If you want to become a teacher, our degrees could be your springboard onto a postgraduate teacher education course.
When considering your options:
The General Teaching Council for Scotland sets out regulations around what you need to study, depending on whether you are planning to be a primary or secondary teacher.
Our Becoming a Teacher (Scotland) guide also has information about the different routes and requirements.
Speak with the university where you plan to do your postgraduate teacher training qualification - the Professional Graduate Diploma in Education. They might have specific requirements that will help you decide which degree to complete with the Open University.
To become a primary school teacher, depending on the entry requirements for the Professional Graduate Diploma in Education of your choice, you may be interested in:
To become a secondary school teacher, and to meet the subject requirements set out in the General Teaching Council for Scotland and OU guides above, you might:
Want to explore further about what a teaching job involves? Our Becoming a teacher course can help you to decide if teaching is for you. If you decide to proceed, it will also assist you to start writing your application for initial teacher education.
Email scotland-education@open.ac.uk
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