How to Become a PE Teacher in the UK

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Achieve your GCSE math and English courses with a C or above.. Apply to a university of your choosing.. Choose a Bachelor of Education to teach primary aged children (5-11).

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Achieve your GCSE math and English courses with a C or above.

Step 1

Achieve your GCSE math and English courses with a C or above.

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Apply to a university of your choosing.

Step 2

Apply to a university of your choosing.

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Choose a Bachelor of Education to teach primary aged children (5-11).

Step 3

Choose a Bachelor of Education to teach primary aged children (5-11).

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Select a Bachelor of Arts/Science to teach high school children (12-18).

Step 4

Select a Bachelor of Arts/Science to teach high school children (12-18).

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Study your chosen path till graduation.

Step 5

Study your chosen path till graduation.

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Get your PGCE if you didn't study a related field at university.

Step 6

Get your PGCE if you didn't study a related field at university.

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Get your QTS (qualified teaching status) to become eligible to teach.

Step 7

Get your QTS (qualified teaching status) to become eligible to teach.

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Prepare a resume or CV to help with your applications.

Step 8

Prepare a resume or CV to help with your applications.

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Have an enhanced background check done.

Step 9

Have an enhanced background check done.

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Use job-search websites to find open positions.

Step 10

Use job-search websites to find open positions.

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Talk to contacts at a certain school if you plan on applying directly.

Step 11

Talk to contacts at a certain school if you plan on applying directly.

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Register with a teaching agency that specializes in PE to find more leads.

Step 12

Register with a teaching agency that specializes in PE to find more leads.

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Work on your interviewing technique.

Step 13

Work on your interviewing technique.

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Find a school that is a good fit for you.

Step 14

Find a school that is a good fit for you.

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