Best Age to Start Your Teacher Training

I started my teacher training in 2010 when I was 18. Back then, I didn't think about my age much, but on reflection it was quite a young age to start learning about becoming a Primary School Teacher. In this video, I reflect on my journey and the path I have taken since I applied for teaching 10 years ago! I hope to inspire anyone who is considering becoming a Primary School Teacher with this video and with the ForTeachers channel.
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Welcome to ForTeachers! I use this channel to share teaching tips, tricks and the occasional vlog of life as a Primary School Teacher. My name is Katie and I have been teaching both in the UK and internationally for the last 7 years. The ForTeachers channel is positive, informative and (hopefully) helpful for anyone who is linked with education. In order to join the ForTeachers community, please subscribe to the channel! No matter what stage you are at on your Teaching journey, I hope there will be a video here that will help to support you.

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[myblessings]

I love your videos. I am 53 and am starting teacher training in September. It is NEVER too late to follow your dreams!

[tanz]

I’ve subscribed to your channel a week ago as I was scrolling through YouTube trying to find a video about primary teaching and came across yours🙂 I just want to say thank you for addressing your audience about the ins and outs of becoming a teacher❤️ since I was quiet young I always played teachers and soon after that I struggled growing up knowing what career to get into✨ I’m in sixth form now and I’m thinking of studying ba hons of primary education teaching at uni but sometimes often doubt myself of becoming a teacher as I still feel quite young and not sure about the wages and feel like like primary teachers are under rated and all sorts... but after watching your videos it really motivates me to follow my dreams and go with my gut feelings xxx

[postboxcat]

Great video! So interesting to hear about your teaching journey :) I'm applying to start a primary PGCE in September. I'm 25 and have occasionally worried about being too young, but having spent time observing young teachers in my job as an LSA, I've realised that it really doesn't matter - everyone has to start somewhere, and the confidence will come with experience, no matter what age you begin at

[rosieleigh]

This video couldn't have come at a more perfect time for me! I'm in my final year of uni and have just applied to do my Secondary PGCE. And my biggest fear is that I'm too young, especially given that I'm only 3 years older than some of the students I'll be teaching! You've put some of my worries aside, so thank you so much for that!

[sarahellen]

Thank you so much for this video! I started a teacher training degree back when I was 18 but found the whole university experience very overwhelming and due to confidence issues I ended up leaving after 3 months. I’ve done various other jobs since and now at 26 it’s something I’d love to go back into but worry because it didn’t work out the first time!

[MG-kucg]

I'm starting my PGCE in September, this video is super inspiring to me!🥰

[smileychama]

Thanks a mil for this video. Im currently on the TF Secondary school programme and ive just turned 22. I sometimes feel like I'm missing out on my youth😅😂 having to be mature and sensible

[mayan-k]

Really interesting video! I am 18 and have been working as a full-time TA (after-school club too!) since September 2019. I feel like I am missing out on the gap year life because I always have to be up early or say no to party plans. But I love the job so much and it has only served to solidify my career goals to become a primary school teacher. I do find it really difficult with other staff members though as they always make sly jokes about my age which actually just serve to undermine me and my authority (although the children generally do respect me). It’s tough working in schools so young so hats off to you for being a full blown teacher at 21! ♥️

[jessicaroberts]

I’ve been working in schools since I was 19. I’m now 39 and doing my teacher training. For me, I’m glad I’m doing it now because I have more life experience, at 18 I wasn’t ready, at 25, when I finished my degree, I wasn’t ready. Yes it’s hard, I have two children of primary age as well so a lot to juggle but I know it’s the right time for me.

[Grace.Elliott]

I’m 16, in year 11 and next year I’m doing a school teaching T-Level at college so I’ll be in college some days and on a work placement for the other days in the week.

[henryjm]

Im applying to a PGCE in UK from HK, didn't realise you are here for the first couple of videos :) very helpful for us to get to know more about teaching before applying.

[SIX]

Interesting video topic. I’m 21 and I have just qualified as a Primary Teacher. I have taught many children who have tried to guess my age, the most recent guess was 55! I think that says more about me than them! Thanks for sharing your thoughts! Congrats on 11, 000 subs too!

[nicola]

Hi, Im in my first year of primary education and on my first placement and due to start teaching shortly but i am nervous about getting up in front of a whole class. Please ca you give me some tips. thank you.

[marinajimenezlao]

Hello! I've studied by bachelor in Biology and doing my masters at the moment but I really would like to be a secondary teacher in Biology. I was thinking on applying to my Secondary PGCE. I would like to keep studying while I'm working as a teacher. Is it easy to find a part-time job as a secondary teacher? I would like to do my PhD part time at the same time, but It might be too complicated. Thanks for the video!!

[ultimatriple]

I live in the UK and I'm currently 33, previously haven't thought much about teaching to be honest however recently I have really been getting interested in training to become a teacher. I don't yet have a degree or anything though so how long would it take to get the all the qualifications I would need to become a teacher? Or is it too late realistically to change career now as I also have a family to support and so can't really afford to quit my current job to go into full time study for years?

[tobiasreeks]

I went into secondary teacher training as I became a teaching assistant after university, and thought it might be the best step, having left university with a languages degree.

I qualified in 2012 and now am taking a career break, as you said, no one can take the qualifications away from you.

Since qualifying, it was a personal and professional battle for me to complete my NQT year (I had to change schools to pass and was signed off with stress in both, weirdly) and I’ve “bumbled” my way through several schools in the process, and to be fair, in retrospect, I’m probably more of a KS1 or EYFS teacher than a secondary teacher.

I’ve more patience for them, and found it much more motivating to help a child to read and start to learn maths.

Will I go back to teaching? Probably in the future, but not right now.

[ambermaddocks]

I'm 22 and starting the PGCE this September, Some people say I look 15, yikes!

[gurpreetkaur]

May an Indian teacher can teach there ?
Kindly reply, what the problems would be faced by him /her?

[molinosisabel]

Hi, I have a few questions which I can hope you can help me with! Is it better to do a PGCE or a 3 years BA with QTS? And do you know what Uni is the best/has more privelege to do QTS in the UK?

[emeepreece]

Hi. Thanks for th video. I had a quick question. I'm about to finish the sam course as you but a different uni. I wondered if you had to top up your qts to pgce? My uni continually tell us with qts i can only teach in england and need pgce to teach abroad. Thanks