primary school teaching
I'm looking a uni courses at the moment and am currently looking at primary teaching,
Anyone have an advice about uni's for these courses please
thank you
Anyone have an advice about uni's for these courses please
thank you
it totally depends really on what you want to do.
If you really want to teach and can see yourself just doing that as a job for 40+ years, then its great. however, i have heard that it is very stressful, long days and all at uni along with placements.
However, there is ed studies, which is better than it first sounds, as you learn more about the education side of things rather than learning how to teach maths and english etc. it will also open you up to more carrier choices later on if you chose not to teach your whole working life. If you still want to teach, you will be able to go on and do a PGCE to go on and teach.
hope this has answered your questions and just as an FYI im going to do Ed studies next year after being rejected for the teaching and my plan is to go an do a PGCE after this.
If you really want to teach and can see yourself just doing that as a job for 40+ years, then its great. however, i have heard that it is very stressful, long days and all at uni along with placements.
However, there is ed studies, which is better than it first sounds, as you learn more about the education side of things rather than learning how to teach maths and english etc. it will also open you up to more carrier choices later on if you chose not to teach your whole working life. If you still want to teach, you will be able to go on and do a PGCE to go on and teach.
hope this has answered your questions and just as an FYI im going to do Ed studies next year after being rejected for the teaching and my plan is to go an do a PGCE after this.
Original post by Jay018
it totally depends really on what you want to do.
If you really want to teach and can see yourself just doing that as a job for 40+ years, then its great. however, i have heard that it is very stressful, long days and all at uni along with placements.
However, there is ed studies, which is better than it first sounds, as you learn more about the education side of things rather than learning how to teach maths and english etc. it will also open you up to more carrier choices later on if you chose not to teach your whole working life. If you still want to teach, you will be able to go on and do a PGCE to go on and teach.
hope this has answered your questions and just as an FYI im going to do Ed studies next year after being rejected for the teaching and my plan is to go an do a PGCE after this.
If you really want to teach and can see yourself just doing that as a job for 40+ years, then its great. however, i have heard that it is very stressful, long days and all at uni along with placements.
However, there is ed studies, which is better than it first sounds, as you learn more about the education side of things rather than learning how to teach maths and english etc. it will also open you up to more carrier choices later on if you chose not to teach your whole working life. If you still want to teach, you will be able to go on and do a PGCE to go on and teach.
hope this has answered your questions and just as an FYI im going to do Ed studies next year after being rejected for the teaching and my plan is to go an do a PGCE after this.
That's really interesting and useful, I will look into that more
Thank you very much
Education Studies is an option, I applied to one Ed Studies course and the rest Primary Education. Ended up not doing Ed Studies as it really didn't appeal to me, even though I'm interested in education.
If Primary teaching is something you're really interested in, I say carry on reading about Primary Ed courses as well. There's some fab ones out there
If Primary teaching is something you're really interested in, I say carry on reading about Primary Ed courses as well. There's some fab ones out there
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Original post by bumblebee342
Education Studies is an option, I applied to one Ed Studies course and the rest Primary Education. Ended up not doing Ed Studies as it really didn't appeal to me, even though I'm interested in education.
If Primary teaching is something you're really interested in, I say carry on reading about Primary Ed courses as well. There's some fab ones out there
If Primary teaching is something you're really interested in, I say carry on reading about Primary Ed courses as well. There's some fab ones out there
Yeah it is something I am interested in
Where are you studying?
Original post by stephanienx
Yeah it is something I am interested in
Where are you studying?
Where are you studying?
Reading
Original post by bumblebee342
Reading
Do you enjoy it? What's the campus and accommodation like
Thank you, the drop out rates are quiet high so I shall have to look into it more
Original post by stephanienx
Do you enjoy it? What's the campus and accommodation like
I do enjoy it and I love the place itself. It's a specialism course, so you have your focus subject.
We have two campuses, one being main campus, the other being the Education campus, which is cool because we're all in one place. I end up on both campuses anyway though! With accommodation anywhere, I'd suggest going and looking around. Here we have a lot and you get accommodation both on and off main campus, so there's usually something to suit everyone.
Also, if it's something you really want to do, I wouldn't let drop out rates put you off. They're constantly in the news and whatever and it is a fairly high drop out rate, but I would go and look at courses and maybe try to talk to students on different types of course before you let it change what you're looking at!
Drop out rates are extremely high for Primary Ed. I have two friends who are primary teachers and both wished they had studied another degree. The work extremely long hours and are so underpaid. The job demands a lot of them.
A lot of people say how amazing a primary teacher job must be because of all the holidays but they word right through them lesson planning etc. It's a big commitment, in university you are required to do various placements too.
A lot of people say how amazing a primary teacher job must be because of all the holidays but they word right through them lesson planning etc. It's a big commitment, in university you are required to do various placements too.
I did work experience in a school for a few months too as I was thinking about doing it back then and literally every single teacher I came across said, "Are you sure? It's really not as enjoyable as it looks etc etc."
Suffice to say they put me off but now that friends have qualified as primary teachers they are telling me the exact same thing. It's a shame really because teachers are educating our next generation, they should be given a lot more respect and definitely paid higher.
I agree, all all these new rules and changes are putting more stress on the teachers.
Suffice to say they put me off but now that friends have qualified as primary teachers they are telling me the exact same thing. It's a shame really because teachers are educating our next generation, they should be given a lot more respect and definitely paid higher.
I agree, all all these new rules and changes are putting more stress on the teachers.
Original post by alzoll1
I did work experience in a school for a few months too as I was thinking about doing it back then and literally every single teacher I came across said, "Are you sure? It's really not as enjoyable as it looks etc etc."
Suffice to say they put me off but now that friends have qualified as primary teachers they are telling me the exact same thing. It's a shame really because teachers are educating our next generation, they should be given a lot more respect and definitely paid higher.
I agree, all all these new rules and changes are putting more stress on the teachers.
Suffice to say they put me off but now that friends have qualified as primary teachers they are telling me the exact same thing. It's a shame really because teachers are educating our next generation, they should be given a lot more respect and definitely paid higher.
I agree, all all these new rules and changes are putting more stress on the teachers.
They are trying to put you off because they do not want you to succeed.
There is certainly alot more pressure put on teachers now. Data seems to be overriding the actual teaching.
I teach music across different schools and I find that hugely rewarding and enjoyable, as I'm doing what I love and don't have to deal with the *****y part of being a teacher.
I was singing with Reception children yesterday on Zoom and it was fab!
I teach music across different schools and I find that hugely rewarding and enjoyable, as I'm doing what I love and don't have to deal with the *****y part of being a teacher.
I was singing with Reception children yesterday on Zoom and it was fab!
Original post by stephanienx
I'm looking a uni courses at the moment and am currently looking at primary teaching,
Anyone have an advice about uni's for these courses please
thank you
Anyone have an advice about uni's for these courses please
thank you
Hi Stephanie,
I am a student ambassador for the ARU Primary Education Studies BA Hons degree. The university offers either a three-year, accelerated two-year, or blended degree option. The course doesn't provide QTS, but this allows you to learn all about child development and learning, the sociological aspects of a child's life, as well as learning how to teach, before you step into a classroom and are assessed.
You can find out details of the course here: https://aru.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/primary-education-studies and if you have any questions, please do ask.
I hope you find a uni that's right for you.
Katrina
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