Can't get a post...what are your teaching subjects?

polikmu

Maybe a good thread to start up to see what teachers' subjects / combinations are finding it difficult to find teaching hours.

Probably also good to state your years of experience or NQT.

Lord TSC

English (and CSPE but....)

0 hours experience outside PGDE

Yeah, I'm screwed

polikmu

Geography (CSPE and ICT)
0 hours exp too outside of PDGE....

RearNakedJim

Biology (Science)
Also NQT

whiteandlight

Maths and Music
2 years full time maths experience
16 hr RPT contract this year

Moody_mona

polikmu wrote: »

Geography (CSPE and ICT)
0 hours exp too outside of PDGE....

Just wondering is ICT stated on your TC registration?

Musicmental85 wrote: »

Maths and Music
2 years full time maths experience
16 hr RPT contract this year

What a lovely combination!!

polikmu

yeh ICT is on my TC reg, i have qualified by having a degree in computer science, i thought i could teach maths with it but can't

sitstill

I hate to say it but all of those subject combinations are either pretty strange or pretty uncommon which makes them poor choices when it comes to getting a job.

linguist

I'm just throwing it out there but this summer seemed to me to be the worst yet in terms of posts advertised. I knew I was ok back in June, albeit with 19 hrs which I'm hoping will get bumped up in the first couple of weeks or so, but I always monitor the ads whether I'm actively searching or not. There seemed to be a lot of very part-time jobs and few full time openings. What was anyone else's impression?

mrboswell

Yep there seems to be a fraction of the jobs that came up last year, and it wasn't great last year to start with.

A few people I worked with last year are finding it hard to get jobs and are having to aim for half hours or less.

Its certainly tough out there, but that doesn't only apply to teachers.

I wonder what Quinn's plans are to do with all the forthcoming retirements??

Jane98

Maths and Applied Maths
NQT!

Applied to about 20 posts and haven't even got an interview and only 2 schools had the courtosy of sending a PFO. So frustrating!:(

solerina

Rear Naked Jim......
There is a message on another thread saying there may be hours available in coachford college for Science and Biology

rocky87

French and History, NQT
0 hours
Had three interviews, all 'no's'

whiteandlight

sitstill wrote: »

I hate to say it but all of those subject combinations are either pretty strange or pretty uncommon which makes them poor choices when it comes to getting a job.

Unfortunately the reality out there is there's very few jobs no matter what the subject/combination and even the combinations being advertised are weird!

wantano

I don't know how to send a private message to the above posters?? i know of a school where there are a couple of unlfilled posts for the above subjects.

dambarude

Click on their name and press 'Send a private message to XXXX'.

That's a PM I'm sure they'll be glad to receive!

wantano

I don't know how to send a private message to the above posters?? i know of a school where there are a couple of unlfilled posts for the above subjects.

wantano

thanks!!

rocky87

My subjects are History and French.

If you know if there are posts available email me

[SNIP]

thanks

Toto Wolfcastle

rocky87 I have removed your email address. We do not allow people to post them.

Jane98

wantano wrote: »

I don't know how to send a private message to the above posters?? i know of a school where there are a couple of unlfilled posts for the above subjects.

Wantano, which subjects in particular are you referring to here?

01mirelly

GEOGRAPHY AND CSPE
NO JOB

Avery

Business, Economics & CSPE

Nada, Zip.

dazzeremo

English (looking to upgrade my french to teaching level)

no exp outside PGDE, no hours!

Lord TSC

Does CSPE count? If so, it's English AND CSPE for me then. Its just I feel most schools are quite happy to give CSPE to non-CSPE qualified teachers, so don't make a big deal about it...

niknaks

Irish and English NQT but got buckets of youth work experience