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Query re law/business degree and teaching

  • 12-08-2012 3:51pm
    #1
    Butterfly11
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1 ✭


    I have finished a business/law degree but don't want to work in either now

    is there any way I can become a secondary school teacher without having to go back to do an arts degree???

    anyone know???


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  • #2
    spurious
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 27,316 CMod ✭✭✭✭spurious


    Moved from Postgraduates.

    Realising this thread has the potential to go bad places, please can everyone replying just stick to the OP's query.
    Thanks.


  • #3
    thefasteriwalk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 565 ✭✭✭thefasteriwalk


    Butterfly11 wrote: »
    I have finished a business/law degree but don't want to work in either now

    is there any way I can become a secondary school teacher without having to go back to do an arts degree???

    anyone know???

    You may be able to do a PGDE in Business and CSPE. You'll have to look up the criteria and your degree with the Teaching Council. However, I'd imagine the job prospects with such a combination would be pretty awful.


  • #4
    whiteandlight
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,359 ✭✭✭whiteandlight


    Butterfly11 wrote: »
    I have finished a business/law degree but don't want to work in either now

    is there any way I can become a secondary school teacher without having to go back to do an arts degree???

    anyone know???

    You will definitely have to go back to college for at least two years to get your teaching qualification. Currently job prospects are pretty terrible in teaching and with your subject they would be very poor. Even during the boom years it was an average of 7 years before getting permanency. It is now much longer and the contracts you would be on are for less hours, your summers are unlikely to be paid.

    With your combination you would really need to want to become a teacher and be prepared for the poor job prospects.


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