If you are interested in exploring teaching, then this is the video for you. This is a good starter point, you can then explore options as a Psychology student including Primary Teaching, Psychology teaching and even other options such as Citizenship, Social Sciences, RE and more. 

This video is for anyone that wishes to explore teaching as a career. For further resources, look at:

  • Get Into Teaching - the portal you would apply to teaching vacancies, and has a wealth of information to support your exploration.
  • We have a bespoke careers guide for anyone interested in applying for teaching which you can access through the careers website.

We get asked a lot about teaching in Secondary schools and Colleges. This is absolutely an option, with Get Into Teaching being best placed to advice you on potential routes.

To become a teacher, you may need to enhance your original GCSE's in Maths, English or Science. You can do this by passing an 'equivalency test' before you start on teacher training. The Manchester Met admissions team have confirmed that “currently for September 2025 entry for PGCE courses we accept equivalency tests from the following providers:

Please check with the admissions teams to ensure this information has not changed.

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