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Training to teach adults

Hope

I am interested in entering teaching as a career, but would like to teach adults. I have a degree in History.

Lately I have been doing some soul-searching as to what I would like to do in life, and I would like a career. Currently my life is stagnant; I have a part-time job, am on benefits, and nothing much is happening.

Maybe people on this site know of courses/qualifications/certificates I could undertake/attain in order to become a qualified teacher of adults.

I know I have the teaching bug in me because I love imparting information to people and encouraging debates. My dad was a teacher, retired now, and he thinks I would be good at it.

I could never teach children!

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  • www.jobs.ac.uk still functions as a source of jobs and looks much improved on last time I looked (long time ago).

    The current jobs reflect what I've said above. Durham wants a lecturer on the History of China, St Andrew's wants one in Medieval History, University of Kent wants a lecturer in Ancient History, but wants a PhD, teaching experience and a publication record at 3* or 4* ie top ratings.

    Leicester has a teaching fellowship, in Ancient History, not a bad way in.

    Leeds wants a lecturer in Early Modern History 1500-1688, but mustn't duplicate 3 other staff, must have a PhD, teaching experience and a publication record.

    There are two Research Assistant posts at Sheffield University on Global Impact of London Punishments 1780-1925. This means working for four years collecting data for other researchers to use. Crime and Punishment is a big area for history researchers at the moment. If you could find any interest in pursuing this it would be a good way in, and you might get some small teaching duties as a start.

    There's nothing going in history teaching in FE colleges at the moment.

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  • www.jobs.ac.uk still functions as a source of jobs and looks much improved on last time I looked (long time ago).

    The current jobs reflect what I've said above. Durham wants a lecturer on the History of China, St Andrew's wants one in Medieval History, University of Kent wants a lecturer in Ancient History, but wants a PhD, teaching experience and a publication record at 3* or 4* ie top ratings.

    Leicester has a teaching fellowship, in Ancient History, not a bad way in.

    Leeds wants a lecturer in Early Modern History 1500-1688, but mustn't duplicate 3 other staff, must have a PhD, teaching experience and a publication record.

    There are two Research Assistant posts at Sheffield University on Global Impact of London Punishments 1780-1925. This means working for four years collecting data for other researchers to use. Crime and Punishment is a big area for history researchers at the moment. If you could find any interest in pursuing this it would be a good way in, and you might get some small teaching duties as a start.

    There's nothing going in history teaching in FE colleges at the moment.

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