Why teaching?

Whether you’re looking for a career change, or you’re in education and thinking about your options, training to teach has many benefits. We’ve included some of the main ones below, but you can also visit getintoteaching.education.gov.uk to find out more.

Make a difference

Not many jobs offer as many opportunities to make a difference to people’s lives as teaching. You’ll use your passion for learning and your subject (or a whole range of subjects) to inspire those you teach. What’s more, there aren’t many jobs that offer as much variety as teaching. As well as planning and teaching lessons, you could also be involved in after school clubs, sports and trips. You’ll work as a team with other teachers, leaders and support staff to have make a positive and lasting impact.

Career progression and salary

Once you qualify to teach you’ll begin on a competitive salary of at least £24,373*. Teaching also offers lots of career progression into leadership and management roles including subject leader, head of year, assistant and deputy head teacher, head teacher and more. If you train to teach a secondary education subject, you could also access financial support including tax-free bursaries or scholarships.*

Lots of ways to train

You can train to teach at the various levels of education, including the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS), primary education, secondary education and in the post-14 lifelong learning sector. You can also choose from a variety of training options, including university-based training, school-based training and other routes. We host Routes into Teaching information events several times a year to help you explore your options. Visit hud.ac/teach for information about the next event.

*This information is correct at the time of print. Visit getintoteaching. education.gov.uk for more information about the benefits of becoming a teacher and the support available while you train.