Careers in Teaching
Teaching is an option for many Royal Holloway graduates and our teaching-focused careers events will take place from 25-29 November 2024. You will have the opportunity to meet lots of teacher training providers, as well as discovering the many routes into teaching and working out which is best for you.
What's On?..
Monday 25 November, 6.30-7.30pm Online
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This session will provide insight into the various teaching routes available, including an application and interview guide for teacher training courses at St Mary's University, Twickenham.
Hosted by the St Mary's ITE Recruitment Lead, this session includes a presentation and an opportunity for Q&A.
RHUL alumni also receive a 10% discount to St Mary's PGCE routes and bursaries are available for certain routes.
Wednesday 27 November, 6-7pm Online
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Improve your CV and become one step closer to the start of your teacher training journey.
Join United Teaching to discover everything school-based teacher training has to offer. You will learn how to land a teacher training role after graduating – from the essential skills you need to develop and demonstrate, top tips for your application, and advice on how to impress at your interview.
In this interactive session, you will:
- Hear from one of our trainees
- Understand what makes a good teacher and what teacher training providers are looking for
- Leave the session with actionable insights you can implement straight away
Thursday 28 November, 1-2pm Event Space, Davison Building
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Are you passionate about making a difference and shaping the future?
Join us for an inspiring seminar to learn more about a rewarding career in teaching. Whether you're considering teaching as a potential career path or want to know more about the steps involved, this session will provide valuable insights into the profession.
You'll hear from experienced educators, discover available training routes, and learn about the application process for teacher training programs.
This is a great opportunity to explore the impact you can have as a teacher and ask questions about the next steps to kick-start your journey into teaching.
Thursday 28 November, 12-3pm Davison Building Ground Floor
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Imagine a career where you are immersed in your subject every single day and making a lasting difference to young people's lives.
From helping a student get that 'light bulb' moment to helping shape the lives of the next generation, teaching is a challenging but incredibly rewarding profession.
If this is something you might be considering, then come along and speak to a host of different teacher training providers and find out more...
NO NEED TO BOOK - JUST COME ALONG ON THE DAY
Thursday 28 November 6-7pm, Online
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We’ve got your back so you can get theirs. Children from a disadvantaged background are 18 months behind their peers by the time they take their GCSEs. But with great teachers and brilliant leaders, everything’s possible. Every year we help thousands of graduates develop their skills on our Training Programme, and now we’re extending that support to undergraduates too.
Our teachers present all day, every day but we recognise it’s not always easy to talk in front of people. Being prepared and knowing what employers are looking for can help make it less daunting.
This skills session pulls together our expertise to show you how to structure your presentations with top tips for delivery, so you can feel confident to take on public speaking wherever your degree takes you.
All these events can be found on the Careers Portal.
Careers Guide
The title “teacher” can cover a huge range of jobs in many different kinds of educational establishment and this guide will help you to identify your place in this diverse and socially important profession:
Read the guide
Further resources
The Department of Education's Get Into Teaching website is a really useful online resource where you can explore your options and get support and advice. Register with them to get tailored advice and information about teacher training.
Prospects is a useful website, where you can explore the different roles in a sector. Check out their teaching role profiles:
If you are considering teaching but not necessarily want to be a classroom teacher, check out this recent Education Alternatives article.
Bursaries
For 2025 to 2026 The Department for Education is offering bursaries of:
- £29,000 in chemistry, computing, mathematics and physics
- £26,000 in biology, design and technology, geography and languages (including ancient languages)
- £10,000 in art and design, music and religious education (RE)
- £5,000 in English
More information is available on the government website here.
Local Teaching Placements
- Reach Academy, Feltham: 3 weeks in June, £425 per week
- Teach South East – based in schools in Surrey, Sussex, Berkshire or Hampshire: 3 weeks in June, £425 per week
- Harris Federation, inner and outer London: 3 weeks in June or July, £425 per week
- i2i Teaching Partnership, Farnham, Shepperton or Southampton: 3 weeks in June/July, £425 per week
Webinars to watch
This session was presented by Clive Woolger, a PGCE Admissions Tutor and Senior Lecturer at St. Mary's University. He shared his knowledge on the different routes into Primary and Secondary teaching and his understanding of the application system.
Watch the recording here
Recorded November 2023
Teach First ran a series of skills sessions during the week, to support the building of essential skills for the application process and graduate careers.
1. Teaching yourself Resilience
You’ll need patience, energy and a positive mindset to persevere as a teacher. Not to mention tenacity and versatility to overcome the obstacles you’ll face. Watch this skills session to build your resilience gradually, recognise your stress indicators and develop self-evaluation skills – essential for the graduate marketplace and beyond.
Watch the recording here
2. Problem-solving
This problem-solving skills session explored different techniques and approaches – essential for both the graduate marketplace and beyond.
Watch the recording here
Recorded November 2023