2 or 3 A-levels to become a teacher?

[ganesh]

My daughter has been told at a college that she needs 3 A levels to get on the next step to being a teacher. I always thought it was 2 and when I was young you only needed 1 A-level to go to what was then a "teacher training college" which I don't think exist any more.
Anyone knowledgable out there? I'm going round in circles on the internet and there seem to be various routes now.

[ganesh]

Things have obviously changed then. Maybe they have told her to take three even if the minimum is 2 because she would be more likely to get a uni place?Thanks for
the link but it doesn't actually mention A levels at all !
Typical goverment site -really complicated and not very user-friendly!

[ganesh]

Apologies-so it does! (should be in the main grid though along with GCSE requirements).
Definately says 2 so her college career advisor was wrong when he said she needed a minimum of 3 to get into university!

[ganesh]

Yeah,that's no problem for her,she has 9gcses I just wanted to find out if the advice she was given about A levels was right-she can take 3 but as she has a p/t job as well 2 might be better.

[saxy_jag]

In reality, though, the candidate with 3 A levels is in a stronger position to gain a place on a degree course than the candidate with 2. They do say 2 is a minimum.

[ganesh]

Yes I guess thats why they said she needed to take 3 even though it is not essential.