2314- SECONDARY EDUCATION TEACHING PROFESSIONALS

Job Title: 

SECONDARY EDUCATION TEACHING PROFESSIONALS

Alternate Titles: 

Deputy head teacher (secondary school),Secondary school teacher,Sixth form teacher,Teacher (secondary school)

Job Description: 

Secondary (and middle school deemed secondary) education teaching professionals plan, organise and provide instruction in one or more subjects, including physical education and diversionary activities, within a prescribed curriculum in a secondary or secondary/ middle school.

Education: 

Entry is with a first degree that provides QTS (qualified teacher status) or, in Scotland, TQ (teaching qualification); or other relevant degree followed by further postgraduate training (most commonly PGCE ? Postgraduate Certificate in Secondary Education, or, in Scotland, PGDE ? Professional Graduate Diploma in Education). Further and higher professional qualifications are required for some teaching posts.
Refer The S/NVQ framework for more details

NS-SEC: 

The simplified NS-SEC analytic class for this code is 2
The simplified NS-SEC operational category for this code is 4.1
Refer The National Statistics Socio-economic Classification for more details

Tasks: 


  • prepares and delivers courses and lessons in accordance with curriculum requirements and teaches one or more subjects;
  • prepares, assigns and corrects exercises and examinations to record and evaluate students? progress;
  • prepares students for external examinations and administers and invigilates these examinations;
  • maintains records of students? progress and development;
  • supervises any practical work and maintains classroom discipline;
  • undertakes pastoral duties;
  • supervises teaching assistants and trainees;
  • discusses progress with student, parents and/or other education professionals;
  • assists with or plans and develops curriculum and rota of teaching duties.
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Source Of Info: 

Office of National Statistics UK