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Science teacher maths qualification

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  • 23-08-2018 12:11pm
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    ImTheLad
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    Has anyone experience of gaining a maths qualification to become teaching council recognised in the last number of years. The postgraduate diploma run from UL has finished this year. I am looking at open university as next option but would like some advice from someone who has gone down this path recently.


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    rainbowtrout
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    There is a long thread on OU maths. If you do a search you will find it.


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    doc_17
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    I made several contributions to it having gone that way. Loads of good advice from many on it


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    rainbowtrout
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    https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=72909954


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    evolving_doors
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    As well as the degree modules, I think they now have to do teaching methodology modules, is that correct?


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    doc_17
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    evolving_doors wrote: »
    As well as the degree modules, I think they now have to do teaching methodology modules, is that correct?

    Even if they are already a qualified teacher?


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    rainbowtrout
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    There was some change in 2017 about completing methodologies, but I'm not sure on the requirements as my days of collecting extra subjects are very much over.


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    Corkgirl18
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    Fairly sure its 5 credits you need in maths pedagogy along with the 60 maths credits required.
    I have no idea where you'd be able to do the pedagogy module.

    There were a few big threads on the Voices for Teachers page on Facebook in the last few weeks on taking maths through open university. Have a search for them.


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    evolving_doors
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    doc_17 wrote: »
    Even if they are already a qualified teacher?

    Well I suppose you can teach whatever extra subject you like in a school once youre qualified and registered in your main subject... "needs of the school"
    Some schools don't mind once you are registered in 1 subject they'd put you down to teach anything.
    Other schools won't let you teach any subject unless you're fully qualified in that subject.

    So to get fully qualified in maths I presume you would have to do the methodologies same as every other recently qualified. But teaching council is the final decider.


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