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How do I get a graduate job in teaching?

If you want to get a job as a teacher, you need to study an approved course in teacher training. Once you have gained qualified teacher status, there are loads of great opportunities and a variety of graduate teaching career paths to follow. Find out about the different opportunities in teaching, the options for training to become a teacher and how to secure your first teaching post here. (More...)

How to be a star teacher

Phil Beadle, Secondary School Teacher of the Year in 2004 and presenter of Channel 4's 'Can't Read Can't Write', shares his advice on how to inspire pupils - and be inspired in return. (More...)

Teaching and training around the UK

Training to teach is not the same in England as it is in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Read on for need-to-know information about the key differences. (More...)

First-time teaching fears: how to manage a class

Starting your first teaching post as an NQT is bound to feel daunting. This Q&A with two behavioural management experts will ease your fears about life as a graduate in the classroom, and help you to build positive relationships with your pupils. (More...)

The induction year for newly qualified teachers

Newly qualified teachers in England and Wales must undertake a year-long induction period to become legally qualified to teach in state schools. (More...)

Developing your graduate career as a teacher

Career progression for graduate teachers can be rapid, and the options for how to develop a teaching career are varied. The main decision to be made is whether to advance your career in the classroom or on the route to management. (More...)

Salary prospects for teachers

Teachers' salaries currently range from £20,627 for a newly qualified teacher to more than £100,000 for a head teacher in London. The subject you are qualified to teach and the area in which you choose to work can have a substantial affect on your salary. (More...)

Teaching job jargon buster

The education and teaching sector is full of similar-sounding acronyms that graduate teachers may not be familiar with. Our handy compilation of commonly used teaching jargon will help you decode tricky literature and lead to graduate career success. (More...)

How to get ahead in teaching: shortage subjects

The subject you choose to teach as a graduate teacher and your geographical location could have a significant impact on your salary and career progression prospects. (More...)

If you're a man, be a primary teacher

There is a major shortfall of male teachers in our primary schools, yet evidence suggests that primary school children benefit hugely from positive male role models. The government has made it a priority to recruit more men into primary teaching - could you be one of them? (More...)

Teaching in an inner city school

Do you have what it takes to start your graduate career in an inner city school? (More...)

The drive for diversity in teaching

There is plenty of help and support available to attract minority ethnic graduates into teaching careers. Whether you've qualified overseas or are a minority British graduate, read on to boost your chances. (More...)