What Course To Do

krisbecs

I have Fetac level 5 Childcare qual inc. special needs module & am doing level 6 at night along with working as an SNA in a special needs school with kids with severe-profound disabilities but really want to be a special needs teacher or resource teacher does anyone know what course I should be doing?

amz5

You need to be a fully qualified teacher to do resource teaching or teach in a special school - so you'd need to do the Bachelor of Education or one of the post-grad courses.

missym

As far as I'm aware if you do the BA in Montessori in St. Nicholas Montessori College in dublin you are qualified to be a resource teacher in primary schools as well as a qualified substitute teacher in primary schools. You can also work as a teacher in certain categories of special schools.

Hope this helps

byhookorbycrook

A sub must be a fully trained primary teacher, lots unemployed at present so subbing will be hard to find.

krisbecs

the montessori way looks good most of the teachers in the special school I work in are montessori qualified thanks for the help everyone