There is no doubt that one of the most important professions to any industrialised society is teaching, which is one of the reasons why there will always be a demand for more teachers. This offers great job security to people, but there are a number of other reasons why a career in teaching may be right for you.

Teaching offers an above average starting wage, and the skills you learn to be able to teach a classroom and the experience you gain from just the first few years are applicable in a lot of other careers.

A lot of careers require you to constantly keep your skills up to date, which can cost money. This is not the case with teaching though, as the government will offer you plenty of opportunities to learn new techniques.

There are a lot of opportunities for teachers to advance there career as well, with perhaps your first position as an assistant teacher,you can then move all the way up the ladder to be a Head teacher / principal, or perhaps the head of a department. This is accompanied by a massive increase in wage as well, with many teachers in the UK ending their careers earning in excess of £40,000, and head teachers earning over £100,000.