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PGDE Questions

  • 01-09-2010 8:36pm
    #1
    JohnMearsheimer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,302 ✭✭✭


    Hi everyone, hope someone can help me out. The Teaching Council website says the following about my degree:

    Bachelor of Science in Government & Public Policy (58): Business, Economics and CSPE.

    (58) Recognised for the purpose of teaching CSPE provided that graduates would subsequently acquire the Higher Diploma in Education with a CSPE elective or a Higher Diploma in CSPE.

    The special requirements for recognition to teach economics says applicants must have economics as a major subject in the degree extending over at least three years and of the order of 30% at a minimum of that period. The same goes for business. I did economics for 3 out of 4 years of my degree but it would not have constituted 30% of my degree. I can tell you there is no Government and Public Policy graduate out there where economics makes up 30% of their degree as we are just not offered enough modules in the subject. I'm a bit confused as to whether or not I can teach economics and business. One Teaching Council document makes it look like I can and another makes it look like I can't. If I go down the teaching route will I only be qualified to teach CSPE?

    Also, if I'm going to apply for secondary teaching this year I would apply to UCC, UCD, NUIG and Maynooth. I was wondering if I would need 4 copies each of my undergraduate and masters transcripts or just one as the application process is centralised within PAC?

    Hope that made sense. Thanks for any replies.


Comments

  • #2
    CMBT
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 109 ✭✭CMBT


    Hi OP,

    Not too sure about your ability to teach Economics but you do not need to send in 4 separate transcripts, one copy will do the job.


  • #3
    Annieapplepear
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12 ✭Annieapplepear


    Hey Johnmearsheimer,

    Just a quick reply to your post, what you should do is ring the teaching council and discuss it with them. I would recommend you send all your transcripts to them and i think its over €200 to get them assessed and they will quickly tell you if you can teach them or not. I could teach English without my h-dip but had to do the h-dip and do cathectics as one of my methodolgies to be registered to teacher Religion. I have history as part of my degree but it doesnt met the 30% but I am going to send in my transcripts to c if I can even teach it to Junior Certificate.

    Hope its some help


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