School Placement - Guidance Counselling

Frances1

hi,

Was wondering could anyone give me advice.....I have been just accepted onto the Pgdip is School Guidance in Maynooth....However, I am having no luck finding a school for the Monday placement. I have sent out over 50 emails and have got three replies to say that the school can't accomodate me. Any ideas on what schools accept people for this course?

smallgarden

try everywhere. also quite a few mix it up with dip students so make sure to clarify that you're not a dip student

spurious

Calling in in person would help too.

TheDriver

its a dreadful time of year TBH. Is it for this year or starting next year? If its this year, there is so much going on

prancer

i found awful trouble trying to get a placement for teaching practice when I was doing mine, i remember applying in january for the following september and still being rejected. make a few calls. I'm sure the principals on here will have good advice if they read this

are you stuck to a particular catchment? No harm in ringing a few of the ETB schools.

best of luck!

evolving_doors

Maybe Emails wasn;t the way to go! How about calling in person to hand in a CV maybe chance asking for the principal or deputy! Get on to the University also and ask them if theyve a list of schools..

What's your general catchment area Kildare/Dublin/M50 belt?

TheDriver

prancer wrote: »

No harm in ringing a few of the ETB schools.

best of luck!

I find that a strange comment, surely every school is called on its own merits whether its a vol sec school, comm school or comm college.

prancer

In my own school we have 6 student teachers, 4 of whom called extremely last minute (two started this week but were only in contact with school in Feb) and principal gave them hours as he saw them as potential subs down the line, two are doing Irish, which is supposed to be a rare find now. The students said themselves that the ETB schools were a lot more open to their situation (maybe because they were so late in getting a placement).

I know every school is different but some schools will take more than others, especially at short notice. Or if Frances1 got onto an ETB Sub Panel, it might help them also!

Kalimera

PM me and I may be able to assist.

Frances1

Thanks everyone for your replies.... I will be a qualified Business Studies Teacher and only need a placement for a Monday for the guidance counselling...It is in the Kildare area...I guess I should take a day off college and go into the schools as suggested

Frances1

Sorry...It's starting next September