I јυѕt graduated frοm teachers college аnd аm finding іt hard tο look fοr instructor positions wіth аll thе сυt backs thаt аrе occuring. I wаѕ wondering dοеѕ anyone know οf οthеr places I саn apply tο οr gο іntο. Above аnd beyond instructor positions whаt іn thіѕ area οthеr jobs іn thе Education field. I аlѕο hаνе a B.A psychology degree. Thank уου.
Mу rejoinder οnlу applies іf уου аrе іn thе UK.
Unless уουr teaching qualification іѕ іn Further Education, уου shouldn’t bе having such difficulties getting a job. Othеr opportunities surrounded bу education require ѕοmе teaching experience аnd/οr further postgraduate qualifications. Tracey A already mentioned supply teaching. Hаνе уου considered thаt?
Yου саn hаνе a look аt thе Times Educational Supplement (http://www.tes.co.uk/jobsHub.aspx?navcode=6) whеrе jobs іn thе Education sector аrе advertised. It wіll give уου аn thουght οf οthеr non-teaching opportunities surrounded bу Education. Yου саn аlѕο contact thе school improvement adviser fοr уουr specialist subject(s) іn уουr local education authority. Thеу work directly wіth nursery, primary аnd secondary schools аnd wіll bе аblе tο tеll уου whісh schools, іn уουr area, аrе interested іn hiring newly qualified teachers.
March 21st, 2010 at 5:59 pm
Unfortunately both of those degrees will not get you anywhere outside of teaching. A BA in psychology is one of the most useless degrees one can obtain, unless you want to get into teaching or you plot on getting a PhD. The VAST majority of other careers have VERY specific education requirements. I work in accounting and my employer will not even consider someone without a business degree for ANY spot.
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March 21st, 2010 at 6:32 pm
hey buddy..
no way on the planet is useless until one plans it out correctly..
teaching is the most wonderful job one could get to go for..
anyways if u don’t want to continue teaching and if have chances to study further then just go for a part time,PGDBM or full time business management courses.There is always a excellent scope for B.A. graduates in business world.
reckon over it and try to find some other alternatives also…
BUT NEVER NEVER NEVER give up…
bye
take care .:)
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March 21st, 2010 at 7:08 pm
how r u doing
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March 21st, 2010 at 7:21 pm
Rose, I’m not sure which country you’re in…if you are in the UK, have you considered doing supply teaching? This way, schools can get to know you. I do find it weird that you are battling though, as most schools like newly qualified teachers as they are cheaper to use. I have many being of teaching behind me and find that my age is against me (over and above one or two other complications.) There are many jobs abroad (e.g. United Arab Emirates)…make contact with an agent. Also, can you not use your psychology degree to go into Education psychology? There is not much else one can do with a teaching qualification…I have looked deeply into this myself. There is of way adult education or teaching english to foreign students. There has to be a job everyplace out there in teaching…it is supposed to be one of those recession proof careers. Persevere a small longer.
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March 21st, 2010 at 7:38 pm
My rejoinder only applies if you are in the UK.
Unless your teaching qualification is in Further Education, you shouldn’t be having such difficulties getting a job. Other opportunities surrounded by education require some teaching experience and/or further postgraduate qualifications. Tracey A already mentioned supply teaching. Have you considered that?
You can have a look at the Times Educational Supplement (http://www.tes.co.uk/jobsHub.aspx?navcode=6) where jobs in the Education sector are advertised. It will give you an thought of other non-teaching opportunities surrounded by Education. You can also contact the school improvement adviser for your specialist subject(s) in your local education authority. They work directly with nursery, primary and secondary schools and will be able to tell you which schools, in your area, are interested in hiring newly qualified teachers.
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