Could I go into teaching at 37.....without degree?

[Katymac]

Or is it completely impossible/very difficult?

Is there more than one way into teaching?

I'm thinking about maths/IT?

As you can tell I haven't a clue really
tia

[Katymac]

Hmmm apparently the 2 yrs I did at uni count even tho' I dropped out

[Hulababy]

\link{http://www.tda.gov.uk/Recruit.aspx\This website} shoud have all the information you need.

Secondary Maths and IT are sought after subject areas.

[Hulababy]

I did 2 years of a degree before quitting nd going into teaching. the two years on the initial degree counted as the equivalent of an HND. This enabled me to go onto a shortened BEd course (2 years) for my teaching.

[Katymac]

Thanks Hulababy - I've found that site (after I posted here) and had a dig around. I phone dthem and they told me about the uni thing

Is it a completely daft idea tho'

[PeachyClair]

Why daft Katy? I am 32 and almost a year into a degree so I can teach another shortage subject.

Go for it, why on earth not? Life's for living, we're not dead yet (and all the other cliches you can think of....! )

[Katymac]

Thanks Peachyclair - I've just sent for a transcript of marks from my old uni/poly - but it could take 4 to 6 weeks to find out

What subject are you doing?

[VeniVidiVickiQV]

My dad did.

He is having to do a degree alongside it now though. Ofsted are making him

The reason he feels it a little pointless is taht he has been teaching night classes for some years and only the last couple of years teaching full time. By the time he finishes his degree later this year it will be just a few months off of his statutory retirement.

It can be done but i dont know much about how you go about it. He got into it by completing a course and his tutor asking him to stay and help out.

[PeachyClair]

RE, katymac. At least that's what i'll teach, world religion and philosophy is my degree, plus I am doing Psychology alongside.

[Katymac]

Is Maths a shortage subject?

[Hulababy]

yes it is.

[Katymac]

I wonder if I have the right temperament?

[rarrie]

When I trained, there was a woman in her fifties training, so no its not too late.

If you want to teach older students - one way in is through FE. You could start off with say an adult literacy course, and study along side, and then add more classes, including GCSE or other?

However, it can then be difficult to get into teaching in a school if you take this route, so you need to be quite committed to FE.

Otherwise, I knew of a state teacher who was employed as an instructor For RE. He neither had a degree nor a teaching qualification, but was employed to teach in a state school on grounds that he wanted to be a vicar!?!

The other route you can take is to be an LSA and then get your degree part time, and then do a TTA course . I know some people who have done that too. HTH

[Blandmum]

For secondary yo will need a dregree, either in a subject and a PGCE/GTP or a B Ed. You will get grant funding, extra to teach maths. There are also means tested benefits while you do the PGCE....or you can go the GTP route where you train 'on the job' and get paid atm arounf £13,000 for the year.

Have you thought about finishing your degree with the OU, see if they will give you credit for the work you have already done.

RE temprement. Spend a week in a state comp and see

[Katymac]

Have tentatively rejected this as an idea.......sorry for wasting your time