Find your way into STEM teaching

Teach STEM and inspire the next generation

Would you like to share your passion for science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) to educate and inspire young people? Are you looking to change career and transfer your STEM skills to the classroom?

To help you start your journey into STEM teaching, we've pulled together useful information to inspire you into action.

Explore your training options

The route you take into teaching will depend on the qualifications you have.

Do you have a degree or equivalent qualification?

If so, you can do postgraduate primary or secondary teacher training. This might be your route if you are looking to change career from a STEM background and already have a degree in the STEM subject you wish to teach.

If you do not have a degree, you can do undergraduate teacher training.

Find information on funding

STEM teachers are in high demand and financial support such as bursaries and scholarships are available if you choose to train to teach certain subjects. These are tax-free amounts of money that you do not need to pay back.

Visit the Get into Teaching website to explore the funding available for teacher training courses starting in 2023/24 and find out if you are eligible.

Meet a trainee STEM teacher

We interviewed Sean Archibald, trainee teacher at UTC Portsmouth, whose engineering background is serving him well in his training as a STEM teacher in Portsmouth. Enrolling with Essential Teaching UK, Sean took some time out to speak to us about changing career to teaching.

Read Sean's story

Ready to get started?

Applications for 2023/24 teacher training courses are now open!

We have updated our handy route finder tool to help you explore teacher training courses in Portsmouth. Simply answer a few short questions, choose the subject area you wish to teach and find a course that is right for you.
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About the author

Justine Streeton

Justine Streeton is a member of the Teach Portsmouth team who work to recruit, retain and grow the best teachers and leaders locally.


She hopes to provide useful information for those wishing to pursue a career in teaching. Justine is always inspired by the stories of Portsmouth's passionate and motivated teachers who embrace the opportunity to change lives and make a difference through education.


With a background in marketing, she has learnt a lot about teaching since joining the team and is keen to share valuable resources to inspire those into the profession.

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