Education & Psychology
Your route to Teacher
Subject teaching, pastoral leadership and eventually headship — with paid training routes available.
Career compatibility and admission likelihood are different things
Compatibility is about you. Admission is the institution's decision — we can only tell you how to be ready for it.
Destination
Teacher
Graduate scheme
Internship
Degree with placement
A Levels
You are here
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My academic gap
Here's exactly what has to move
Current position
Stage not set · predicted grades
Target
A degree plus QTS; GCSE Maths and English at grade 4 minimum
English
GCSE grade 4 minimum is a hard requirement for QTS
Maths
GCSE grade 4 minimum is a hard requirement for QTS
Official requirements set by Qualified Teacher Status (QTS). Last checked August 2026 — always confirm directly with the institution.
What the destination officially asks for
A degree plus QTS; GCSE Maths and English at grade 4 minimum
Admissions tests: Interview and teaching task
Timeline
- Degree in your subject
- PGCE or School Direct
- ECT years
- Middle then senior leadership
Official requirements from Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) · last checked August 2026. Always confirm with the institution — they set the rules, we don't.
Your routes in
Ranked honestly, for where you are now.
Some of these are harder than others. We say which, and why.
Qualifications
A Levels; Maths required for finance-heavy courses
Grades
A*AA–BBB depending on the university
Admissions tests
None required
Duration
3–4 years
How competitive
Graduate schemes are competitive; internships are the real filter
Funding
Student finance; paid placement years
Progression
Intern → graduate → analyst/manager
The route, step by step
- 1A Levels
- 2Degree with placement
- 3Internship
- 4Graduate scheme
Where this goes
This career has a ladder, not a ceiling.
Skilled and technical careers progress into engineering, management and business ownership.
Stage 1
Trainee
Stage 2
Early career teacher
Stage 3
Subject lead
Stage 4
Head of department
Stage 5
Senior leadership
Where people study this
Real institutions, real requirements.
Universities, conservatoires and specialist schools that lead to this destination.
