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Post Grad Primary Teaching Course

  • 13-08-2012 12:18am
    #1
    randomobserver
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7 ✭


    Hi Everyone,

    I have been giving some serious thought to a career change at the moment.

    My situation is that I am 24 years old, I have been working for almost 3 years now in a pretty good job. Have a 2.1 Degree as well as a 2.1 Masters. Unfortunately I did not do Honours Irish for the leaving cert so I would need to sit that next June (this does not really worry me but maybe I'm underestimating that!). For anyone wondering why I would leave a "pretty good job", its because I despise it!

    My worries mostly relate to the jobs situation, I have seen some posts on here that suggest its pretty bleak out there, is it really as bad as this or if I give it time will that sort itself out?

    For anyone that may have been in this situation how did you make sure this is what you wanted to do. I assume I should go ask in my local primary school for some work shadow experience?

    Basically for anyone that may have been in this situation I would be really interested in hearing their story.
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  • #2
    byhookorbycrook
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 12,514 Mod ✭✭✭✭byhookorbycrook


    Yes, it really is that bleak.Even subbing jobs are in extremely short supply and with cuts to resorce teaching ,getting worse.

    Could you do some voluntary work in a school to help you get a good idea of today's classroom, before you commit to the post grad to see if teaching really is what you want to do? (It's a lot different from your own school days and even from the "other" side of the desk.)Then if it's what you really want-and you think you can manage financially, go for it.


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