Teaching and Classroom Support

Career Areas  >  Teaching and Classroom Support

Do you want a rewarding and stimulating job where no two days are the same? Or would you like to see personal development in people and make a difference in their lives? If so, then you should definitely consider teaching or classroom support as a career.

There’s no doubt that teaching can be an exhausting vocation at times. But, even if your students don’t seem to want to learn, you can rest assured that your enthusiasm for a subject can sow the seeds which can grow throughout a student’s life!

To see the routes to getting into each of these sectors, take a look at our Career Areas.

What areas can I work in?

There are many areas in which you can work in the education sector: primary school teaching, secondary school teaching, learning support teaching and classroom support, private tutoring or teaching, and college or university lecturing.

What kind of companies can I work for?

Possible employers include: 

  • local authority-run pre-schools, primary and secondary schools 
  • independent schools or academies 
  • commercial language schools 
  • Young offenders’ institutions 
  • charities 
  • colleges and universities.

Related job profiles

  • Lecturer - Further Education
  • Lecturer - Higher Education

Related job profiles

  • Classroom Assistant - Primary or Early Years
  • Learning Support Assistant
  • Teacher - Additional Support for Learning

Related job profiles

  • Teacher - Primary or Early Years

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  • Teacher - Secondary School - Design and Technology/Technological Education
  • Teacher - Secondary School - Drama
  • Teacher - Secondary School - English
  • Teacher - Secondary School - Gaelic
  • Teacher - Secondary School - Geography
  • Teacher - Secondary School - History
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Related job profiles

  • Private Tutor
  • Teacher of English as a Foreign Language

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