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One of the most preferred ways of obtaining teacher work experience is to apply for a temporary job within a school or college, as it is a definite pre-requisite to complete before you can be accepted for a full time teaching career.

There are paid roles for classroom assistants within schools, but the availability of these could be few and far between as these roles may already be filled by part time employees. Should there be no paid jobs available, then one of the best solutions is to volunteer your services to the school. Not only will this look good on your CV when you come to apply for a permanent position when fully trained, but it frees up the school’s budget spend on classroom assistants, which will mean you could be given a longer period of stay at the school, thus gaining more experience.

There are also opportunities available on the Open Schools programme, who can be contacted on 0845 6000 991 and will provide a structured schemes for you to attend. Again – these are very sort after, and places are given on a first come, first served basis.

Similar alternatives to consider, to gauge how well you will work with children is to join the Guides or Scouts as a volunteer, or help out at a local sports or youth club.

All these will put you in good environments to help develop your skills with kids, all contributing towards the teaching career you want.