Am in the early stages of considering a career change to teaching. Definitely secondary and preferred option would be chemistry, although my background is more biology/geography so I know I would need to do the SKE. (Have A level chemistry and degree with some chemistry involved).
Extremely feasible local option is Schools Direct; less feasible but still possible is PGCE at Russell group uni. Schools Direct qualification would come from a uni which is regarded as pretty appalling in my field, but better for education.
I have no feel at all for which will stand me in better stead across a future career; either as a teacher or later possibly in management. Advice from friend who was a Head of Science at big inner city school was that he would very likely have binned my CV if he saw the name of the uni that the SD would come from: but he now teaches at the RG uni so I am not entirely sure he is unbiased.
Complicated also by the fact my first degree was from what was pretty much the best uni for that field, but not RG; and my MSc likewise!
Any advice please?
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Goldrill · 17/05/2016 12:53
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