Education & Research Courses

CHOOSE A DISTANCE LEARNING COURSE TO ADVANCE YOUR EDUCATION CAREER OR RESEARCH STUDIES

Jobs educating others can be very rewarding and inspiring, as can furthering your own education.  There is a fairly constant demand for teachers, particularly in the secondary school sector and teaching certain subjects (for example maths, science), and teaching English to foreign students (EFL / ESL).  Undertaking research projects or a dissertation involves a lot of hard work – but they can significantly further your career prospects and understanding of a certain subject area.

Potential Careers in Education and using Research Studies include:

• Early Years Teacher
• Educational Psychologist
• Laboratory Technician
• Lecturer (Further / Higher Education)
• Primary School Teacher
• Researcher
• Secondary School Teacher
• Student (at diploma / degree / masters / doctorate level)
• Teaching English (EFL / ESL)
• Tutor

Where could I work after graduating from an education or research studies course?

As a teacher, you may work in a primary or secondary state / private school, or a further education or technology college. Other teaching or lecturing posts can be found at higher education institutions, which often also involve a research component.  Educational Psychologists are generally attached to several schools or education institutions.  As a student undertaking a research study or dissertation, you may work in a variety of situations, including from home, or at a specific higher education institution.  EFL / ESL teachers could work in a language school either within the UK or abroad.

What are my salary prospects?

The average teacher starts at £21,000 per year, which can rise to £30,000 and then up to £40,000 as you gain experience, take on further responsibilities and move towards school management and away from as much teaching time.  A trainee educational psychologist starts at around £21,000 and this rises to £33,500 when they are registered and can even reach £50,000 per year.

What personal qualities and skills do I need?

You need to be organised, enjoy sharing your knowledge with others and have good communication skills. To work as a teacher in a state school in the UK you need to have a degree and a certain amount of experience.  Start on the path to your teaching career with one of ADL’s distance learning courses – no previous experience or qualifications are needed for most of our courses, which can help you achieve your teaching career goal.  To complete a dissertation or research project, you need to be enrolled on a higher education course – we offer relevant courses here at ADL.

Why study teaching or research with ADL?

• 15 high quality courses to choose from
• Convenient distance learning – work around your commitments
• Practical component – a unique feature of ADL courses – click here to find out more
• Courses geared towards getting a job
• Highly qualified and enthusiastic tutors – click here to meet our education and research tutors
• Many courses are suitable for self-employed or personal enrichment study too

What is my next step?

Chat to us online or over the telephone – our friendly course advisors would be happy to help.  You can discuss your needs and course options, and find out more about any aspect of our teaching and research courses.  There is no pressure to take up a course, we just want to find what’s best for you!

Advance your teaching and research career today!