would need to do and how long these take.

[md0u0131]

Don't do it!!!!

If you are mad enough to want to then you'll need to do either a BEd degree, unless you already have a degree? If so you could go down the PGCE/GTP route.

[melissakate]

Yes i have wanted to be a teacher for ever. How long do these courses take and are they full time. Thanks

[Kah]

Hi, normally takes four years to do a BEd and a year to do both a PGCE and GTP. If you take the GTP route, you get paid as an unqualified teacher.

[Kah]

And they are full time courses! X

[Twinkles]

My daughter is at the end of her GTP course and I think from next year they will NOT be paid while they are doing the course.

[The Juggler]

the best route is an FD in early years (you can't do teaching and learning unless you are already in a school setting) plus a top up year to a degree in early years.

Then you can do a full time PGCE. but bursary is not good and it's full time so little chance of doing any other work.

You can go GTP route but you are very unlikely to get a GTP place unless you have lots of classroom experience already or the school knows you

good luck though

[kats]

My daughter has just finished the PGCE course it was a years course and extremely intense, lots of staying up until 2 in the morning to finish work but well worth it because now she is a qualified teacher

[md0u0131]

I did pgce and it was tough enough when I was 21 with no husband and kids, I don't think I could do it now with children - it is very intense.

[jumping j]

I did the GTP route.
3 years to get a degree, then another year doing the GTP.
I was working in a school full time as an unqualified teacher, went into uni once a month, had a mentor in school who observed me once a week, as well as my headmaster and other department heads, and my tutor form uni came out every half term.
It was a lot of work, working all day, marking, planning and then uni paper work on top. I don't know how I found the time and I was 22 with no responsibilities.
It's hard to find places and they only took on around 20 people each year.

[greenfields]

3 full time years to do a BA (Hons) Primary Education. How about you speak to your university to see what courses would suit you?