Geography - Sheffield Hallam University
As a geography teacher, you will inspire students' interest in the world and it's environment. Geography teaching incorporates classroom-based teaching, field trips and lots of opportunity to get involved with extracurricular activities. You’ll develop the skills to devise and deliver enlightening lessons to teach pupils about our planet’s, people, places, landscapes, processes and natural history. Working with colleagues in your department, you will engage students to develop their understanding of local, national and international issues which shape their lives now and in the future.
Sheffield and it's surroundings provide an interesting area for local studies and field trips. The border of the Peak District National Park is within five miles of the Sheffield Hallam University and the towns and cities of South Yorkshire provide good examples of urban renewal and redevelopment. Furthermore, the national headquarters of the Geographical Association (GA) is in Sheffield and student teachers are expected to become active members of the GA.
Course outline
| What qualifications will I gain? | Where will I train? |
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Sheffield and the surrounding area. |
| How long is the programme? | When does it start? |
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| One year | September |
| University partner | UCAS code |
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29DT |
You will have your own mentor in each school, who will meet with you regularly and provide support and advice. They will also assess your teaching in school.
How am I assessed?
Your performance will be assessed throughout the year by a range of strategies ranging from observations of your teaching, reviews, target setting, action plans and formal academic assessment tasks.
We will also track your progress throughout the year and provide support and guidance to ensure that you are
on-track to successfully complete your training.
Future careers
After successful completion of this course, you will be a qualified teacher. By becoming a teacher, you’re joining a profession that offers a huge variety of career opportunities.
There are lots of opportunities to progress into a number of leadership or management roles, such as:
- Subject/phase lead
- Lead practitioner working as a mentor, coach, trainer or facilitator
- A pastoral role
- Teaching and learning responsibility
- Head of department
- Headteacher
- Deputy head
As well as excellent career opportunities, teaching offers a competitive salary, job security and job satisfaction.