Life as a teacher
Life as a teacher offers you all the opportunities, training, support and rewards you need to develop and build a stimulating and successful career.
Please see the links below to more information on what being a teacher is actually like. Also, please visit the TDA's Facebook page where you can talk to actual teachers.
Term dates vary from school to school, but this rough guide should give you an idea of what to expect.
Guidelines suggest children should be taught for a certain number of hours a week, depending on their age.
Read case studies and watch videos about teachers' experiences.
Lesson timetables vary between schools, but this page covers the basics of the school day structure.
Read about the support available for teachers with disabilities.
Find out what's involved in your induction year as a newly qualified teacher (NQT).
Find out how the TDA is working to help schools operating in challenging circumstances.
Compare your 'emotional profile' at work to that of the average teacher.
Compare the day-to-day excitement of your job against that of the average teacher.
TDA Tracker
- 30% more people are training to teach physics than in 2010
- New: Physics with mathematics PGCE available – September 2012 start
- Every 5 minutes someone applies for postgraduate teacher training
- 12 people apply for postgraduate teacher training every hour
- Salaries for newly qualified teachers start from £21k–£27k
- Bursaries: You could get £20k tax-free for courses starting in 2012
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