But I'm getting a bit confused on how!
I thought you needed a PGCE to be a teacher but it seems in Scotland that isn't the case? But then I'm thinking I should get it anyway incase I decide to move down to England in the future like me and my boyfriend would like to do.
I'm also worried that I won't know enough. I have a 2.1 bachelors in forensic psychology and a masters in computer security, as well as a hnc in computing. But while that makes me look smart on paper, I don't feel that I am really. I feel like I should know everything about my subject area before being a teacher. Did anyone else feel like that?
I don't even know what subject to teach or the age range. I know primary school wouldn't be good for me, so it's secondary or college/uni for me. I would love to be a lecturer in a university but again referring to the point above, I'd feel too stupid and that the students were smarter, especially in computing.
Anyone else had these concerns? How do you get past it? Everyone thinks I would be a great teacher, I do like showing people how to do things at work, I like training people.
I do work currently as a security analyst for a company, got 3 years work experience so really computing would be best I think. Can I become a teacher part time though? I dunno how I would afford it otherwise if I didn't have a job, but none of the open university courses seem to allow you to be a teacher (I guess because you've had no practical experience).
Sorry rambled a bit. Any help or advice is appreciated.
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Barbaro · 05/08/2017 08:34
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