Working in Teaching: A Guide to Qualifying and Starting a Successful Career in Teaching

Are you thinking about applying to be a teacher? Do you want to know what to expect on your PGCE course? Or do you want advice on how to thrive in the first year of teaching?

Working in Teaching provides all this advice and more, covering every stage of becoming a teacher from routes into teaching to securing a teaching role as a Newly Qualified Teacher. The book includes advice on:

• Different routes into teaching
• The PGCE and other teaching courses
• Placements and observation
• Finding teaching roles to apply for
• Applications and interviews
• Support for NQT year
• Secondary and primary school teacher salary
• Career direction and development

Working in Teaching is also packed with case studies from teachers at all stages show more of their career so you’ll have real-life personal advice from student teachers, NQTs and senior staff members. Written by Alan Newland, who has been in education for over thirty years and also runs an award-winning blog and social network for new teachers, Working in Teaching is a comprehensive and insightful guide for everyone considering a career in teaching. show less