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  • 16-04-2013 10:37pm
    #1
    user12
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 115 ✭✭


    I have a level 7 business degree but now I want to go on to do teaching in either primary or secondary, but preferably primary!
    I don't have enough points from the leaving cert to go straight ino teaching but is there any other way that I can go on to become a teacher and get a job??


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  • #2
    Postgrad10
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,792 ✭✭✭Postgrad10


    Hi

    I'm almost certain you'd need a level 8 degree.
    Postgrad dip in primary: Primary college options are:
    1. Marino
    2. St Pat's Drumcondra
    3. Froebel
    4. Mary I , Limerick
    5. Hibernia college

    Check out individual colleges for entry requirements. You need at least a c3 in higher level Irish and a very high standard for the interview.

    Also Northern Ireland/UK: PGCE
    1. Uni of Ulster

    And many others check out gttr.ac.uk


  • #3
    user12
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 115 ✭✭user12


    Postgrad10 wrote: »
    Hi

    I'm almost certain you'd need a level 8 degree.
    Postgrad dip in primary: Primary college options are:
    1. Marino
    2. St Pat's Drumcondra
    3. Froebel
    4. Mary I , Limerick
    5. Hibernia college

    Check out individual colleges for entry requirements. You need at least a c3 in higher level Irish and a very high standard for the interview.

    Also Northern Ireland/UK: PGCE
    1. Uni of Ulster

    And many others check out gttr.ac.uk

    Thanks for that. So basically I would need honours Irish, I struggled with ordinary in the lc so doubt I would manage it! Is there any other way around this?

    I would love to work with children in some way, as long as there is work out there or there will be


  • #4
    spurious
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 27,316 CMod ✭✭✭✭spurious


    Please check out the jobs situation first. Seriously.

    You will be responsible for the level of Irish of the children in your class. You owe it to them to be as confident in your own standard of Irish as possible.


  • #5
    dory
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 4,575 Mod ✭✭✭✭dory


    You may find a course but you'll have an interview which may contain questions in Irish when it comes to getting a job. You should work on your Irish and try then maybe. Is there a way to do an extra year to get a Level 8 degree?


  • #6
    Karpops
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 82 ✭✭Karpops


    user12 wrote: »
    Thanks for that. So basically I would need honours Irish, I struggled with ordinary in the lc so doubt I would manage it! Is there any other way around this?

    I would love to work with children in some way, as long as there is work out there or there will be


    How about training as an SNA? You'd still get to work in a classroom but I don't think they are a strict on the Irish requirements? (could be wrong about this though)


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