How do I become a teacher in the UK?

How do I become a preschool teacher for 0-6 year olds in the UK?

• I´m from germany and I´m looking for a way to become a preschool teacher in the UK.. Unfortunately I haven´t found the information I´m looking for yet.. Can anyone please help me? ...show more

• Answer:

  There is another option about, it is called "Early Years Practioner Status", and it's aim is to up the standards in day nurseries. Basically, every day nursery will have to have an EYPS by 2015, it is a Level 6 qualification and is equivalent to a teacher but is NOT a teacher. I.e. you couldn't work in a school with it, it is just at the same level. So, if you want to work with the younger end of 0-6 then you could do this, the pathways to achieve this are here: https://secure.cwdcouncil.org.uk/eypqd/pathway-list Otherwise, you will need a teaching degree. The only place you may get to be an actual teacher to the complete age-range (under 3's included) may be a private school or montessori or steiner school. In that case, you would probably be best off doing your teaching degree, and then maybe getting EYPS on the top of that (can do a validation route which doesn't take long, if you have the appropriate degree and practical experience).