Annual Salary
£20,000 to £30,000
Average UK salary in 2023 was £34,963
(source Office for National Statistics)
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Skills for life teachers work with adults and sometimes 16 to 18-year-olds to improve their English and maths.
Average UK salary in 2023 was £34,963
(source Office for National Statistics)
You could work: evenings;
There will be
4.3% more Skills for life teacher jobs in 2027.
In your day-to-day duties you could:
You could work in the community, at a training centre or at an adult education centre.
You can get into this job through:
If you have a degree in a relevant subject, without qualified teacher status, you can apply for a postgraduate teacher training course like:
GOV UK has further details on postgraduate courses.
You'll usually need:
You'll need a recognised teaching qualification or be willing to work towards one. Examples include:
You'll usually need:
You can complete a learning and skills teacher higher apprenticeship.
This typically takes around 24 months to complete.
You'll need a qualification or experience in the subject you want to teach. Employers will be looking for relevant up-to-date industry experience.
You'll also need to show ability in English, maths and IT.
To find out if you're suited to this type of teaching, you could do some voluntary work, although this is not essential.
You can find out about volunteering opportunities at Do-It or at NCVO.
You'll need to:
You can find out more about becoming a skills for life teacher from:FE Advice; The Education & Training Foundation; Get into Teaching
There may be opportunities to move into more senior roles like head of department, or to train other teachers.
You could be self-employed and work as a freelancer.
You'll need: