In at the deep end

Follow the blogs of two OU students, one who's plunged into a PGCE, and the other who fell into teaching by accident and is still there twenty years later…

PGCE Posts: Well, I’ve survived the first month and I’m delighted to say life has settled down, maybe just a little… Read on

The Accidental Teacher: Have just been reading the government’s latest ideas on pay reform – the basic idea is to make rises… Read on

Handy guide

Becoming a teacher booklet

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.