Getting into teaching - Starting points
The routes you could follow if you want to work in teaching
Are you considering a career in teaching? Think about what you can offer and explore the range of contexts you could work in.
In at the deep end
Follow the blog of an OU student who fell into teaching by accident and is still there twenty years later.
The Accidental Teacher: I was going to start this post by talking about how much there’s been to do in these last couple of weeks, and… Read on
Handy guide
Becoming a teacher (PDF, 3.75MB)
Information about how to become a teacher, showing you how OU courses (past and present) relate to the National Curriculum.
Useful links
Find out more about teaching in the education community section on the Prospects website
Where will you train?
Here are some websites relevant to where you might train.