Tasks
- Assists with or plans and develops curriculum and rota of teaching duties.
- Discusses progress with student, parents and/or other education professionals.
- Supervises teaching assistants and trainees.
- Undertakes pastoral duties.
- Teaches simple songs and rhymes, reads stories and organises various activities to promote language, social and physical development.
- Maintains records of students’ progress and development.
- Prepares students for external examinations and administers and invigilates these examinations.
- Prepares, assigns and corrects exercises and examinations to record and evaluate students’ progress.
- Prepares and delivers courses and lessons in accordance with curriculum requirements and teaches a range of subjects.
Typical Education Level
Honours, Bachelor's degree
Will retirement created job openings
In the UK, 11% in this profession are aged 55 or above.* They will likely retire in the next 10 years, creating a demand for new workers
*This is based on national data
£37,851 Average wage
Average annual earnings
The current average wage for secondary education teaching professional is £37,851
11,002 positions
Current Employment
The number of jobs in the career for the current year is 11,002. Job counts include both employed and self-employed persons, and do not distinguish between full- and part-time jobs.
jobs
Job Postings
Over the past year, jobs have been posted for secondary education teaching professional roles.
How well does it pay?
Normal pay for this occupation is £37,851 per year. That is about £3,154 per month or £19.41 per hour. New workers generally start on £17,494, while highly experienced workers can earn as much as £50,583
Is it growing or declining?
This career has remained the same over the last 2 years, and is expected to remain the same over the next 4 years. Currently, 11,002 people are employed in the region.
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