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tips on the dip

  • 30-03-2008 3:59pm
    #1
    sonandheir
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 235 ✭✭


    Hey I've currently applied for the Hdip for Sept and wondering about a few things in relation to securing a job in teaching. I know it's difficult to get a job out there and would like to know what might help my chances.

    I have an honours degree in Chemistry having taken Maths to second year of University along with doing all the general BSc subjects. As I understand a subject must make a third of your degree to be able to teach it, by that criteria I would only be able to teach Chemistry, however I've seen in other places where it says you can teach anything you did in first year up to Junior Cert. What's the story with this? I'd like to teach Honours Maths to Leaving Cert level, what could I do to Qualify myself to be able to do this? Could I take a Maths module next year while doing the dip that would qualify me to this level?

    Would learning a new language like Polish or become fluent in Irish help? I wouldn't be looking for a position till Sept 2009 so have time to prepare and get myself ready for the search.

    Any advice or pointers would be helpful. Thanks in advance.


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  • #2
    Nead21
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,163 ✭✭✭Nead21


    From what i can see you will be qualified to teach chemistry up to leaving cert level, and maths and general science up to junior cert.

    Becoming fluent in polish might give you an advantage with regards to be involved in learning support, and having fluent irish will give you options to teach in a gaelcholaiste.

    Hope this helps!


  • #3
    rainbowtrout
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,397 ✭✭✭✭rainbowtrout


    yes it looks like you would be qualified in Leaving Cert Chemistry, Junior Cert Science and Maths, however the reality in what you get asked to teach in a school can be very different!

    I'm doing a maths course through the open university at the moment and there is a guy on my course with a degree in IT, he has some maths in his degree but not enough to teach it, he's doing a certain number of modules through OU to give him the necessary qualifications for Maths teaching. Perhaps contact the Teaching Council and ask them what you need to have to be able to teach maths.


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