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Primary teaching masters ??

  • 23-08-2013 12:10AM
    #1
    crazyjav101
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    Hello everybody, just need some advice. I recently graduated primary teaching. I have applied for 400 jobs since December. 50 replies, no interview. I have been accepted to a masters in college. For teachers here, does it help with regard securing a job ? I am considering just doing subbing for the coming year and trying to get into schools but I want to know if the masters is worth doing when just graduated ??
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  • #2
    spurious
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    Experience would count for more than a Masters, in terms of getting a job.

    I wish all those hurtling into primary teaching (and teaching in general) year after year would read your post.


  • #3
    dambarude
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 2,503 Mod ✭✭✭✭dambarude


    crazyjav101 wrote: »
    Hello everybody, just need some advice. I recently graduated primary teaching. I have applied for 400 jobs since December. 50 replies, no interview. I have been accepted to a masters in college. For teachers here, does it help with regard securing a job ? I am considering just doing subbing for the coming year and trying to get into schools but I want to know if the masters is worth doing when just graduated ??
    In most schools experience is probably more important. I know however that in my school extra qualifications have been used as criteria for interview/shortlisting marks. Almost all of the most recently appointed teachers have a masters or higher qualifications. So a masters shouldn't really do you any harm, but don't think that it will buy you a job in all schools.

    Some might also say that it would be good to have experience before completing the masters, as that would feed into your research interests/academic work. I know people who have gone straight into masters after a B.Ed degree, and they've done fine.
    spurious wrote: »
    Experience would count for more than a Masters, in terms of getting a job.

    I wish all those hurtling into primary teaching (and teaching in general) year after year would read your post.
    Some people are beginning to listen, though perhaps not enough. There was a 7% drop off in interest for teaching courses this year, and points have dropped for nearly all primary teaching courses.


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