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How to become a primary school teacher?

  • 27-08-2010 12:36am
    #1
    JajaD
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    Im in my last year doing an arts degree in maynooth and i want to teach. But lately ive been thinking about primary school teaching. I only got a C in ordinary level irish in my leaving in 2005. I plan on doing a hdip after this course. Would this get me into primary teaching?

    Can someone tell me all the routes into primary teaching?


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  • #2
    dambarude
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 2,503 Mod ✭✭✭✭dambarude


    A search of the forum would tell you a lot but, off the top of my head:

    i.) B.Ed
    3/4 year course after Leaving Cert or as a mature student in colleges like St. Pat's Drumcondra, Mary Immaculate College Limerick, Froebel, Marino.

    Entry requires higher level C3 in Leaving Cert Gaeilge or pass in first year Arts in Gaeilge. Repeating the Leaving is the most common way of attaining this requirement.

    Mature entry requires an interview in both Gaeilge and English.

    ii.) Postgraduate entry
    Same Irish requirements as above required, as well as an interview through Gaeilge and English.

    Full time 18 month course in same colleges as above or online course with Hibernia college. Stiff competition for entry into any postgrad course.

    iii.) Qualification in UK
    Either under or postgrad (AFAIK) qualification can be done in UK. Postgrad course is shorter than the Irish one. When you return you will have to complete an exam called the SCG (scrúdú le haghaidh cáilíochta sa Ghaeilge) (or the OCG exam which seems much less common). From what I've read online the SCG is meant to be quite difficult.


  • #3
    overmantle
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    If you are genuinely interested in primary teaching and working in Ireland, then you will have to start working on your Irish and sit the Honours Irish in your Leaving Cert.


  • #4
    JajaD
    Closed Accounts Posts: 411 ✭✭JajaD


    overmantle wrote: »
    If you are genuinely interested in primary teaching and working in Ireland, then you will have to start working on your Irish and sit the Honours Irish in your Leaving Cert.

    So if i re-sit Irish in the leaving and finish my arts degree and do a hdip can i do primary teaching? Or can i just finish my degree and do the irish?


  • #5
    D4RK ONION
    Moderators Posts: 8,678 ✭✭✭D4RK ONION


    Finish your degree, do the LC Irish course and then, if you can get a place, do the 18 month post grad in Mary I or the 3 year B.Ed course in any of the education colleges.


  • #6
    dambarude
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    D4RK ONION wrote: »
    if you can get a place, do the 18 month post grad in Mary I or the 3 year B.Ed course in any of the education colleges.

    Preferably the former, and it can be done in Mary I, Pats, Froebel and Marino, or online with Hibernia College.


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  • #7
    casey2507
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    just wondering wanna do post grad in primary teaching am goin to apply for all irish options. can anyone tell me where to apply for the uk post grad course??


  • #8
    Sinead10
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3 ✭Sinead10


    casey2507 wrote: »
    just wondering wanna do post grad in primary teaching am goin to apply for all irish options. can anyone tell me where to apply for the uk post grad course??


    Hi there,

    I've recently finished a PGCE Primary course in England. I applied through the GTTR website http://www.gttr.ac.uk/ Search the courses and decide on your favourites. When you apply, you can track your application. If you get turned down by a university, you can apply again for a different course as far as I remember. All the info should be on this website. Good luck!


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