One of these qualities is that I have very good attendance and not being late and I have received many certificated for this. This is an important quality required by a secondary school ICT teacher because they if they’re late, they would be setting an example to the students. Another reason why not being late is an important quality, is because the students will get frustrated and valuable learning time is lost. Having a poor attendance record would jeopardise my chances of getting employed by a school, because when a school is looking to recruit new teachers and they see a candidate has a poor attendance record, then the chances of them being employed is lessened as the recruiters would be looking at candidates who have a good attendance record for the reason that they can rely on them to come in every day in order to teach the students.
In order for me to start teaching, I have to pass a CRB (Criminal Record Bureau) check which is done for the safety of the students. My current record shows that I haven’t gotten and past conviction therefore I can enter the teaching workforce.
Having a passion for teaching is a great advantage for me when becoming an ICT teacher. This is because I would enjoy going into work every day to teach the students. This would also motivate me to make an effort to come on time every day. If I didn’t have a passion for teaching and only worked as a teacher merely for the money, it would mean I would work to the lowest possible standard which would put the student’s education in jeopardy.
I have shown many responsibilities over the years. One of my biggest responsibilities was becoming a prefect in years 10 and 11. As a prefect, I took on extra responsibilities including monitoring the lunch line so that only a set amount of students were allowed to go inside the canteen at a time. Other responsibilities included organising after school clubs in which students can attend and standing in the school hallway so that no students are inside who shouldn’t be (this was a rule enforced by the school). As a prefect, I got extra privileges such as first priority to go in the schools canteen and go out of school premises to get my lunch.
These responsibilities are similar to that carried out of the teacher and would therefore make it suitable for me to become a teacher.
As well as academic responsibilities, I have also taken responsibilities at home as well. One example of this is that I was left at home with my brother while my parents attended a wedding at Brighton. This shows our parents trusted us and knew that we could take care of ourselves.
Some people come to me with they have problems or upset. The can rely on me to cheer them or assist them with their problem. This is a useful quality that a teacher should have as students make come to the, on a personal level to ask them for help and guidance. Being able to solve other people problems would give me a sense of satisfaction as I know I have helped someone.
These qualities would help me get into the job because most employers tend to look for applicants who are motivated in their work as well as hardworking. This is important because if the candidates are motivated as well as hardworking, then they are more likely work to their full potential. Overall I believe that these qualities would help me get into the education sector as it shows I am the right candidate for the job.
Qualification
To become a secondary school subject teacher, a minimum of 5 GCSE’s at grades A* - C are required. I currently have 6 GCSE which shows I am available to teach at secondary school.
I have chosen ICT as a course as well as applied business which counts as 2 A levels which I am currently studying at 6th form. My predicted grades show that I am currently working towards a B at ICT and a DD in applied business. The predicted grades are gotten through GCSE results, mock papers, test and current working grade. In order to become a subject teacher, a minimum of C is required in the area of subject you want to teach. My predicted grades show that I will be able to achieve this at the end of my A2.
During my first year on my GCSE’s I attended work experience at Primark. The work experience helped to develop my skills and got me familiar to the working life which will help me progress to becoming an ICT teacher.
Having good qualification would help me achieve me on my path to becoming a teacher because having good qualification would mean that I would be able to work within the teaching sector. I believe that my GCSE results were my motivation for the reason that once I have achieved my GCSE grades grade C or above, it helped me to carry on to achieves good grades in my A-levels. For example I took ICT at GCSE. This helped during my ICT course which I have currently taking at 6th form as I already have a lot of knowledge of how computers work. This knowledge would also help me on my way to becoming a secondary school ICT teacher.
Having the right qualification is important as when the school is recruiting for new teachers, they would be more likely to recruit people with the highest qualification. Therefore it is important for me to pass by AS and A2 to the best of my ability.
Skills
A successfully ICT teacher has got good communication skills as they will need to verbally communicate with the students in order to teach them. Another reason why they need this is to discuss the students progress at with their parents at parents evening. My personal skills profile shows that I have good communication skill which makes being an ICT teacher an ideal job.
Another reason that suggests this is that an ICT teacher has to be able to meet deadlines in order to give feedback for the students work. People see me as being able to meet deadlines which suggest that when I am marking the student’s work I will be able to hand it back to them in time. This is important to them as they can fix make any correction in the required amount of time.
Team work is required in a teaching profession as they would need to work with other teachers i.e. within the same subject area to discuss any new teaching methods or plan activities. I believe I posses this as I have shown this many time. During primary and secondary school, I was involved in many discussions/debates as part of a team. I also had to work with people I didn’t know or get along with. An example of when I did this was during the Lion Heart Challenge. This is when an organisation came to my school and planned activities for entrepreneurs and one of these tasks was to come up with a new product with a group of people.
Another skill that is required by a teacher is good time management skills. This means that they need to organise a lesson that will flow in a steady pace as well as giving a lesson where there isn’t too much planned. A lesson that will be finished too quickly would mean not enough would be learnt from the information given and can have a great effect on student’s learning. The 6 people the filled out the personal sheet said that I posses this skills as 2 people said I am excellent at time management and 4 people said that I am good at it.
I believe that I have motivation skills for the reason that I always motivate students in order for them to enjoy the subject as well as making them work to their best ability in order for them to achieve the highest grade possible. Having good motivation skills is required by a teacher as they would need to be supportive towards the students in order for them to get their work done and for them to reach to their full potential.
All these attributes shows that I am able to work successfully in the teaching sector. I can also put these on my CV which would impress the employee when they are recruiting which would result in a higher chance of the employing me. By having all the qualities, skills and qualifications, I would be able to contribute to the success of the school.
