Monday, 26 October 2015

Dreams of becoming a teacher

soooo i wanna be a teacher.

Its something i have wanted to do since i was a little girl. I have worked hard, i got 6 GCSEs and 3 A-Levels, i am on an english and creative writing graduate degree in my final year, but it isnt enough!

First i heard of a thing called Teach First who offered on the job training and experience working towards getting a PGCE qualification. I dont fit their criteria as i only ended up with 180 UCAS points and they need you to have 300.

Next i did a google search and looked on loads of other ways of getting into teaching. The train while being paid ones want you to have 3 years work experience .... how do you get this if schools need you to pass requirements for that as well, and while studying a degree and working to pay bills? secondly they offered a training way in which is unpaid and with a fee. Requirements i also dont have for that, and funding i would need which as i have been at university for 4 years, i am not entitled to.

Soooo what am i supposed to do now. Requirements are:
  • 300 UCAS points 
  • Grade C english gcse
  • Grade C maths gcse
  • Grade C science gcse (for teaching early years) 
  • a 2:1 degree or equivelent
  • and in some cases 3 years experience in schools
okkkay so i have:

  • 180 UCAS points
  • Grade B in English GCSE
  • Grade D in maths GCSE
  • Grade C in science GCSE
  • working at a 2:1 degree level (graduate next year)
  • experience in catering, bar work and waitressing, modelling and promotions and not in schools
  • an extra 4 GCSEs and 3 A levels which are apparently irellevant 
guess i can maybe do an apprentership .... except £3.30ph is not really going to pay the bills (im on min wage £6.70ph and that just about does). Or i could try and get my maths GCSE ( i should note that this is something i have redone already twice at college each time i got the EXACT same mark 4 points off a C so er yeah oh and it costs £250-399 to do this independantly atm)

Fuck it .... i shall just be a writer and will not pass my wisdom on to the world via a classroom, but instead through the words of my novels.

I cant be the only one in this position right? help a sister out!!! 


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