WHY TEACH? This is a common question asked by those who are considering a career as a teacher. The pay is certainly not the main motivation. However, the rewards of being a teacher transcend the compensation received. Teaching is a vocation. The students you work with will forever remember the lessons you teach, even when they grow old. For the teacher, it’s the mark they leave in the hearts of their students that is its own reward,. Another reward that teachers get every day is the chance to work in an environment that’s dynamic. Every day is different. Aside from teaching new topics to your students, you also employ different methods. If there are students who don’t seem to understand your presentation, you find creative ways to teach it. This youthful and dynamic environment is revitalising! The third kind of reward that teachers get is that you will be encouraged to keep on learning. You may be the one introducing the lessons but the students will ask a variety of different questions. As a result, you can never claim expertise in one topic but will always be encouraged to keep on learning about new things. Teaching is also rewarding because you get to decide how your classroom is run. Not a lot of jobs give you the opportunity to do your work independently on a daily basis. With teaching, however, you can decide on the activities you do each day provided, of course, that you follow school policies. Job security and stability is another reward that teaching offers, in a world where redundancies are common. There will always be a need for teachers so it’s a profession that will always have job opportunities. A final reward about being a teacher is the chance to enjoy a lot of holiday time. With half terms and school holidays, you will only be in school for 39 weeks of every year! So much time off allows you to spend lots of time with family and/or really explore the world.
NCTL bursaries and Scholarships 2019-20
Spending money on training to teach on top of University costs can seem daunting. However, there are generous bursaries and scholarships available for students with a First, 2:1, 2:2, PhD or Master’s - see below for an overview.
Financial Offer for Maths Eligibility 2019/2020 Trainee with a 1st, 2:1, 2:2, PhD or Master’s
Early-career payments
£20,000 bursary
Total £30.000
£10,000 £22,000 scholarship3
£32,000
Pursue a career in teaching
at Warlingham School
Scholarships and Bursaries for other subjects Eligibility 2019/2020 Subject
Scholarships
Bursaries Trainee with a 1st, 2:1, 2:2, PhD or Master’s
Chemistry, Computing, Geography and Physics
£28,000
£26,000
Languages
£28,000
£26,000
Biology
N/A
£26,000
Classics
N/A
£26,000
English
N/A
£15,000
D&T, History
N/A
£12,000
Music, RE
N/A
£9,000
Primary with Maths
N/A
£6,000
For the full conditions relating to Bursaries and Scholarships, please go to: https://getintoteaching.education.gov.uk/funding-my-teacher-training/bursaries-and-scholarships-for-teacher-training If you’re a non-UK EU national, you could also receive this support. Alternatively, you could earn a salary while you train.
NEXT STEPS & MORE INFORMATION More information about training to teach at Warlingham School can be found on the School’s website: http://www.warlinghamschool.co.uk/132/school-direct-placements. If you would like an informal discussion about training to teach at the School, or if you would like to book a place during the School Direct Open Week (Monday 10th to Friday 14th December 2018), please contact Paul Kinder, Joint Head of School, by phone on 01883 624067 or by email: p.kinder@warlinghamschool.co.uk.
This could be the start of a wonderful and rewarding career in teaching!
Warlingham School Tandridge Learning Trust trading as Warlingham School Tithepit Shaw Lane, Warlingham, Surrey, CR6 9YB Telephone: 01883 624067 Website: www.warlinghamschool.co.uk