Im going into the second year of sixth form and want to do either pharmacy/teaching but not 100% sure on which. This is because... Pharmacy= harder to get into, people on tsr say save yourself as its pointless in doing, im not sure on how easy it is to become a pharmacist earning 40k+ as i think now theres an excess supply of pharmacists while teaching= start at 20k going up to 30k (or more depends) easier to get into and finally i think its a very stable job as youll always need teachers so cant go wrong what do you think?
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Many schools are desperate for good science teachers
I am not sure that "easy to get into" is a good reason to go into teaching
No. Every school is desperate for anyone who has a science degree and a teaching qualification. The amount of science teachers over the years that have joined my school and left after a year shows how they'll take anyone, because they're desperate.
I'm sure the OP won't be a crap teacher, but it's noteworthy that science teachers are in such demand.
Many schools are desperate for good science teachers
I am not sure that "easy to get into" is a good reason to go into teaching
Yeah if i was becoming a science teacher i would go for chemistry, reason i want to become a teacher is because i love helping others in explaining things which they dont know, pharmacy is risky...
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You've obviously not heard of intended hyperbole to show the large scale of a point.
But you are making a point that is becoming less real
Not so long ago schools were desperate for Maths teachers ... suddenly we are getting loads of applicants
Ditto a number of other subjects
With more people gaining degrees and fewer jobs more people are moving into teaching and there is not such a shortage
There does remain a shortage of good teachers, as I said but the desperation for anyone to stand in front of a class is reducing ... we regularly get flyers from teaching agencies offering us teachers in all subjects, science included
Add to this the fact that every secondary school I know is making year on year redundancies ... demand for secondary teachers is reducing
Im going into the second year of sixth form and want to do either pharmacy/teaching but not 100% sure on which. This is because... Pharmacy= harder to get into, people on tsr say save yourself as its pointless in doing, im not sure on how easy it is to become a pharmacist earning 40k+ as i think now theres an excess supply of pharmacists while teaching= start at 20k going up to 30k (or more depends) easier to get into and finally i think its a very stable job as youll always need teachers so cant go wrong what do you think?
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Teaching is very rewarding financially and intrinsically. Secondary school headmasters can be on 100k+
Secondary school science teachers are in huge demand, if you're thinking of primary school teaching, jobs are hard to come by. As for pharmacy...a lot can change in four years, however, I'm biased, I'm doing pharmacy in September.
Im going into the second year of sixth form and want to do either pharmacy/teaching but not 100% sure on which. This is because... Pharmacy= harder to get into, people on tsr say save yourself as its pointless in doing, im not sure on how easy it is to become a pharmacist earning 40k+ as i think now theres an excess supply of pharmacists while teaching= start at 20k going up to 30k (or more depends) easier to get into and finally i think its a very stable job as youll always need teachers so cant go wrong what do you think?
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If I were you, I would keep your options open.
DO pharmacy, its a good career and jobs are available...times are tough in every quarter. And if you feel as though pharmacy is not for you then you can do a PGCE and become a teacher in a year.
Plus with that, you can locum as a pharmacist during your PGCE and get £200-250 in a day.