Chances of getting a teaching position with little experience

Mayberry

I received my PGCE to teach biology and science 7 years ago. I have since completed all the necessary requirements to be registered with the Teaching Council. Since I received my teaching qualification I have worked in an education centre delivering outdoor field studies in Leaving Certificate biology and geography. I also visit national schools on a regular basis facilitating STEM lessons and CPD courses for teachers. Whilst I love this job dearly the part time casual nature of the work has become unsustainable and I am thinking of returning to teaching . So my question is..do I really stand a chance of getting to interview given my lack of experience in an actual school? If not what would people recommend I do in order to increase my chances?

I would be grateful for any advice given.

Postgrad10

Alll you can do is apply and see what happens. It's not like you didn't do anything at all, shows you are motivated and that might give you some edge over NQT's.

gaiscioch

All I can say is that our principal made an appeal to all teachers to let him know if they know somebody who'd be available to work as a substitute. He spent a bit of time speaking about the problems he's now encountering finding subs. Then again, my first teaching experience came about by virtue of putting my cv into loads of schools within a wide area around my home. One school needed a sub the next day so the deputy principal rang me within an hour of my handing my cv to the school secretary. I had a car so I could do it. And she kept asking me back and that stood to me. In fact, other principals rang her to see if she had any spare subs and then they rang me.

If you don't have access to your own transport, you will find it very tough (impossible?) to get subbing - you need to be available at very short notice.