Just qualified as a teacher and cant get a job

Annisele

For now, you just need to pay for the driving lessons - don't bother with buying and insuring a car at this stage.

I have a driving licence, but I haven't driven in years (I live in zone 2 London, so I don't have to). Even so, I've had employers tell me that they're glad I have a licence but they're not worried about the fact I don't own a car; they reckon if transport became a problem I'd sort it.

DCFC79

Id get a job any job to fund the lessons and pass assoon as and start looking for a school job.

kingfisherblue

Have you looked on https://www.tes.co.uk - you might also want to consider joining the forums over there. Unfortunately, there is a glut of teachers for most subjects in many areas of the country at the moment. Once you do get a job, it is highly likely that you will be employed as a 'teacher' rather than an 'IT teacher' - which means that the school can instruct you to teach almost any subject on the timetable, even if you have no experience of it. The exceptions tend to be maths and science, where you usually need higher level qualifications in these subjeccts to teach them.

Good luck with the job hunt!

wantsajob

Mind_the_Gap wrote: »

(iii) call in to as many secondary schools and colleges as you can with your CV.

Is that really possible physically? Most schools now more closely resemble prisons, and with the irrational !!!!!philia fear at its max everywhere - I'd be unsure of doing this.

maginot

As a qualified teacher you can teach any subject, yes a school would prefer a maths teacher with a degree in maths, but as they're in demand this is not always possible.

Although I am business trained I have the pleasure of teaching ICT and business. This year also teaching maths to year 8s because the school find it difficult to get qualified maths teachers. As soon as you are a teacher you are able to teach any subject.

But you really need to be able to drive, I did supply for the first month before getting a full time position in october. Without a car it is going to be impossible, unless you live in London and public transport is probably quicker to do supply. I had to move from the Wirral to Cambridge to get a job. The south east does seem to be better for teaching positions as population increases.

bristol_pilot

Employers don't generally ask if you own a car, they ask if you have a licence.

dawyldthing

i think you can teach 2 levels below what you have done, so if you have done a-levels in English for example you can teach up to KS3 in English is what i've been lead to believe. Theres also further education, and look into the ptlls route (although with qts you could avoid the extra course) as theres posts teaching ict in colleges and the like

Gleeful

dawyldthing wrote: »

i think you can teach 2 levels below what you have done, so if you have done a-levels in English for example you can teach up to KS3 in English is what i've been lead to believe. Theres also further education, and look into the ptlls route (although with qts you could avoid the extra course) as theres posts teaching ict in colleges and the like

Not necessarily. I have taught a subject to Year 9 that I did not even have a GCSE in. Although that may actually be illegal, it still goes on.

Sharper

If you can't afford a car have you considered getting a 125cc motorcycle? To get on the road you just need to pass the Compulsory Basic Training (CBT) which takes one day and costs about £80. You can get a reliable second-hand commuter style 125 like a Honda CG125 for about £500-£700 and insurance should be pretty low since these type of bikes aren't very attractive to thieves. Small bikes typically do 80-120 miles to the gallon and road tax is £15 a year so it works out much cheaper than running than a car or using public transport. Riding a small motorbike for a bit would give you more practical road experience making it easier to pass your car test at a later date. On a 125 you can cruise along at 50-60mph on A roads so if you only have a hour to get somewhere 30 or 40 miles away you could easily make it. Might be worth considering as a temporary measure until you can afford a car.

Savvy_Sue

Also when you register with the agencies and talk to schools, consider putting yourself forward as an Assistant Teacher - as I understand it, they're better paid than teaching assistants but don't have to be qualified, and don't do the lesson planning. If you work for a school, you might be 'based' in one dept but could be sent to anywhere that needs you, but your dept gets first call on you. So you might be able to get into the Maths dept where there might be more call for you!