Thinking of a career change?
Calling all Maths graduates – part time PGDE courses available
Retrain as a teacher - your life experience is priceless. With a degree in a relevant subject, it'll only take a year. The work's rewarding and the holidays are fantastic.
Are you already teaching?
Bright, highly-qualified teachers, come and teach in Scotland! With excellence in education, unrivalled quality of life, friendly people, it's a land of great teaching opportunities.
Wondering what to do with your degree?
Want to teach Maths but short of credit points? Top up your Maths
Don't waste it. Use it to teach in a relevant subject. After one year's training, start on a competitive salary with 13 weeks holiday. Agree to be placed anywhere in Scotland and get an extra £6k.
Welcome to the website for people
who want to teach in Scotland
Scotland is a great place to teach and we want to attract talented teachers.
If you're an existing teacher from another part of the UK or overseas, are looking for a career change or are a graduate deciding what to do with their degree, find everything you need to know about a teaching career in Scotland here.
Full or part-time training – the choice is yours! If you cannot undertake the one year full-time PGDE course, you can still achieve your ambition to become a teacher through part-time/distance-learning with the University of Aberdeen, Dundee, Strathclyde and the Open University.
If you are interested in teaching in Scotland, and have specific questions or just want to talk to someone about a career in teaching, you may wish to come along to one of the forthcoming recruitment fairs that we are attending.
Want to teach
but don't have a degree?
Would you like to become a primary or secondary school teacher but don't have a degree? Find out how to get the necessary qualifications so you can teach.
This section offers advice and practical information on how to get those qualifications and become a teacher, no matter which point you are starting from.
Launch of new Primary education concurrent degree course at the University of Stirling
Get qualified. Teach in Scotland