PME Primary Teaching.

Dark.Horse

Hey guys,

Has anyone applied for the PME Primary Teaching course beginning in September 2014?
Has anyone heard about interview dates or the likes yet?

stew.z.ger

Hi..

I have applied. The interview dates for Dub are between the 21st, 22nd and 23rd May. I am sitting my college exams on those dates so I am hoping that they will put on another date. How is your Irish?

Dark.Horse

Ooh bummer on having exams around the same time. I've heard since that the Limerick dates are the 26th and 27th of May not sure if they'll get everyone done in two days. I would say my Irish is pretty good well it should be after studying it for 18 years of my life! You? I'm hoping we hear something this week from the colleges.

stew.z.ger

Dont tell me you are fluent - well jealous!! I resat the HL Irish paper last year.. got a B in it - I was and still am thrilled. I'm starting to get Irish grinds tomorrow so fingers crossed that will help.. what did u get your degree in?

Dark.Horse

A B is amazing Well done! My degree will be in Gaeilge agus Tíreolaíocht when i'm finished in a few weeks time.

stew.z.ger

Oh you will so get Primary Teaching!! Go you!!! Send some of your as Gaeilge confidence my way :-/ Hibernia has been approved by the Teaching Council to go ahead with the Masters. I shall be applying there too!!

Dark.Horse

stew.z.ger wrote: »

Oh you will so get Primary Teaching!! Go you!!! Send some of your as Gaeilge confidence my way :-/ Hibernia has been approved by the Teaching Council to go ahead with the Masters. I shall be applying there too!!

I hope so! I'm sure you'll do great too! Just checked the Hibernia site closing date 20th of June if you're finished college and the 4th of July if you're in final year but €95 to apply is a bit crazy and they want like 5 copies of everything madness altogether!

stew.z.ger

Dark.Horse wrote: »

I hope so! I'm sure you'll do great too! Just checked the Hibernia site closing date 20th of June if you're finished college and the 4th of July if you're in final year but €95 to apply is a bit crazy and they want like 5 copies of everything madness altogether!

Yeh I thought that too!! Its also €50 extra to apply.. they have a webinar set up on Sunday at 6pm. Its about application form, etc.. u must register for it though. Worst a peek! Yep if u are doing your degree the lastest u can apply is the 30th June. I emailed them and that was what they said however thats not wat it says on website so think I'll just go by website :-/ They just seem to want so much info.. Hows the studying going??

Dark.Horse

stew.z.ger wrote: »

Yeh I thought that too!! Its also €50 extra to apply.. they have a webinar set up on Sunday at 6pm. Its about application form, etc.. u must register for it though. Worst a peek! Yep if u are doing your degree the lastest u can apply is the 30th June. I emailed them and that was what they said however thats not wat it says on website so think I'll just go by website :-/ They just seem to want so much info.. Hows the studying going??

Oh really? Cheers for the heads up I shall give that a look Yeah a lot of information a lot more than the actual universities which is really strange. I was reading up on boards about it and people were saying they were a stickler with the irish part of the interview and if you fail it you have to pay €250 to do some Irish course, prove that you did it then pay another €95 to apply again. That's just crazy! (Studies okay...exams start tuesday aaah!)

Lola 123

Hey guys,

I have applied to do the PME and I'm just wondering does anyone know if books read by the applicant refers to Irish books read by the applicant or just books in general ?

Thanks

stew.z.ger

Dark.Horse wrote: »

Oh really? Cheers for the heads up I shall give that a look Yeah a lot of information a lot more than the actual universities which is really strange. I was reading up on boards about it and people were saying they were a stickler with the irish part of the interview and if you fail it you have to pay €250 to do some Irish course, prove that you did it then pay another €95 to apply again. That's just crazy! (Studies okay...exams start tuesday aaah!)

Sorry only gettn back to you now... Studying for exams... It is crazy, money racket if you ask me!! I got my interview date - eek!! Best of luck in you exams.. :rolleyes:

stew.z.ger

Lola 123 wrote: »

Hey guys,

I have applied to do the PME and I'm just wondering does anyone know if books read by the applicant refers to Irish books read by the applicant or just books in general ?

Thanks

Hi.. I am relating it to books in general

Lola 123

stew.z.ger wrote: »

Hi.. I am relating it to books in general

Thank you that makes things a little easier ! Best of luck with the interview

Dark.Horse

stew.z.ger wrote: »

Sorry only gettn back to you now... Studying for exams... It is crazy, money racket if you ask me!! I got my interview date - eek!! Best of luck in you exams.. :rolleyes:

You got your interview date? Well done! Im still waiting to hear for my Limerick one? Did you apply to Mary I? (Hope the studying is going well!)

stew.z.ger

Dark.Horse wrote: »

You got your interview date? Well done! Im still waiting to hear for my Limerick one? Did you apply to Mary I? (Hope the studying is going well!)

No I applied to Dublin. My interview date is the 21st.. Ah you'll hear soon I'm sure. I'm here trying to study Law :-( It's just so much pressure having my exams and then my teaching interview between them. No pressure eh....!!!!

Dark.Horse

stew.z.ger wrote: »

No I applied to Dublin. My interview date is the 21st.. Ah you'll hear soon I'm sure. I'm here trying to study Law :-( It's just so much pressure having my exams and then my teaching interview between them. No pressure eh....!!!!

Got my date today thank god I was beginning to worry! Good luck with your exams. I finished yesterday after the toughest two weeks ever.

stew.z.ger

You lucky thing you!!! I did my second one yesterday. Have my next exam on Tues, the interview Weds, another exam on Thurs and my Research symposium/presentation on Fri.. I will be getting hammered on Fri night!!!!

When do you get your exam results?? I am so jealous that you are fin! How am I going to get time to study and do a bit more cramming for teaching interview......... lort!!

mor9292

Hi I am just wondering if anyone has done the interview for Mary I, did the pats interview in Pats last week and it was fine but I heard mary I is a lot harder, especially the irish?

I would really appreciate some help. Thanks

BEGAN20

Hi, I sat the Mary I interview yesterday. It went well, I think! The Irish was a bit more difficult for me, compared with my Irish oral in Pats the week before.

In Pats I was asked to read aloud one sliocht from a choice of three.
In Limerick, I had to first read aloud and then answer questions on the piece.

The pair I had for my Irish interview were both very pleasant, one had learned Irish and was a lot easier to comprehend, the other spoke with Munster Irish, Kerry I'd imagine, at a ferocious pace.

Like other Irish orals I have done, they were both very encouraging but did not let me dictate the conversation as much as previous.

Timewise, they kept me in there a bit longer too.

The English interview was fine, again two very pleasant interviewers. Same questions arise again and again - why teach, what qualities can you bring, your understanding of a classroom; different types of learners, gifted children, children with an SEN, the curriculum, your experience to date in a classroom etc etc.

This was what I encountered but there's no hard and fast rules when it comes to the interview process as far as I can see.

All the best with it!

CailinGaillimh

Hi, sat my interview on Tuesday

I really enjoyed the English interview panel. I got asked questions about my degree, how I felt it would help me with teaching, about my placement experiences from my undergrad (education based), the differences i felt between experiences in affluent areas vs disadvantaged, what I would bring into a classroom in an ideal world & the main differences between my degree and primary school teaching.. Then I got the generic why do you want to teach etc. Interestingly, I was asked about music and drama & was given the scope to tell them about how I would implement it within a classroom (music & drama were very evident on my application form!).

The Irish interview went well, I think. The woman on my panel was lovely and very interactive. Again, read the sliocht was asked one, maybe 2 questions on that. Then I was asked about my experience living in the Gaeltacht, about being bilingual, where I would like to live in the future & then had a general short conversation with the second person on the panel about sport.

Overall, I am happy with it. As always, I feel that I could have answered things a little better. But fingers crossed it will be good news in July!! :-)


*EDIT* does anyone know roughly how many places they'll offer?

Poxyshamrock

Well done, CailínGaillimh!

Dark.Horse

Anyone know when we'll hear?
I've heard next week but I've also heard the middle of July?

Lola 123

Dark.Horse wrote: »

Anyone know when we'll hear?
I've heard next week but I've also heard the middle of July?

Hi I have heard mid July too , I think final years have to submit results by the 4th of July so some time after that I'm hoping

CailinGaillimh

Was told "sometime in July" by the lady who brought me up to the panels..

Anyone know what the craic is with your results if you're coming from Mary I? Print them off and bring them through students services is what I'm assuming, but wondering what others are doing!

Dark.Horse

I was thinking the same! I heard they may be able to just accesss our results for us! Not 100% sure though. Might have to send an e-mail to the admissions office closer to the time!

CailinGaillimh

I was asking around the time I was up asking about something else earlier on in the semester. I think my query at that time was did I need to submit transcripts with the application form and she said that there was no need then because it was coming through the college.. But she didn't really elaborate on what would happen after that.. E-mailing inside in there is like pulling hens teeth!! Or should I say expecting a reply to e-mails...

CailinGaillimh

Just wondering if anyone else is feeling oddly anxious when they think about this? July seems so far away....

Dark.Horse

I'm feeling the same! I've been talking to a lot of teachers and people in general the last few days and they also seem to think it's very far away!

CailinGaillimh

It really is. I originally thought that we might have gotten conditional offers after the interviews (maybe last week) and then once the exam results came through we'd get the actual offer. Oh well!

Keano84

They offer approx. 60-70 places out of 300+ applicants. This figure seems to be increasing every year however! Best of luck

CailinGaillimh

You have no idea on whether the applicants had been dwindled down for the purpose of the interviews or not do you?

Keano84

The interview everyone who meets the criteria of the application and is eligible to apply. Ie. persons with the required level of Irish, required level of degree. If it doubt I am sure some of the current/past students would not mind briefing you on the process!

KevinK

Waiting for "July" also, hopefully it's before then or at least early July.

Think the interview went ok but it was really hard to tell.

CailinGaillimh

Thanks Keano85! I was just asking out of sheer curiosity to be honest, this wait isn't doing me any good :P

Nemmy

Has anyone found out yet? This wait is killing me

CailinGaillimh

Nemmy wrote: »

Has anyone found out yet? This wait is killing me

Not yet i heard letters will be sent out around the 4th.. slowly getting more anxious as the days pass. I pity my poor postman...

Nemmy

CailinGaillimh wrote: »

Not yet i heard letters will be sent out around the 4th.. slowly getting more anxious as the days pass. I pity my poor postman...

Haha, same I'm at the door waiting for him every morning lol. Hopefully not much longer now, best of luck

CailinGaillimh

Nemmy wrote: »

Haha, same I'm at the door waiting for him every morning lol. Hopefully not much longer now, best of luck

Hope to see you in September! Did you get your transcripts and everything in?
I can't look at past threads about it.. found out that they knew within a week for the last post grad intake... not gonna lie, finding that out almost killed me!!!

KevinK

Nemmy wrote: »

Has anyone found out yet? This wait is killing me

no

I wonder will they send e-mails also. In Africa at the moment.
PLease post here if ye get post anyway

CailinGaillimh

KevinK wrote: »

no

I wonder will they send e-mails also. In Africa at the moment.
PLease post here if ye get post anyway

No sign yet so you could be home a while before they arrive Yet!!

Nemmy

Rumour has it it's this week guys :O

Dark.Horse

Tis next week guys! Was talking to the admissions office during the week! I'm also abroad too and im super anxious with the wait! Aaaah! Should be Wednesday or Thursday they said!

CailinGaillimh

Dark.Horse wrote: »

Tis next week guys! Was talking to the admissions office during the week! I'm also abroad too and im super anxious with the wait! Aaaah! Should be Wednesday or Thursday they said!

Hmm.. Next week as in week beginning today? Because I don't think I can stick another week of not knowing either way!

Lola 123

I hope we hear something this week too , I cannot wait much longer ! If you applied to Pats I heard today that they hope to let us know in the next 7 - 10 days

stew.z.ger

Pats rang me and they want me to send up my 3rd year transcript which isnt avaliable until the 12th.. which is in a couple of days.. so I'd say we will hear next week..

Lola 123

CailinGaillimh wrote: »

Hmm.. Next week as in week beginning today? Because I don't think I can stick another week of not knowing either way!

The letters should be in the post this Wednesday or Thursday that's what I was told by the admissions staff in Mary I

CailinGaillimh

Lola 123 wrote: »

The letters should be in the post this Wednesday or Thursday that's what I was told by the admissions staff in Mary I

Finally!! My postman will be safe until next week so!

Lola 123

CailinGaillimh wrote: »

Finally!! My postman will be safe until next week so!

I'm literally counting down the hours , I hope it all works out for you

stew.z.ger

Soooo should we be hearing today????? Getting nervous thinking about it.......

Dark.Horse

Has anyone heard? aaaah!

Dark.Horse

Has anyone heard? aaaah!