As a teacher you will be dealing with the education and growth of students in your care, read what teachers do and click on the images to view and listen as teachers talk about their jobs and what makes teaching special for them. The video clips on this page can be viewed with RealPlayer which is available as a free download. Primary teachers usually take responsibility for a group of children, spending most of their day with the one class. They have many opportunities for creativity in the classroom, devising programs that are exciting and challenging for their students.
Some primary teachers qualify and work as specialists.
Most of these teachers are also qualified to teach in the general classroom and may combine teaching a particular class with taking specialist classes. They may also teach students with exceptional intellectual gifts or those with specific problems with language and are usually qualified teachers who have undertaken additional study to obtain qualifications in a particular special education field. Special education teachers may work in a special school or regular classroom, either with groups of students or on an individual basis. I n mainstream schools, special education teachers are involved with the planning and implementation of inclusive programs to enable students with difficulties to function successfully in the regular classroom. Secondary teachers have many opportunities for creativity, devising learning programs in their area of expertise that are exciting and challenging for their students.