Jobs in the European schools

MathsManiac

People may be interested to know that the DES is advertising posts, (both primary and post-primary,) in the European schools.

Link here:
http://www.education.ie/home/home.jsp?pcategory=17216&ecategory=46941&language=EN

joneill

Thanks for the link.I can never find it on the Dept's website...

Alessandra

Thanks for that link!
I am currently doing a PGCE in the UK and won't be finished until June. I see that in order to qualify you must have done the dip year already.
I have a degree in 1 of the desired languages and am proficient in another and have also some experience of teaching in primary schools in the stated countries. Do you think it would be worth my while applying or would they completely disregard my application?

Dionysus

Alessandra wrote: »

Thanks for that link!
I am currently doing a PGCE in the UK and won't be finished until June. I see that in order to qualify you must have done the dip year already.
I have a degree in 1 of the desired languages and am proficient in another and have also some experience of teaching in primary schools in the stated countries. Do you think it would be worth my while applying or would they completely disregard my application?

You need to have a permanent job in a school, or something approaching it, in order to apply for these jobs. From the above link:

The candidate must

"• have at least three years’ satisfactory service as a teacher in a mainstream class setting subsequent to the award of their teaching qualification and the completion of the requisite probationary period
• be employed as a teacher in a recognised school in Ireland (or be on secondment or career break from such a position)
• have an expectation that the contract of employment with the board of management of his/her school in Ireland will continue for either a period of not less than nine years following the proposed date of commencement with the European Schools or until the earlier retirement of the teacher"

#15

Bumping an old thread, sorry mods.

Just wondering if anyone has experience of applying for the European schools? Any advice or tips - I'm hoping to apply this year.

Fuinseog

MathsManiac wrote: »

People may be interested to know that the DES is advertising posts, (both primary and post-primary,) in the European schools.

Link here:
http://www.education.ie/home/home.jsp?pcategory=17216&ecategory=46941&language=EN

european schools are less cushy than Irish ones. you may end up in a school with 2,000 pupils have a chair in the staff room from which you will also have to work and a very small locker to keep our belongings.