What steps do I take?

Pinkycharm

So a colleague of mine has been out on parental leave since the start of the school term and I was given her history classes to fill my timetable until she comes back in about a months time.

I actually found I love teaching history. I look forward to her classes of history more so than my Irish ones. Even the feedback from the kids has been really positive. I've always been a history nut deep down but was told Irish was always a better subject to have because work would always be there.

I heard you can do a certain amount of modules with Open University that qualify you to more or less teach it. I'd love to have it as a third subject if I could.

Has anyone done anything like this before?

I really don't want to give her those classes back!!

RealJohn

I would think for something like history the OU probably isn't your only option. A few of the universities here allow you to take modules as an 'occasional student' and I presume there's very little of a history degree that you need to be 'on site' for (though I don't know - not meant as a slight on those who do history degrees) so that's probably an option for you.

Boober Fraggle

Oscail will allow you to do 4 modules, skipping the foundations module, and you will have enough credits for teaching council accreditation. You could do 2 per year, so it would take 2 years. I'd say the closing date is gone/soon for this year if you wanted to get started.

It costs around €850 per module.

dory

I'm starting the Oscail history modules at the end of this month. Probably too late to apply for this year. You could ask them. I'm going to be qualified (hopefully) by summer 2016.

Pinkycharm

cool thanks for all the info!!! Will definitely look into Oscail!! there isnt any rush for me to get going on it straight away, at the good end of a phD now so will take a break before jumping in again!!!