Careers, Employability and Skills
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Duty Adviser hours are 10.30am-4.30pm
Education
Teaching is a popular career choice. Students from many degree disciplines apply for the 1 year Postgraduate Certificate in Education, (PGCE), either in Great Britain, Northern Ireland, or its equivalent, the PGDE, in the Republic of Ireland. This qualifies students to teach throughout the UK and Ireland.
Competition for jobs and the PGCE is high in Northern Ireland. It is useful for students to try and get some work experience in a school to enhance their chances of getting onto a PGCE anywhere.
Further information on types of job can be found on Prospects Explore Types of Job and Gradireland Career Sectors.
More about different employment options with your degree can be found on Prospects Options With Your Subject.
Online Resources:
Teaching in Schools| Lecturing in Further and Higher Education| Special Educational Needs| Teaching English as a Foreign Language| Teaching in Non School Settings| Educational Advice and Development
Further Reading and Information
Teaching in Schools
| UK | |
| Association of Teachers and Lecturers | www.atl.org.uk |
| Department of Education | www.education.gov.uk/schools |
| Department of Education Northern Ireland | www.deni.gov.uk |
| Graduate Teacher Training Registry | www.gttr.ac.uk |
| General Teaching Council; N. Ireland | www.gtcni.org.uk |
| General teaching council, Scotland | www.gtcs.org.uk |
| General teaching council, England | www.gtce.org.uk |
| Teacher Training Association | www.tda.gov.uk |
| Republic of Ireland | |
| Department of Education and Skills | www.education.ie |
Lecturing in Further and Higher Education
| UK | |
| Graduate Teacher Training Registry | www.gttr.ac.uk |
| Higher Education Academy | www.heacademy.ac.uk |
| Institute for Learning (IFL) | www.ifl.ac.uk |
| Lifelong Learning UK | www.lluk.org.uk |
| Learning and Skills Council (LSC) | www.lsc.gov.uk |
| National Institute of Adult Continuing Education (NIACE) | www.niace.org.uk |
| Training and Development Agency for Schools (TDA) | www.tda.gov.uk |
| Republic of Ireland | |
| Department of Education and Skills | www.education.ie |
Special Educational Needs
| UK | |
| Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL) | www.atl.org.uk |
| Graduate Teacher Training Registry | www.gttr.ac.uk |
| National Clearing House for Professional in Special Education | www.specialedcareers.org |
| Special Education | www.CollegeBoard.com |
| Training and Development Agency for Schools (TDA) | www.tda.gov.uk |
| Teacher Net | www.teachernet.gov.uk |
| Republic of Ireland | |
| Department of Education and Skills | www.education.ie |
Teaching English as a Foreign Language
| Association of Recognised English Languages Services | www.arels.org.uk |
| British Council | www.britishcouncil.org |
| Cactus TEFL | www.cactustefl.com/ |
| Cambridge CELTA Course | www.ihbelfast.com/celta |
| International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language (IATEFL) | www.iatefl.org |
| National Association for the Teaching of English and Other Community Languages to Adults (NATECLA) | www.natecla.org.uk |
| TEFL Professional Network | www.tefl.com |
| Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) | www.tesol.org |
| TEFL Worldwide Prague | www.teflworldwideprague.com |
Teaching in Non-School/College Settings
| Associated Board of Royal School of Music (ABRSM) | www.abrsm.org |
| Guildhall School of Music/ drama | www.gsmd.ac.uk |
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Incorporated Society of Musicians (ISM) |
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| Music Teachers UK | www.musicteachers.co.uk |
| Open University | www.open.ac.uk |
| Schools Music Association (SMA) | www.schoolsmusic.org.uk |
Education Advice and Development
| Association of Teachers and Lecturers | www.atl.org.uk |
| Department for Education | www.education.gov.uk |
| Graduate Teacher Training Registry | www.gttr.ac.uk |
| General Teaching Council, N. Ireland | www.gtcni.org.uk |
| General Teaching Council, Scotland. | www.gtcs.org.uk |
| General Teaching Council, England. | www.gtce.org.uk |
| Teacher Training Association | www.tda.gov.uk |
Further Reading and Information
We have a number of reference materials available in the Careers and Employability Information Area in the Student Guidance Centre as well as some online resources listed below.
Prospects industry insights and Gradireland sector career guides will help you to search for employment in this employment sector.
Gradireland Career Sector Guides
This information is obtained from a variety of sources, including the Association of Graduate Careers Advisory Services (AGCAS), Association of Higher Education Careers Services (AHECS), Prospects, Gradireland and relevant professional organisations and other appropriate resources, as available.
We endeavour to ensure that our online resources are current and contain relevant information. However, we cannot accept responsibility for the contents of external websites.