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Teaching – Britain’s most talented profession

Teaching has beaten a host of ‘city jobs’ in a public poll of Britain’s most talented professions, according to a survey released by the Training and Development Agency for Schools (TDA).

The respondents were asked to rate their top three in a series of professions according to the talent you need to work in them. Teaching was ranked second, with 39 per cent categorising it as a talented profession beating ‘city-based’ jobs such as law (29 per cent), management consultancy (8 per cent) and accountancy (6 per cent). Medicine was rated as the most talented profession by 56 per cent of people polled.

The teaching profession was measured on a range of skills from leadership to strategic thinking and the ability to juggle a varied workload. Whereas teachers unsurprisingly ranked highly in areas such as the ability to motivate (84 per cent) and inspire (84 per cent), the public also rated teachers in areas such as creativity (69 per cent), leadership skills (58 per cent) and strategic thinking (41 per cent).

One of the teachers involved in the campaign is former research scientist, Ceri Evans. Commenting on the recruitment campaign, he said:

“I think most people see teaching as a profession that’s worthy but it’s great that more and more people view it as a talented profession on par with medicine or law. By training as a teacher, you can exercise numerous talents and skills from motivating and inspiring others, to thinking creatively and communicating effectively. These lateral skills are the ones that we want to bring to the forefront and which I hope, will make high-fliers consider whether teaching could be for them.”

The figures are released ahead of a new recruitment campaign launched today that aims to bring to life the talents of teachers. The campaign uses real examples of skills exercised by teachers in educating the youth of today from recreating the cosmos in the school playground to aerodynamics in the classroom.

Graham Holley, Chief Executive of the TDA added:
“In today’s job market, every sector is fighting for quality candidates. But teaching stands out as one of the few professions where jobseekers can have the best of both worlds – a job that’s rewarding and intellectually challenging backed up by fast career development and a competitive starting salary. Tomorrow’s stars are more likely, therefore, to be found in the classroom than behind a corporate desk.”

The recruitment campaign aims to attract 36, 845 people to teaching this year, with maths and science specialists in high demand. The campaign also aims to increase representation from different ethnic backgrounds, people with disabilities, and address the gender balance in primary schools.

Graduates entering the teaching profession can now expect a salary of over £20,000 (£24,000 in inner London) whilst pocketing up to £5,000 as a golden hello if they choose a priority subject, such as maths or science. Tax-free bursaries of up to £9,000 are also in place to enable jobseekers to study for a teaching qualification. Classroom teachers can progress to a salary of £34,000 or more (£41,000 in London).