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Secondary school Maths teacher??

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  • 18-05-2018 11:22pm
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    Nicoladrog
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    What degree would I need to obtain to teach maths at secondary level? I have been advised to do a Maths and Physics for a bachelor's degree. Should I? Or is there any other way?

    Also what is the average salary of a newly qualified maths teacher? Is a Maths teacher in high demand?


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    man_no_plan
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    Nicoladrog wrote: »
    What degree would I need to obtain to teach maths at secondary level? I have been advised to do a Maths and Physics for a bachelor's degree. Should I? Or is there any other way?

    Also what is the average salary of a newly qualified maths teacher? Is a Maths teacher in high demand?

    Do a concurrent degree in DCU, Limerick or Maynooth. Maybe there are other colleges too. You'll definitely be qualified and won't have to do the PME.


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    judeboy101
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    If its your hearts desire to teach give it a go, but you'll find better paid jobs with a maths and physics degree outside teaching, and your teachers pension will be woeful. It's not all dead poets society.most of it is grange hill.


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    spurious
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    judeboy101 wrote: »
    It's not all dead poets society.most of it is grange hill.
    A sizeable amount is The Wire.


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    shenanagans
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    NUI Galway has a concurrent degree also. Four years in length which qualifies you to teach Maths & Applied Maths.


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    doc_17
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    spurious wrote: »
    A sizeable amount is The Wire.

    Ah The Wire. What a TV show. Poor oul Pryzbylewski. Any of you that haven’t seen get on it over the summer.


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    doc_17
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    Oh, and OP. Are you a second level student?


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    judeboy101
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    shenanagans wrote: »
    NUI Galway has a concurrent degree also. Four years in length which qualifies you to teach Maths & Applied Maths.
    Applied maths will be gone by 2021 new subject 'mathematical modelling', of which the current ap course will be but 25% of the content


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    judeboy101
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    doc_17 wrote: »
    spurious wrote: »
    A sizeable amount is The Wire.

    Ah The Wire. What a TV show. Poor oul Pryzbylewski. Any of you that haven’t seen get on it over the summer.
    If you come at the king, you better not miss.


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    amacca
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    spurious wrote: »
    A sizeable amount is The Wire.

    I'd have said more like national lampoons animal house!:)


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