Hibernia Post Primary Dip

Does anyone know much about how the online tutorials go? Are they broken down per subject or does the whole class year log onto the one tutorial? Or are they more than one a week that you have the option to log onto?

Surely if there is only one for all the year? Particapation is pretty impossible? Anyone know how it works for the primary course?

David

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Lehla wrote: »

I do realise Economics is not a popular subject but being registered with the teaching council in Economics means I can also teach Business Studies up to JC level so I have looked into it and my degree is in Economics.

I was asking a question merely about when the subject would be offered with Hibernia but thanks for the advice.

Perhas you should investigate adding another subject such as maths to your list of subjects that you can teach? Given that you did an Economics degree you should have a fair amount of maths in your course and if you contacted the TC and found out wht else you would have to do it could be an option. There's a thread on here that gives info on the Open University route to becoming a qualified Maths teacher.

The advice from gaeligebeo was really sound though......

I'd imagine that those recently accepted by Hibernia and now looking for teaching practice places will find themselves at quite a disadvantage in comparison to the other colleges in which people would have been offered places in early April and will have been able to try to secure a teaching practice placement in the meantime. Then again maybe it'll suit schools to have extra bodies available to them at different times with things having tightened up greatly on the staff front.

doc_17 wrote: »

I'd say getting a post at a school shouldn't be too much of a problem. Teachers are usually happy to take someone in under their wing.

I read something somewhere on the internet the other day (here possibly) that someone had tried 85 schools for a place with no luck. And I usually read every year of someone in the month of July/August who has found it impossible to secure a place. That's all I'm going on, but maybe you're right.

Anyone doing history as first methodology had an interview yet? Were the panel nice? I'm a bit worried about the subject expert and what exactly they will ask you. Anyone any feedback on what questions they asked specific to your subject choice?

summer4 wrote: »

Hey- great its over I'd say!!
Hav mine in few weeks, really nervous. Can you give me an idea of questions they asked you?? Did they get technical about your subject area?? Thats my biggest fear as I'm not very familiar with the Leaving cert syallabus for my subject areas- Biology and Chemistry so I'm really worried.
Did they ask you about your subjects you took in College??
Have you any suggestions how I could prepare for interview now that you hav gone through it??
Any help would be brilliant.....................

Hi Summer4
I had my interview a couple of weeks ago, and it's not quite as scary as you will expect. They do not get really technical about your subject but it would be a good idea to know a bit on the science surriculum both at junior and leaving certificate level. They might also ask you about issues in that subject, that may have happened lately. Be able to talk about areas of the subject you like and why this is!

Best of Luck.

summer4 wrote: »

Thanks Sinead for your reply-
I'm looking up the science syllabus on line would you think that would be a good way to prepare? I won't get it all done but if I was to take brief notes from it do you think I would hav enough information going into the interview??
Did they ask you about your subjects that you took in College and if they could help you with your subject areas on the Hibernia course?
Would you say the majority of the interview was based on your application form?
Some people are saying they were asked alot about teaching techniques, discilpline in the classroom ,classroom management, as well as types of learning styles- was this the case with you too??
Thanks so much for your help as I really really want to get offered a place !!

I think it is a good idea to have a look at the syllabus and take some brief notes. It is important to be able to show that you know the different sections of the science subject but it is doubtful that you will asked to go into detail!

They asked briefly about my college degree but I felt many of the questions directed to me were in relation to my personal statement and time spent in the classroom. I felt they wanted you to relate any experience you have into teaching!

The interview panal consists of three people and all ask you very diffferent questions, one of them only will direct questions related to your subject. You are likely to get asked about classroom management etc as it is a teacher training interview!!

They will aslo ask you questions on technology at the end of the interview but they are just looking for simple answers, even a yes or no for some, but it might be a good idea to know a bit on technology used in teaching and their benifits!

Summer4

Dont worry about the interview. I haven't heard of anyone not getting in yet. You have two decent subjects. I have only geography and ICT, and ive got accepted, but i still have to decide by this friday whether ill accept....trying to weigh up the pros and cons of long term employment with those subjects.

I suggest, do the last two years LC and JC papers 0f your subjects, it will help you familirise yourself with the curiculum.
Also they will ask advantages of IT in teaching.
Difficult situations in the classroom.
Common sense answers will get you through.