| Jobs within education are often seen as rewarding | | | | however does mean there is an element of |
| and extremely satisfying. They require huge | | | | pressure in these jobs, although the pleasure of |
| amounts of dedication and are laborious in nature | | | | seeing pupils receive good results due to your |
| but offer the chance nourish talent and | | | | teaching is very rewarding. |
| knowledge. The old adage of "those who can't, | | | | Higher education jobs offer the most academic |
| teach" could not be further from the truth, we all | | | | freedom by far, without losing the job |
| remember a good teacher and someone who | | | | satisfaction. Lecturers primarily teach through |
| was capable of relating ideas effectively. The | | | | seminars, practical exercises and lectures and |
| sector also has a variety of roles and finding the | | | | despite having set standards, the choice of |
| right one to suit you is certainly possible. | | | | content for modules is that of the lecturer. |
| With education today extending from infancy to | | | | The freedom to teach a chosen subject and set |
| adulthood the jobs in this area are extremely | | | | interesting questions for your students can be |
| diverse. Teaching can take the form of traditional | | | | more work than following a curriculum although |
| school education, home tutoring and higher | | | | ultimately more rewarding. University lecturers |
| education. It is my hope to present jobs within | | | | also have the opportunity for research sabbatical |
| these definitions and give a glimpse of the | | | | and are free to further their academic studies, |
| experiences you can expect in this wide sector. | | | | perfect for the scholarly types who make up the |
| Tackling the subject of education jobs | | | | numbers of university professors. |
| chronologically, it is best to start at the primary | | | | Other education jobs include home tutors, who |
| school level. Teachers in primary schools have a | | | | can be either specialist or more general. Often well |
| wide variety of tasks. At the heart of the job is | | | | paid, this role includes travelling to clients homes |
| the ability to foster relationships with pupils and | | | | and instructing students on a one to one basis. |
| create a fun but productive learning environment. | | | | Without the rigours of school life this can be |
| By directing classroom tasks and activities it is the | | | | preferable however anti-social hours are usually |
| primary teacher's job to ensure that youngsters | | | | part of the job. |
| start their education in the right way, effective | | | | Special education teaching jobs are a worthy |
| use of teaching aids and projects can convince | | | | alternative well suited to people who can |
| pupils to enjoy education. This is fundamental to | | | | communicate effectively, as the job can be |
| easing children through the education system that | | | | frustrating at times, it is infinitely rewarding when |
| they will be in for the next eleven years. | | | | a breakthrough is made. |
| Secondary education has a different role | | | | Education jobs are clearly some of the most |
| altogether and the job requires specific expertise | | | | rewarding jobs in the employment market. The |
| in an academic subject. Unlike primary school | | | | ability to nurture a gift and bring out the best in |
| teachers who must possess knowledge of the | | | | pupils is a rare skill, possessing this skill is reason |
| entire curriculum, secondary teachers are | | | | alone to teach. Teachers have access to children |
| afforded the luxury of having a defined subject | | | | during the forming stages of their lives, as a |
| to teach; although today often one or two areas | | | | teacher you have the ability to create articulate, |
| of expertise are required. | | | | educated young adults ready to enter the world. |
| Always working to a set of generic national | | | | Like parenthood it is a job full of pride and |
| standards, teaching secondary education does | | | | considered by many to be a vocation. For those |
| allow the freedom to construct lesson plans and | | | | who wish to undertake jobs in education the |
| teaching methods that can be individual. The | | | | rewards are infinite, despite the workload, a |
| heavy workload of examinations for older pupils | | | | career in education is well worthwhile. |