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Introduction

If you are looking to do something significant with your life then choosing teaching as a profession is the answer. Research into why people choose to become teachers has identified that teaching is perceived as a good job with satisfactory pay scales, holidays etc... Teaching is also seen as a good career. Teachers enjoy working with children and have a feeling that teaching brings high job satisfaction. But there is more to teaching than this. Teachers wish to sustain, share and use their knowledge and they have a profound wish to improve young people's life chances. They see teaching as more than a job, more than a career - it is a calling. Christian teachers see the profession of teaching as a ministry. It is an act of serving young people as they move toward the realization of their mental, physical, emotional, and spiritual potentials.

Teachers make a significant contribution to the lives of the people that they come in contact with, especially the young people in their classes. It is no wonder that the New South Wales Department of Education and Training has as its main logo... 'Teach and make a difference'.

If you want to make a real difference with your life, be a teacher.

There are many pathways in the ministry of teaching. Explore your options by selecting an alternative from the menu that is most relevant to your current circumstances.