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Chosen career:
Teaching Fellow
Interests:
Education
Skills:
CommunicativeImaginativeResilient
Description
A teaching fellow delivers lectures and smaller group teaching as well as planning out teaching materials in a university. They also research teaching methods and integrate them into teaching at the university. Students should be inspired to study further by this teaching in a wide range of areas. In space, this involves planets in the solar system, the outer universe, and space near Earth or the Sun.
Routes
A PhD in a related area is required, and many complete post-doctorate and other fellowship positions.
Example UK Employers
Imperial College London
Key Stage 2 Curriculum Links
English
Writing: Teaching fellows plan out and produce teaching materials.
Speaking: Teaching fellows deliver lectures and smaller group teaching.
Science
Earth and space: Teaching fellows need to know about space to teach others about it.
Key Stage 3 Curriculum Links
English
Writing: Teaching fellows plan out and produce teaching materials.
Speaking: Teaching fellows deliver lectures and smaller group teaching.
Physics
Matter (inc Space physics): Teaching fellows need to know about space to teach others about it.
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I’m
Communicative, Imaginative and Resilient, so could be a Teaching Fellow. I’m a #spaceperson. https://www.spaceperson.co.uk
