Teaching outside of schools and colleges
This page has been designed to give a starting point for those looking into careers in teaching in non-school/college settings.
See also our page on Lecturing and Research in Higher Education
If your interest is in the Education Industry as an alternative to mainstream teaching, or want to do something different to your degree, please see:
- AGCAS booklet 'Teaching Beyond the Classroom: 'Education' Alternatives to Classroom Teaching' available in the careers centre
- Educational advice and development
- What else can a Teacher do?
What is Teaching in non-school/college settings?
Prospects
Prospects is a graduate careers website with job profiles, including environmental education officer, music teacher, prisons instructor/tutor.
www.prospects.ac.uk/types_of_jobs
Prospects Education community
Independent Schools Council Information Service
The information, public relations and media activities of the Independent Schools Service
www.isc.co.uk
The Careers centre holds the following publications on reference:
- Freelance Teaching & Tutoring, How To Books Ltd, Wilson, J. T. 1997 (Flamer and Eastbourne)
- Independent Schools Yearbook, A & C Black, Harries, G. (ed) 2000/01 (Falmer)
Careers Service Guide to Applying for Teaching Posts
The Careers Service has produced a 'Guide to Applying for Teaching Posts'. This guide is designed to help you gain your first teaching post. In contains information on application procedures and vacancy sources, together with suggestions on how to make effective written applications and how to prepare for selection interviews. The guide also addresses contractual issues, pay and the induction year. (link to StudentCentral and will require a log-in)
Applying for teaching posts
How do I get into it?
Teacher-online
Up to date teaching opportunities for prep, senior, day and boarding, single sex and co-educational schools in the independent sector.
www.teacher-online.co.uk
Look for courses at the university
See the courses database for University of Brighton courses in this area http://courses.brighton.ac.uk
Finding a job or employer in this sector
The Guardian Jobs pages
Jobs in academic institutions
Local government jobs
Teaching Jobs1
Advertises vacancies nationwide. Part of the One Job Group.
Further Information and Useful Links
The Associated Board of Royal Schools of Music (ABRSM)
Independent Schools Association
Independent Schools Council
Boarding Schools Association
Council of British International Schools