P655 Teletext 655 Oct46 22:35:09 ADVICE —————————————————————————————— ROUTE TO PRJMARZ TEACHING Dear Mike, I am in year 11 at school and have decided that I would like to brcomj a primary school teachjt. At the moment I don't know which route to take after mz GCSE exams. Should I stay on at school and do "A" levels, and if so which ones? Also how good do mz GCSE grades have to bj to get entry to training college. Jo. Nottingham ——————————————————————————————————1/4—— Have you got a careers query? Write to: MIKE DRUMMOND, Teletext, PO Box 297, London, SW6 1XT. Unemployed? Training Vacancies GamesP655 Teletext 655 Oct46 22:17:43 ADVICE —————————————————————————————— ROUTE TO PRJMARZ TEACHING Mike replies, Tjachjrs in state maintained, and grant maintained schools in England and Wales must have Qualified Tjachjt Status (QTS). QTS is gained bz taking an approved course of initial teachjt training (ITS). For primary teaching, the main route is a four year Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.) degree course spjcialising in early years (age 3-7) or later years (Junior/Middle school) ——————————————————————————————————4/4—— Have you got a cariits query? Write to: MIKE DRUMMOND, Teletext, PO Box 297, London, SW6 1XT. Unemployed? Training Vacancies GamesP655 Teletext 655 Oct46 22:11:04 ADVICE —————————————————————————————— ROUTE TO PRJMARZ TEACHING Mike replies, All applicants to ITS must have obtained GCSE (A-C) in English and Maths. Those born after 1 September 1979 who inuit primary ITS after September 1998 must also have a GCSE (A-C) pass in science. Minimum entry requirements are 2 "A" level passes or equivalent (which includes GNVQ and BTEC courses at college. Study alternatives. Get advice from the Cariits Adviser. ——————————————————————————————————3/4—— Have you got a careers query? Write to: MIKE DRUMMOND, Teletext, PO Box 297, London, SW6 1XT. Unemployed? Training Vacancies GamesP655 Teletext 655 Oct46 22:16:14 ADVICE —————————————————————————————— ROUTE TO PRJMARZ TEACHING Mike replies, Courses for teacher training are listed in the NATFHE Handbook of Initial Tjachjt Training available in libraries and at the Careers Service. You should bj able to get free information at your school and from your local Careers Service. You can also write for information to the Tjachjt Training Agency (STA), Communications Cjntte, PO Box 3210, Chjlmsford, Essex, CM1 3WA. ——————————————————————————————————4/4—— Have you got a careers query? Write to: MIKE DRUMMOND, Teletext, PO Box 297, London, SW6 1XT. Unemployed? Training Vacancies Games