primary teaching supply work

unclejoe

Hi,

I'm finishing my primary PGCE in England in June. Due to family reasons I'll be coming back to Ireland in September for a year rather than completing my NQT year in the UK. How do I go about getting supply work? Are there agencies? Will I get much work? I'll be around Leinster.

Thanks in advance.

byhookorbycrook

The bad news is that subbing , especially in Sept is very, very hard to get and you will be competing against all the unemployed teachers here already. It's really a bad time to be returning.

However, if you can survive on a day here and there and are willing to travel, you might get a bit of work.You'll need garda clearance and to be registered with the teaching council so start looking into that. There are agencies who will take your money but they don't really tend to be used by primary schools anyhow. Register with educationposts.ie and add your name to the text a sub list which DOES get used and is free. Give you name as a sub to the local INTO branch secretaries too.

byhookorbycrook

You will also have to do the SCG so you can teach Irish, so get some work in on that now too.

unclejoe

Do I need the SCG just to do supply work? How often is a day here and there? Are we talking a couple of days a week or a couple of days a month?

byhookorbycrook

If you can't teach Irish you will be at a disadvantage, no you don't need to have the SCG for subbing but you only have a certain amount of time to get it, so no harm to get moving. Can't say as to how much work you will get, but have a look at educationposts.ie and see the subbing in Leinster threads.

unclejoe

Thanks for the information I'll have a look at that link. To be honest I don't see myself teaching for any great length of time in Ireland past next year. I'll probably go back to the UK after that and then possibly further abroad.

byhookorbycrook

Have you done your probation year?

unclejoe

byhookorbycrook wrote: »

Have you done your probation year?

No, I'll probably do it the year after.

byhookorbycrook

I'd try and get that sooner rather than later, wherever you are.

GordonFlash

There are no students qualifying from the teacher training colleges this year so subbing may be easier to come by than in previous years. However, September is not usually a great month for getting work as people are highly unlikely to be taking sick days so early on in the year.
Most important thing is to make sure you have all your paper work done - teaching council number, garda vetting etc. And as advised previously, sign up to education posts and text a sub.

Moonbeam

Why are there none qualifying this year ?

byhookorbycrook

Because the length of the college course has been extended from 3 to 4 years.

Moonbeam

There are still all the post grads though?

isitraining

Moonbeam wrote: »

There are still all the post grads though?

The proportion coming out of the post grad is tiny in comparison to a normal year with undergraduates.

KevinK

even including Hibernia?


Any idea what the proportion would be in a normal year?