From US to UK: teaching qualifications

[tadotsu]

I have just recently become a legal resident in the UK and am interested in becoming a teacher. Back in the United States I got my university degree in Education but didn't finish my teaching credential. Does anyone know if I am able to each in the UK and if not what qualifications/classes will I need to achieve this? I have no idea where to look so if anyone can give some advice/point me in the right direction I would be very appreciative.

[Buenchico]

The usual route into teaching, after acquiring a first degree, is to take a one-year full-time Postgraduate Certificate in Education at university.

However, in your case (because your degree is in Education, rather than based on a subject which appears in the school curriculum), you might find 'school-centred initial teacher training' more appropriate:
http://www.tda.gov.uk/Recruit/thetrainingproce ss/typesofcourse/scitt.aspx
(Note the information, under 'What qualifications do you need', which indicates that you might need to undertake initial training to ensure that you're competent to handle the National Curriculum in primary schools or to ensure that you have degree-level knowledge of any subject you might wish to teach at secondary level).

You might also consider 'employment-based teacher training':
http://www.tda.gov.uk/partners/recruiting/ebr. aspx

General information about teacher training is here:
http://www.tda.gov.uk/

Your qualification might be on a list which is automatically accepted in the UK or you might have to pay a fee to have it validated by UK-NARIC:
http://www.naric.org.uk/

If you're totally confused, try a call to the Teaching Information Line:
0845 6000 991

Chris

[Jibergrt]

You could also try the Overseas Trained Teacher route - depending on your precise qualification you may be able to do that, otherwise you could do the Graduate Training programme in less than a year as you are already part way there, you get trained whilst 'on the job' so to speak. Try looking up the details of the Universities where you live and see if they do either of those programmes.