Posted 30 Apr 2009
Career changers have been told that teaching "could be the answer" to dreams of a stable and rewarding job.
The Training and Development Agency for Schools (TDA) told the Guardian that the recent surge in applications for teaching training courses reflects the range of benefits a classroom career holds.
Chief executive Graham Holley insisted the job is particularly likely to attract mature people who already have some experience of employment.
He told the newspaper: "It offers a unique mix of rewards and enables career changers to use talents honed in their current job – from communication and leadership skills to team management."
Mr Holley added that the relative "stability" of teaching is also an attraction, especially in the current economic downturn.
TEFL teachers may be interested to learn Mr Holley’s advice appears to be getting through to people.
Research by High Fliers found classroom positions topped a poll investigating the job aspirations of new graduates, rising two places from third in 2008.
Category: Teaching and Learning
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