Simply put, you can choose from the following different ways into teaching:

Undergraduate options

Train to be a teacher while completing a degree:

• Bachelor of education (BEd) courses
• Bachelor of arts (BA) or science (BSc) with QTS courses

Postgraduate options

Already have a degree? Train to be a teacher in 1-2 years:
Postgraduate certificate of education (PGCE Employment-based options)

Train and qualify as a teacher while working in a school:
Graduate teacher programme (GTP)

The Graduate Teacher Programme (GTP) is an on-the-job training programme that allows graduates to qualify as a teacher while they work. On the GTP graduates are employed by a school, earn a salary and work towards qualified teacher status. It's a good choice if you want to change to a teaching career but need to continue earning while you train.

Eligibility

To be eligible for the Graduate Teacher Programme (GTP) you need qualifications at least equivalent to a UK bachelors degree and GCSE grade C or above in mathematics and English. If you intend to teach primary or key stage 2/3 (ages 7-14), you must also have achieved a standard equivalent to a grade C in a GCSE science subject.

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