• Question: if i wanted to become a physics teacher when im older what degrees would i have to get ?

    Asked by physicsguy to Pete, Rebecca, SallyB, Sally, Sian on 15 Jun 2010 in Categories: .
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      Peter Styring answered on 14 Jun 2010:

      A degree in Physics and then a PGCE so you can teach.

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      Sian Lawson answered on 14 Jun 2010:

      There are a lot of different routes to being a teacher – you can take a degree (like BSc Physics) and then a teaching qualification, or you can study teaching as part of your degree. Your teachers are probably the best people to ask.

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      Rebecca Randell answered on 14 Jun 2010:

      WOW physics teacher that would be an amazing job!!!

      I’m not positive but it would be a good idea to do a degree in physics, after your degree you would have to do a one year course called a PGCE to become a teacher.

      Its great that you are already thinking about what you need to do to become a teacher. Good Luck!!!!

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      Sally Fenton answered on 14 Jun 2010:

      You would probably have to get a science GCSE, then 3 A levels and one would have to be science (would probably make sense to have physics!)…and then a science degree….you don’t neccessarily have to have a physics degree to be a physics teacher…to be a science teacher you just need a science based degree (so physics, biology, chemistry, biomedical science..things like that) and then you do a years training to be a teacher afterwards which is called a PGCE (post graduate certificate of education)..where you go an learn to teach in schools.

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      Sally Barber answered on 15 Jun 2010:

      I don’t know the answer to this, it would be a good idea to talk to a careers advisor. But at a guess I think you would need to do a BSc (Batchalor of Science degree) in physics with a QTS course (Qualified teaching status course) which would take 3-4 years. Or you could do a BSc in physics which takes 3 years and then a PGCE (postgraduate certificate of education) which takes 1 year.

      When I was at high school I wanted to be a PE teacher so I though about doing a combined BSc in Sport Science with a QTS. In the end I decided to do the straight BSc and a PGCE later on if I still wanted to teach. By the end of my degree I had decided that I no longer wanted to be a PE teacher so I was glad that I had chosen not to do the BSc with the QTS. At the moment I help out with teaching university students sometimes. In the future I think I’ll do some more teaching of university students so then I will have to do a postgraduate certificate in university teaching and learning (PGCUTL).

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