Secondary education teaching professionals
£44,843
Average salary
31 hours
Average weekly hours
1.76%
Unemployment rate
Definition: Secondary education teaching professionals
*SOC Code (Standard Occupational Classification): 2314
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.
Common tasks include:
- 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.
Qualifications
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.
*Introduced in 1990, SOC is a multi-purpose common classification of occupations in UK. Jobs are defined in terms of skill level and skill content, including qualifications, training and work experience.
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Equality focus: Secondary education teaching professionals
Breaking down the official government big data sources by gender, age and region. Hours and pay data based on full time equlivalent roles.
Breakdown by gender
£43,279
Female average annual salary
£47,450
Male average annual salary
31
Female average weekly hours
32
Male average weekly hours
Average pay per hour: Secondary education teaching professionals
Workforce gender: Secondary education teaching professionals
Breakdown by region
£51,100
London - highest annual average salary
£40,671
Yorkshire and the Humber - lowest annual average salary
35
East Midlands (England) - Highest average weekly hours
28
North East (England) - Lowest average weekly hours
Average pay per week (£): Secondary education teaching professionals
Average weekly hours by UK region/nation: Secondary education teaching professionals
Breakdown by age
20 years
Lowest annual salary (£17,207)
years
Highest annual salary (£0) at this age