Get Into Teaching
Start out inspiring your class. End up inspiring your school.
A career in teaching isn’t just about being in the classroom. In fact, there are lots of different routes you can take, that work for your interests and ambitions.
Get Into Teaching is a free information service from the Department for Education designed to support you throughout your journey to becoming a teacher.
Why teach?
Teachers don’t just influence the children they teach, but also the adults they become.
What makes a great teacher?
Hear from some year 10 students on what they think makes a great teacher.
Salary and benefits
For teaching the next generation you’re entitled to a competitive salary, generous holidays, and a substantial pension.
You’ll get more days holiday than people in many other professions. In school, full-time teachers work 195 days per year.
For comparison, you’d work 227 days per year (on average) if you worked full time in an office.
Grow like only a teacher can
Follow the career trajectory of fictional maths teacher ‘Mr Joseph’, from his first day in the classroom as a nervous new teacher, to progressing to head of maths. Real-life teacher Ben Goodwin stars as Mr Joseph, highlighting the milestones of teaching and how exciting and varied being a teacher can be.
You could earn over £41k within 5 years.
Journey In
As a teacher you can teach in the following settings:
- early years (children up to the age of 5)
- primary (ages 5 to 11)
- secondary (ages 11 to 18)
- further education (for example, teaching at further education colleges or sixth form colleges)
Check out the infographic to see which journey and qualifications you could take towards a rewarding career in teaching.
Teacher Degree Apprenticeship
The Teacher (Degree) Apprenticeship (TDA) is a new and exciting route into teaching.
- Allow you to ‘earn while you learn’
- You will gain all the qualifications you need to teach: a degree and qualified teacher status (QTS)
- Courses will launch for application from autumn 2024
- You will be employed by a school and gain experience in the classroom whilst studying
- By the end of the 4 year course, you will be qualified to work as a teacher