How To Become a Primary School Teacher

Title:- How To Become a Primary School Teacher



Intro:-

• Introduce the article here


What Is a Primary School Teacher?
• Explain what a primary school teacher is in this section
○ Do this in paragraph formatting


What Are The Day To Day Responsibilities Of A Primary School Teacher?
• Explain the day to day job responsibilities / tasks that a primary school teacher will be expected to deliver
○ Do this in list formatting


What Skills Does A Primary School Teacher Require?
• Explain the particular skills that a primary school teacher is required to have
○ Do this in list formatting


What Hours Can You Expect To Work?
• Explain the hours that a teaching assistant can be expected to work
○ This would work in list formatting


What Holidays Can You Expect To Receive?
• Explain the holidays that a teaching assistant can expect to receive
○ This would work in list formatting


How Much Does A Primary School Teacher Earn?
• Explain how much a primary school teacher earns on average
○ Something such as the below would be suitable for this section
Starter – £22,917 to £33,824, increasing to £39,006 in inner London
Experienced – £35,927 to £38,633, increasing to £47,298 in inner London
Highly Experienced – £39,374 to £59,857, increasing to £67,305 in inner London





What Are The Main Entry Paths Into The Career?
• University
○ How do you get into university for this role?
• Volunteering
○ How can you get a volunteer role?
• Apprenticeships
○ How can you get an apprenticeship?
• (Writer to check whether there are any additional entry paths)

What Restrictions / Requirements Are In Place?
• Enhanced backround checks required
○ Criminal record check
§ DBS check
○ CRB checks
• Numeracy and literacy skills tests


Qualifications Needed
• England
• Wales
• Northern Ireland
• Scotland
• What GCSE's are required?
○ (May be better putting GCSE's and the new grading system as a reference - https://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/new-gcses-what-changes-exams-results-education-curriculum-9-1-department-for-education-a7906251.html)


How To Actually Get A Job As A Primary School Teacher?
• How do you actually go about getting a placement as a primary school teacher?
○ If there are multiple routes, use list formatting


Step By Step Guide To Becoming a Primary School Teacher
• (Writer to put this section into list formatting)



 Career Progression Opportunities
• Put this section in paragraph formatting


Are There Any Unions For Primary School Teaching Assistants?
• It may be useful to put this information in a table
○ This may be the most suitable resource for the writer - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teachers%27_trade_unions_in_the_United_Kingdom


 
Summary

• Close off the article here


 
Word Count

• 1,500 - 3,000 Words. At the discretion of the writer.



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• Use the Harvard Referencing System where applicable
• Incorporate links to authoritative sites but do not go overboard
• Clearly reference sources at the end of the content
• Incorporate links to scholarly articles / scientific case studies where possible
• Use images to explain specific sections if it helps to explain the content
• Unique text
• All references to data, statistics etc must be sourced



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Resources to help writer:-

https://www.cv-library.co.uk/career-advice/start/career-guides/how-to-become-primary-school-teacher/
https://nationalcareers.service.gov.uk/job-profiles/primary-school-teacher
https://www.ucas.com/ucas/after-gcses/find-career-ideas/explore-jobs/job-profile/primary-school-teacher
https://www.cv-library.co.uk/career-advice/start/career-guides/how-to-become-primary-school-teacher/
https://getintoteaching.education.gov.uk/explore-my-options
https://www.randstad.co.uk/career-advice/career-options/how-to-become-a-primary-school-teacher/



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