A resource for those who are teaching (or want to teach) outside Ireland.
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Hi, the Teaching Council requires me to sit this exam in May as I am a secondary teacher who trained in England. I was wondering a) Has anyone sat this exam and if so how hard is it? b) How much would you be expected to write for each question? c) How many of the titles on the reading list do you need to study to prepare…
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Trying to find an answer for my mother in law who is an SNA in a primary school. She was signed out on sick leave for the last couple of weeks of term due to surgery and is about to come to the end of the certified period. I thought you would be able to go back to work (even though it's the summer) but she has an email…
Hi everyone, I am trying to figure out how to become a primary school teacher after having kids, specifically how to do the 4 week gaeltacht residency requirement. My husband and I are on our own with no family in Ireland other than our 3 children who are all in primary school. He has a full-time job which doesn't give…
Hi, Does anyone here know where you can get annual totals for Earnings, and pension related payments in order to calculate a max avc contribution for one year for a teachers pension As I understand it, the calculation is something like Gross Income x age related percentage - pensions cont - sp and children Thing is, an…
Hi folks, Secondary school teacher with over 10 years of experience in the same school here. Last month I was asked by my principal to respond to a number of anonymous complaints about my teaching from a Sixth Year. The complaints were :course content not being covered (it is and has been completed since December), being…
This was high praise, and after reading, Urban Ireland finally has a voice it got me thinking of this. Talking to a mother about her son doing the bench test for the Leaving Cert Engineering. The ETB school offers Engineering, Construction, and Woodwork for the leaving also a sports school, It's a Deis school, so eveything…
Hi all! My name is Grace, and I'm currently an MSc student studying Human Resource Management at trinity. As part of my master's dissertation, I'm conducting research on resilience among teachers. For my study, I'm hoping to speak with teachers about experiences that have helped shape their resilience, whether those come…
Hi I was wondering if anyone has been offered any jobs this year for upcoming year 2025 to 2026. I have been number one the panel in my subject for over a year or more now and still waiting as I really want this job and am holding out for the job to be released soon as I will be seconded at current school. And as time is…
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