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Primary Teaching Prerequisites

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  • 22-09-2008 8:17pm
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    mossyj
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    Hi all,

    Just a very quick one i think.......

    I will be applying to do a Grad Dip in Primary Teaching and was wondering if the fact that my degree (3rd class honors Batchelor of Science in IT for UL) will count against me getting considered for interview? I have my honor in higher level irish but i was worried that so many other applicants would have 1.1 degrees that i would not get to interview stage!

    any opinions much appreciated:)


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    BoozyBabe
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    I believe that once you are eligible for the course, you are entitled to an interview.
    Whether or not they place any weight on your degree grade in the final decision for a place, after the interview, I don't know.
    But you should still get an interview anyway, I believe.
    You do with Hibernia anyway.


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    mossyj
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    thanks for the reply, i was hoping that might be case!


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    mossyj
    Closed Accounts Posts: 63 ✭✭mossyj


    Just one more thing...

    If i decided to do the Hpid in England/Scotland when i came back would i still have to sit that Irish exam even though I got an Honour in the Leaving?


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    BoozyBabe
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    Yes, you would.
    The exam is called the SCG, & you have 5 yrs from beginning your 1st teaching position to complete it.
    The SCG is equivalent to the level of Irish taught in the Irish teacher training colleges, not to the Leaving Cert Irish level.


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