PGCE personal statement

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I'm really struggling with writing my personal statement. I'm 32 and graduated in 2014. I struggled to gain any experience for around 4 years after graduating (during this time, the entry requirements were more specific). When I'm writing my statement, I'm struggling with the "why do you want to teach?" because I can't use reasons from school or university as it's been so long. I now have 5 years of experience in support roles in a secondary school so I feel prepared and ready, I just can't seem to answer that question. Can anyone please advise?

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User563792

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by SophiaAlexx

I'm really struggling with writing my personal statement. I'm 32 and graduated in 2014. I struggled to gain any experience for around 4 years after graduating (during this time, the entry requirements were more specific). When I'm writing my statement, I'm struggling with the "why do you want to teach?" because I can't use reasons from school or university as it's been so long. I now have 5 years of experience in support roles in a secondary school so I feel prepared and ready, I just can't seem to answer that question. Can anyone please advise?

Hey, sorry to hear that you are finding it difficult so far. You can always talk about a teacher that might have inspired you growing up and how that might’ve affected you. You might want to about a particular issue in society that has made it even more important to direct children’s learning and development in a positive manner. I talked about the increased youth crime and how it’s so important to allow children to explore new ideas, have debates and respect one another’s perspectives so that in the future they are capable to address issues with maturity. You can always private message me if you need any further guidance

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Katlynxx

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by SophiaAlexx

I'm really struggling with writing my personal statement. I'm 32 and graduated in 2014. I struggled to gain any experience for around 4 years after graduating (during this time, the entry requirements were more specific). When I'm writing my statement, I'm struggling with the "why do you want to teach?" because I can't use reasons from school or university as it's been so long. I now have 5 years of experience in support roles in a secondary school so I feel prepared and ready, I just can't seem to answer that question. Can anyone please advise?

Hey, I talked about how important teaching is for young children and made reference to different theorists like piaget etc to prove this and said I wanted to be the one to make a change. I also said about how school can often be children’s safe place and we must give them the time and attention they deserve as we don’t always understand home life. Hope this helps!!

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humane-magnum

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by SophiaAlexx

I'm really struggling with writing my personal statement. I'm 32 and graduated in 2014. I struggled to gain any experience for around 4 years after graduating (during this time, the entry requirements were more specific). When I'm writing my statement, I'm struggling with the "why do you want to teach?" because I can't use reasons from school or university as it's been so long. I now have 5 years of experience in support roles in a secondary school so I feel prepared and ready, I just can't seem to answer that question. Can anyone please advise?

Discuss how ur role in supporting secondary students enhanced your passion to teach (for example, why you find it rewarding).

I was advised to read the teaching standards and include my knowledge of this in my personal statement. It’s worth mentioning how qualified teachers, in your observation, have met the teaching standards.

You can request a teaching advisor to help you with ur statement. I wrote mine first and then asked the advisor to read through it, to make sure I was on the right track. Sounds like you might benefit from this. Just ensure you follow up on your request for a teaching advisor if you don’t hear back from anyone after submitting your request, it took me a couple of attempts and phone calls due to some tech issues on their end. Here’s the link: https://getintoteaching.education.gov.uk/teacher-training-advisers

Good luck on your exciting new adventure!

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humane-magnum

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Also, don’t overthink the question of why you want to teach, it doesn’t have to be related to university. Relate it to your life experiences in general.

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