Information for career advisors

Choosing a career path can be an overwhelming experience, especially for students.

Information on this page will help parents, guardians, careers advisors and schools provide support to those who are interested in exploring teaching as a profession, and help spark curiosity in those who may not have considered it for themselves yet.

Resources for schools

These resources can help career advisors and schools to support students to discover a career in teaching.

Videos

These videos are available for promoting what students may discover through a career in teaching:

• Discover a career in teaching, transcript
• Discover a career in teaching: Balance and Belonging, transcript
• Discover a career in teaching: Impact, transcript
• Discover a career in teaching: Passion, transcript
• Discover a career in teaching: Possibility, transcript
• Discover a career in teaching: Reward and Recognition, transcript

Flyer

Share the benefits of a career in teaching with this flyer, which details the steps to become a teacher.

Action cards

These cards include the steps to become a teacher and space to tell your students why you think they would make a great teacher.

Print the action cards onto card or paper, double sided, and cut to size.

Poster

Download, print out and pin these posters up as part of a careers display.

• A3 poster
• A4 poster

Social media and newsletter images

Use these images in your school newsletters and social media (make sure you use the #teachqld hashtag).

Download (JPG, 51KB)

Download (JPG, 53KB)

Information about teaching careers

Parents and carers can direct their children to information on this website to help them decide if teaching is a suitable career for them. This includes:

• the important work that teachers do every day, plus the great benefits that come with becoming a teacher
• the qualities teachers need
• the types of teachers and other related roles, and the different subject areas offered in schools
• the high demand for teachers
• where teachers can be employed
• how much teachers earn
• further career opportunities for teachers.

If your child is already interested in pursuing teaching as a career, help ensure they are properly prepared for their teaching degree by knowing:

• which senior subjects are needed to study teaching
• if they are eligible for financial assistance
• the study pathways for school leavers
• qualifications needed to teach in Queensland.

You can also contact your child's school directly for more information about teaching careers and study options.