Want to become a Computer Science Teacher?

Routes into TeachingDawn Hewitson & Mark Dorling

Commonalities

PGCE Standard Route

Graduate

SchemesAcademies

Schools

Direct

Undergraduate

Route

PGCE

Flexible

Route

All routes into Teacher Training are School Based!

Troops in

to

Teaching

Teaching Schools

Academies

England's new academy schools can now hire unqualified teachers, after a change to the rules.

Government officials say this means academies will be free to hire "great linguists, computer scientists and other specialists who have not worked in state schools before"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-19017544 27th July 2012

Graduate Teacher Training (GTTR)

Some schools advertise Graduate Teacher Training Positions

These can be in registered teaching schools or groups of teaching schools

Individual schools advertise roles as an unqualified salaried position

Schools Direct

Schools Direct is a Brand 2 Types of Schools Direct1. Qualified Route (PGCE

supported) Partnership with University

2. Teaching Partnership with other schools (Non PGCE Route)

Final Qualification should be checked at interview

Troops Into Teachers

TeachFirst is a brand name supporting British Troops with a desire to enter the teaching professionThis is a PGCE route into teaching for graduates or can be as part of a graduate qualification, determined by entry qualifications of entrant

Undergraduate Route

At the moment there are limited opportunities for prospective post A level candidates to directly enter the teaching profession in Computer Science in Education.

If this is a route you would like to take, you need to pursue a degree in a computer science related discipline providing programming opportunities. Then pursue a PGCE

National Teaching School

Schools working in partnership with to provide Teacher Training within a collaborative schools partnership

• Designated as a National Teaching School• Variety of partners within the partnership including primary and pupil referral units.• Not always offering Computer Science positions

PGCE Route

2 Routes

Standard Route: 1 Year Course, School Based 1 Year Course•2 Possible Outcomes 1. Level 6 Credits2. Level 7 Masters Credits (Not all Universities

Flexible Route: Personalised Provision, can be up to 3 Years

• 9 Points of Entry and Exit

•2 Possible Outcomes 1. Level 6 Credits2. Level 7 Masters Credits (Not all Universities• Designed around the needs of the Trainee

Comparison of RoutesRoute University School Internationall

y RecognisedDuration

Academies No Yes No Varies

GTTR No Yes Not Always 1 Year

Schools Direct

Some Yes Not Always 1 Year

Troops to Teach

Yes Yes Yes (PGCE) 1 Year

Undergraduate

Yes Yes Yes 3 to 4 Years

Teaching School

Some Yes Not Always 1 Year

PGCE (S)PGCE (F)

Yes Yes Yes 1 Year (standard)Flexible up to 3 Years