primary school teacher course

scarymoon1

im thinking about doing the above course but have no idea how to go about it. i only have ordinary level irish in my leaving. will i need to go to england t do a course? i also have an honours degree in IT. Any advice appreciated. thanks.

byhookorbycrook

For any of the Irish colleges ,you'll have to have an honour in honours Irish. If you go to England you will still have to pass an exam in Irish when you come home.

It is not a great time to get into primary teaching , hundreds of jobs were lost this year and there are plans to raise the pupil teacher ratio further, so there will be even more unemployment. One TEMPORARY job had 1,200 people apply for it.

If you want to get more info check out the forums at www.educationposts.com

parkerpen

Not the best time to be getting into Primary Teaching. It's going to be a very tough few years for graduates with Honours B.Ed Degrees., not to mention if you only have ordinary level Irish. I would think long and hard before embarking on this path as your employment prospects, given the numbers of highly qualified people in the field seeking work, would be limited.

parkerpen

Didn't want to dishearten you but it's important to be honest and realistic.

Fairdues

I'd think long and hard before setting out on this as it's a lot more difficult than you think and the job prospects are not what they were.

parkerpen

Hope I haven't put you off completely. If it's something you are really determined about and are prepared to put in alot of work, who knows?

dipsy22

wel last year i was in the same position did my leaving and got d points 4 Teaching but didn hav d hons irish i returned 2 school tis year n did hons n got a b1 nw off doin primary teachin in dublin tis year:) really advise it if u willin 2 wrk i had v poor irish bt stil managed 2 do it:)

overmantle

Well done Dipsy22.

overmantle

Btw , best of luck for the next three years and keep up the Irish. How did you improve so much in a year?