Teaching and education

Teaching in schools and higher education, and TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language)

Here you'll find information on how to become a teacher and the different entry routes for Scotland, England, Northern Ireland and Wales. You'll learn about how to get experience before you apply and how to write your personal statement.

Academic jobs include roles such as lecturer, university teacher, postdoctoral research fellow, assistant professor, teaching fellow, and research associate

If you'd like to use your teaching qualification outside the mainstream educational settings, you'll find ideas here. For some of these roles a teaching qualification is not essential.

Read on to find information about TEFL and TESOL, including what they are, how to gain work experience and how to find a job