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teachers teach and students learn, communication and control in the classroom
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Elaine Atkins RESEARCHING YOU CAREER: TEACHING Before choosing your graduate career it is essential to have a good think about what it is that you want out of the future. To help you come to a decision it is often wise to enlist the help of a careers adviser. These advisers are specially trained with the knowledge on what options are available to you once you graduate. They can also help you to get there. It is important for a graduate to think about what strengths and weaknesses they have, and what would be the logical next step for them. I decided that I was going to investigate teaching as a possible career option for me. First I will look at what the job entails then I will discuss my aptitude. The main description of a secondary school teacher is someone who “teaches one or more specialist subject to classes of secondary pupils aged 11-18” ( Prospects.ac.uk, December 2002) The day to day job of teacher doesn’t vary that greatly. The main roles that a teacher would be expected to carry out as part of their job are; planning, preparation, and presenting of lessons to pupils; setting, correcting and marking pupils work, giving feedback to pupils about their work. It is also necessary for a teacher to keep details of a student’s progress. Other necessary task would be ensuring that their knowledge of their subject is current and up to date. Many teachers will also take on other roles outside of the classroom such as supervisory roles as well as Pastoral care. From time to time there will be the need to plan and take part in extra-curricular activities with the pupils. As well as all this a teacher needs to take part in departmental meetings as well as Parent-Teacher evenings. It is a well documented fact that teaching jobs aren’t well paid, but there are opportunities to earn a better salary as you progress up the teaching career ladder. The average starting salary in 2001for a graduate with a second class degree or above would be between £16,083 and £17,001. If you look at the average expected wage for an average secondary school class teacher at age 40, which is between £24,843 and £31,128, you can see that it is not that high. These estimated salaries are based on local authority maintained schools throughout England. However, if a teacher were to work in a private school they could expect to earn more. What is more if a teacher works in London there is an allowance for that in the salary paid which at the moment stands at £3,000 extra. Obviously with extra roles and responsibility within a school there is the opportunity to increase earnings. There is also a separate pay scale for teachers of advanced skills, and also for teachers with management roles. Advanced skills teaching can mean pay of up to £44,571 per annum and management role, like a Head teacher can see pay as high as £78,783.
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