Annual Salary
£17,682 to £40,490
Average UK salary in 2019 was £30,378
(source Office for National Statistics)
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Physical education (PE) teachers work in schools and colleges, teaching sport and fitness to young people.
Average UK salary in 2019 was £30,378
(source Office for National Statistics)
You could work: evenings / weekends; attending events or appointments
You will:
You could work at a school or at a college.
Your working environment may be outdoors in all weathers.
You can get into this job through:
You can do a sport or physical education degree with qualified teacher status (QTS).
You can also complete a postgraduate certificate in education (PGCE), if you have a first degree without QTS. This can be done at university or on a school-based training programme.
There are more training options if you want to change career or specialise in teaching certain subjects.
You'll usually need:
You can get into this career through one of a small number of postgraduate teaching apprenticeships, if you have a degree.
You'll usually need:
You may be able to get into teaching, if you're a PE or sports graduate, by working as a sports coach in a school, then moving onto a teacher training programme.
You'll need coaching qualifications in your specialist sport to do this.
You'll find it helpful to get some experience of working with young people though this is not essential. You can do this through paid work or by volunteering at a school, doing youth work or coaching at a sports club.
You'll need to:
You can attend teacher training events before you apply to get advice about the profession, the different training routes and funding. You can attend events in person and online.
Learning to drive is useful, as you may be expected to drive a minibus to take teams of pupils to sports events.
You can find out more about how to become a teacher from Get Into Teaching.
You can also search for jobs through the Teaching Vacancies service.
You could become a specialist leader of education, supporting teachers in other schools. You could also become a curriculum leader, head of department, deputy head or headteacher.
You could use your experience to work in coaching or sports development.
You'll need: