Teaching and education
Supporting teaching and learning is the most common way into education, and the same qualifications lead on to teaching, assessing and quality assurance roles.
£19,000 to £26,000 a year
Supporting a class teacher, working with small groups and helping individual pupils, often including pupils with additional needs.
Official role profile (opens in a new tab)No official salary range published
Taking whole classes, planning learning activities and leading on a subject or a group of pupils.
Official role profile (opens in a new tab)No official salary range published
Assessing other people's vocational work in the workplace, then quality-assuring how other assessors do it.
Official role profile (opens in a new tab)£28,000 to £47,000 a year
Teaching your own subject to adults and young people in a college or training provider.
Official role profile (opens in a new tab)Salaries are shown from starter to experienced and are a guide only — your pay depends on your employer, your hours and where you work. Source: National Careers Service (UK Government). We review these figures against the official profiles and update them when they change.
Listed in the order most learners take them.
Level 3
30 Weeks
Level 4
30 weeks
Level 3
15 weeks
Level 3
15 weeks
Level 4
30 weeks
Level 4
40 weeks
Level 5
40 weeks
