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Sector Outlook
There are around 440,000 teachers working in 25,000 schools in the UK
alongside a range of administrative roles. The fur ther education sector has
334 colleges with 235,000 staff and fur ther 70,000 in private training. In
higher education there are 201,000 staff with a fur ther 208,000 suppor t
roles. There is a currently a high demand for secondary teachers as the
stress and challenges sees one third of teachers leave after a year and
many choosing to take early retirement. The Brexit situation may also
impact higher education institutions that rely on foreign incomes with
UCAS applications down 7% for foreign students and some uncer tainty
exists on funding for research. The fur ther education sector has had its
own challenges with area reviews pushing colleges to work or merge
together. Par ticular demand in school exists for those who want to teach
maths, science and language jobs with scholarships and bursaries available.
As alterative to a degree, you could under take a level 3,4 or 5 qualification in
education and training and this would enable you to work in fur ther education,
training sector, armed forces or in prison depending on your specialism.
Most lecturers in higher education hold a PhD so having a thirst for learning,
research and achieving a 2.1 or 1st degree will give you the best chance to
continue your studies in your chosen field. Remember there are a wide range
of non-teaching careers connected to education in marketing, consultancy,
finance, maintenance, education policy and suppor t services.
Most job oppor tunities can be found in maintained local authority schools,
voluntary aided schools and academies with other vacancies on offer in
independent schools. To find out more do make use of resources such
as; the Times Educational Supplement, Guardian Jobs,
jobs.ac.uk,local
authority websites and the local press. Specialist recruitment agencies such
as Supply Desk, Eteach and Randstad Education are another good source
of job vacancies.
Education