Teacher

===United Kingdom===
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{{Main|Education in the United Kingdom}}

Education in the United Kingdom is a [[devolution|devolved matter]] with each of the [[countries of the United Kingdom]] having separate systems.

====England====
{{Main|Education in England}}

Salaries for [[Nursery school|nursery]], primary and secondary school teachers ranged from [[GBP|£]]20,133 to £41,004 in September 2007, although some salaries can go much higher depending on experience and extra responsibilities.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tda.gov.uk/upload/resources/pdf/t/teacher_salaries.pdf |title='Teacher Salaries from September 2007' TDA (Training and Development Agency) |publisher=Tda.gov.uk |date=31 March 2011 |access-date=2011-07-31 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070611100905/http://www.tda.gov.uk/upload/resources/pdf/t/teacher_salaries.pdf |archive-date=11 June 2007 }}</ref> Preschool teachers may earn an average salary of £19,543 annually.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indeed.co.uk/salaries/Preschool-Teacher-Salaries|title=Preschool Teacher Salaries in the United Kingdom|date=July 2018|website=indeed|access-date=26 July 2018|archive-date=26 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180726234113/https://www.indeed.co.uk/salaries/Preschool-Teacher-Salaries|url-status=live}}</ref> Teachers in state schools must have at least a [[bachelor's degree]], complete an approved teacher education program, and be licensed.

Many counties offer alternative licensing programs to attract people into teaching, especially for hard-to-fill positions. Excellent job opportunities are expected as [[retirement]]s, especially among secondary school teachers, outweigh slowing enrollment growth; opportunities will vary by geographic area and subject taught.{{Citation needed|date=January 2008}}

====Scotland====
{{Main|Education in Scotland}}

In [[Scotland]], anyone wishing to teach must be registered with the [[General Teaching Council for Scotland]] (GTCS). Teaching in Scotland is an all graduate profession and the normal route for graduates wishing to teach is to complete a programme of Initial Teacher Education (ITE) at one of the seven Scottish Universities who offer these courses. Once successfully completed, "Provisional Registration" is given by the GTCS which is raised to "Full Registration" status after a year if there is sufficient evidence to show that the "Standard for Full Registration" has been met.<ref>[http://www.gtcs.org.uk/Becoming_a_Teacher/Trainingtobeateacher/Trainingtobeateacher.asp Training to be a teacher] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080129112253/http://www.gtcs.org.uk/Becoming_a_Teacher/Trainingtobeateacher/Trainingtobeateacher.asp |date=29 January 2008 }} GTC Scotland</ref>

For the salary year beginning April 2008, unpromoted teachers in [[Scotland]] earned from £20,427 for a Probationer, up to £32,583 after 6 years teaching, but could then go on to earn up to £39,942 as they complete the modules to earn Chartered Teacher Status (requiring at least 6 years at up to two modules per year.) Promotion to [[Principal Teacher]] positions attracts a salary of between £34,566 and £44,616; Deputy Head, and [[Head teacher]]s earn from £40,290 to £78,642.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tes.com/articles/scotland-headteachers-and-deputy-headteachers-pay|title=Scotland: Headteachers and deputy headteachers' pay|date=31 May 2016|website=Tes|access-date=2 May 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170914091403/https://www.tes.com/articles/scotland-headteachers-and-deputy-headteachers-pay|archive-date=14 September 2017}}</ref>
Teachers in Scotland can be registered members of trade unions with the main ones being the [[Educational Institute of Scotland]] and the [[Scottish Secondary Teachers' Association]].

====Wales====
{{Main|Education in Wales}}

Education in Wales differs in certain respects from education elsewhere in the United Kingdom. For example, a significant number of students all over Wales are educated either wholly or largely through the medium of Welsh: in 2008/09, 22 per cent of classes in maintained primary schools used Welsh as the sole or main medium of instruction. Welsh medium education is available to all age groups through nurseries, schools, colleges and universities and in adult education; lessons in the language itself are compulsory for all pupils until the age of 16.

Teachers in [[Wales]] can be registered members of [[trade unions]] such as [[Association of Teachers and Lecturers|ATL]], [[National Union of Teachers|NUT]] or [[NASUWT]] and a report in 2010 suggested that the average age of teachers in Wales was falling with teachers being younger than in previous years. It was suggested that a proportion of older teachers had faced discrimination and did not have their experience valued.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/8630117.stm | work=BBC News | title=Wales' teachers 'getting younger' | date=20 April 2010 | access-date=3 December 2010 | archive-date=30 August 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220830172219/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/8630117.stm | url-status=live }}</ref> A growing cause of concern at that time was that attacks on teachers in Welsh schools reached an all-time high between 2005 and 2010.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-11476605 | work=BBC News | title=Attacks on teachers in Wales on the rise | date=7 October 2010 | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101123173859/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-11476605 | archive-date=23 November 2010 }}</ref>