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second degree after HDip

  • 06-03-2009 9:56pm
    #1
    D.Mar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 62 ✭✭


    Hi, quick question about post-primary teaching. I have a degree in French and business and I am looking to complete my HDip to teach French and business in secondary school. If, in the future, I did an evening degree in English (which would take me 3-4 years) would I then be able to teach English? Would it matter that I completed my HDip before completing my English degree?

    thanks in advance


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  • #2
    Powerhouse
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,428 ✭✭✭Powerhouse


    DaisyPem wrote: »

    Would it matter that I completed my HDip before completing my English degree?



    Not at all.

    You might need to register your new qualification with the teaching council to be recognised as an "English teacher" (as it's your degree that decides what you are qualified to teach) but that's the height of it.


  • #3
    sitstill
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,380 ✭✭✭sitstill


    It makes no difference at all, but you do have to complete this form for the Teaching Council and then you're sorted:

    http://www.teachingcouncil.ie/_fileupload/TC_AppForms/COD-03_59550841.pdf


  • #4
    pathway33
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,229 ✭✭✭pathway33


    some colleges give exemptions from the first year of an undergraduate degree if you already have a degree even if its in a non-related subject so don't forget to ask.

    also the teaching council may not require you to do a full degree to teach english. the requirement is that you have a degree (which you have) and that usually 35% of your degree is related to english. So in theory you could register as an occasional student and do say 100 credits and you would be an english teacher.

    of course you wouldn't have a degree in english but think about it. if you had done french and english, then only half your degree would have been in english so why should you have to do a full degree now. of course you may love english and want to do every module you can get your hands on but modules cost cash so...


  • #5
    D.Mar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 62 ✭✭D.Mar


    Yeh I'll look into that, it would be great to get exempt from the first year of the degree. Thanks for all the replies, they were really helpful.


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