teaching assistant onto teacher

[leanne_1987]

i've recently qualified to be a level 3 teaching assistnant, ust wondered if theres any way i can progress to do teacher training; dont want to look an idiot by asking within the school i work in

[cazzz1975]

Im not sure but dont teachers have to have a degree?

[China Doll]

Yes they do caz.

[leanne_1987]

i have a degree in criminology does that count lol

[cazzz1975]

Im not sure, I think you have to have a degree in a core subject

[craft1948]

I'm sorry leanne but having looked at your grammar in another thread I am amazed you have a degree in anything.

[China Doll]

You would still have to do a further year to complete teacher training as far as I'm aware. Why don't you google teacher training, I'm pretty sure you'd get goverment link to advise you.

[leanne_1987]

writing on here and in uni is completely different

[kat1]

Learn to spell?

[leanne_1987]

haha maybe i should of read the post back!

[sophie_1003]

You will need to do a PGCE and if you want to work in primary schools I should imagine your criminology degree would allow you to do this (I know people who did degrees in Business Management and Travel and Tourism who went on to complete PGCEs) there are also routes through schools although they take longer and not sure of the course titles.

[Mosaic]

Hi leanne
You can train in school under the GTP, or you might prefer keep on with the TLA work and progress to higher TLA.
HLTA doesn't have anything like the marking and paperwork load of full blown teaching.....

[Mosaic]

You don't have to do the PGCE, you can do the GTP in-school programme.

[sophie_1003]

That's the one I was thinking of Moasic; was going to type GTC though and knew that wasn't it; too many acronyms in education!

[saxy_jag]

If you could show that your degree in criminology has enough content relevant to the national curriculum and to the subject you want to teach (science?), then you should be able to apply to go onto a PGCE course. Some universities offer 'conversion' programmes whereby you can study enough relevant material to qualify you for teacher training.

PGCE is one year full time, with teaching placements for a large part of that year. After that you'll need to find work sufficient to allow you to complete a probationary year.

Do ask the teachers at your school about it. They are the ones on the front line and should be able to give you plenty of help and advice.

[saxy_jag]

Forgot to mention, you'll also need Maths, English and Science GCSEs at grade C or above.

[Buenchico]

All routes into teaching are detailed here:
http://www.tda.gov.uk...training-options.aspx

Chris

[Ellipsis]

> too many acronyms in education

Surely TLA is the archetypal Three Letter Abbreviation ...

[Buenchico]

Unfortunately, Ellipsis, 'TLA' isn't an acronym!
(Well, not unless you pronounce it as 'tlar',which I've never heard anyone do!).

An abbreviation only becomes an acronym when it forms a new word. So, while 'BBC' and 'ITV' are solely abbreviations (because you pronounce each letter), 'NATO' and 'UNESCO' are both abbreviations and acronyms (because you pronounce them as words).

[Ellipsis]

I didn't say it was, but I wasn't going to be so anal about pointing out that it wasn't ... ;-)

[Answerprancer]

No offence but I wouldn't want my kids to be taught by someone who casually uses terms like "should of" or "within the school I work in".