Sector overview
Education alternatives
The AGCAS Education Alternatives 2024 publication provides useful information about a wide range of education-related careers other than teaching in mainstream schools.
A flavour of what is included is available through two podcasts featuring Mark, the AGCAS digital host, and Ellie, a final year student interested in a career in education outside of teaching in mainstream schools. They discuss several alternative roles in education and how to get into them.
The resource is divided into two main sections:
- Section A: Teaching in alternative settings - roles which involve teaching, but not in mainstream education. Most but not all of these roles require teaching qualifications.
- Section B: Alternative roles in education - roles within the broader education sector, and beyond. Most of these roles do not require a teaching qualification, but in many cases it could be beneficial.
Typical job profiles
General information
- - Sector Skills Council for active leisure and learning and wellbeing
Arts and heritage education
- - promoting engagement and participation in the visual arts
- - championing heritage learning, including job opportunities
- - training and resources for drama teachers and theatre directors
- - education strand
Environmental and outdoor education
- - a website providing classroom resources
- - a charity promoting education about the countryside - includes events
- - a charity supporting communities to farm, garden, and grow together
- - resources and training
- - jobs, training, and professional development
- - including job opportunities
Hospital education
Play education
- - information from the NHS in England and Wales
Prison education
- - applies to England and Wales
- - national charity that supports women affected by the criminal justice system, includes job vacancies
Traveller education
- - includes training and professional development resources
- - includes resources and a contact list of organisations
Professional bodies
- - the professional association for drama teachers