Becoming A Teacher

SpatialPlanning

I have a degree in an unrelated field but I am giving serious consideration to persuing teaching as a profession and would appreciate any advice. I haven't fully decided betwen primary and secondary. I would choose primary but I dont have honours Irish at leaving cert level. If I was to teach secondary I would like P.E. to be one of my subjects yet I realise this would require an aditional course.


My questions are:

1. How do I go about becoming a primary school teacher?
Course? Duration? Fees? As far as I know my degree isn't on the primary teaching applicants list. I also don't have honours level Irish. Is there a course available to me? Ireland? Aberystwyth (is there still a grant available for this course)?

2. For secondary teaching, same question as above. Also, to be a qualified P.E. instructor what would I have to do?

Thanks in advance

rainbowtrout

The easy one first : PE teaching - four year degree in UL. Also if you did this course you would have to take a second subject with it out of Maths, Irish, English, Geography or Chemistry.



Primary teaching: Need a C3 in Leaving Cert Honours Irish so you'd probably have to repeat LC Irish. Then apply for postgrad in primary teaching St. Pat's, Drumcondra, Mary I, Limerick or Hibernia. Course is 18 months and competition for places is fierce

Ticktactoe

http://www.education.ie/home/home.jsp?pcategory=10900&ecategory=19312&language=EN

Should be helpful.

dambarude

I think we need a 'How to become a primary/secondary teacher' sticky at this stage.