Age 16-18
Build a career that grows with you
Whether you start in a nursery, a school or a college, your training with us is the first step.
On this page, you can see where each route can lead, what you could earn and the extra payments available for some subjects. You can also find out how we help you get your first job, with work shadowing, career development and interview preparation. When you finish your course, you can join our talent pool and be first to hear about our teaching vacancies.
Stories from our students and teachers
Read how our students and staff started their careers in education.
Where your career can go
Early years
Start as a nursery assistant or Early Years Practitioner. With experience and a Level 3 qualification, you can become an Early Years Educator, room leader or nursery manager.
Schools
Start as a Teaching Assistant. With more training, you can become a Higher Level Teaching Assistant and lead lessons, or go on to train as a qualified teacher.
Further education
Start as a lecturer or tutor in a college. With experience, you can become a Curriculum Manager, Head of Department, senior leader or Principal.
Pay and benefits
In further education, each college sets its own pay. Across England, the Department for Education says that on average:
£37,000
Full-time further education teacher
£46,000
Management role
£72,000
Leadership role
Source: Department for Education, Teach in Further Education
Up to £6,000 tax free
Extra payments for priority subjects
If you teach building and construction, computing and digital, engineering and manufacturing, maths, physics, chemistry or early years in further education, you could get a tax-free payment of up to £6,000 on top of your salary. This is for teachers in their first 5 years.
Flexible
Teach part time alongside your job
Many people teach in further education on a part-time or hourly basis while they keep working in their industry. It is a good way to try teaching, add to your income and keep your skills up to date.
Funded
Support in your first years
New further education teachers can get a mentor through the Department for Education's funded Teacher Mentoring Programme. There is also free T Level professional development to keep your teaching and industry skills up to date.
Get your first job with our help
When you train with New City College, we help you take the next step into work:
- work shadowing with our experienced staff
- career development throughout your course
- interview preparation
- a place in our talent pool, so you are first to hear about our vacancies
Learn from teachers who are still learning
Our tutors work with the NCC Teaching and Learning Lab, which links education research with new ideas in the classroom. You learn from people who are testing new ways of teaching in their own lessons.
