Teaching
- Teaching - Abroad
- Teaching - Republic of Ireland
- Teaching - NI, UK & the Isle of Man
- Teaching - Special Education Needs
- Teaching English as a Foreign Language
Teaching - Abroad
- Gradireland Booklets:
- Options with ...
- Your Degree in ... What Next?:
- Australia
- Australian Institute for Teaching & School Leadership (AITSL), for information on 'Skills' assessment for migration - a necessary process to teach in Australia.
- Australian Government: Qualifications Recognition
- Skills Recognition Information (ASRI): Secondary School Teacher
- Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
- Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership
- Useful Websites
- Emigrate2.co.uk
- Jobaroo.com
- Randstad.com
- TeachAbroad.com
- Teaching Jobs Australia: www.visabureau.com/australia/teaching-jobs.aspx
- Canada
- Irish Language Instructors appointed annually to Canadian Universities. These awards are offered by Ireland Canada University Foundation.
- Education Canada
- Information for foreign-trained secondary school teachers
- Europe
- European Schools Teaching staff are seconded by the Irish government. Vacancies are advertised at www.education.ie.
- Comenius Assistantships - funding for future teachers to spend 13-45 weeks teaching in a school abroad, closing date usually is end of January each year.
- Language Teaching Assistants in France.
- Bilingual School Project in Spain for European nationals supported by British Council.
- Council for International Schools
- Teaching in European Schools
- Greece
- Japan/China
- Korea
- New Zealand
- TeachNZ for teaching opportunities and the process to working in New Zealand
- Oasis Education NZ
- USA
- Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistantship Awards (FLTA). Recently qualified teachers and professionals fluent in Irish who are planning teaching careers in Ireland and are keen to take part in student life in a US university / college and live in student accommodation, on or off-campus are encouraged to apply. The Fulbright scholarship competition typically opens each Autumn.
- Visiting International Faculty (VIF) is a teacher-exchange program that pairs teachers with US schools.
- Teaching in the United States
- VIF Program Booklet (hard-copy)
- International Teaching Programmes - Developing Countries
- i-to-i TEFL Courses and Jobs.DVD available from the Careers Information Centre.
- ProjectsAbroad.ie
- Sabis International Schools Network
- TeachAbroad.com
- WorldTeach.org
- Relevant Videos
- Teaching Abroad - Dubai
Sean Cooney – SABIS, Director International School of Choueifat
- Professional Institute Information:
- ACELS - The Advisory Council for English Language Schools Ltd.
- Professional Recognition
- Recognition of Qualifications to work in other EU countries
- Any other relevant literature:
- Websites:
- www.acels.ie
- www.educationjobs.com
- TeacherPort - provides an easy way for teachers and new graduates to find teaching jobs abroad.
Teaching - Republic of Ireland
- Career Sector
- Job Profiles
- Primary Teacher
- Post primary Teacher
- For other teaching related profiles see gradireland Teaching & Education
- Education and Training
- Applying for Teacher Training in Ireland, Careers Week 2012
- Entry requirements for initial teacher training primary and post-primary
- List of accredited primary and post-primary teacher programmes (“consecutive” programmes are relevant for graduates seeking a postgraduate teaching qualification)
- Professional Institute Information
- Teaching Council
For graduates applying for postgraduate teacher training courses- Qualifications Requirements for Primary Teachers (Qualifications Awarded in Ireland)
- Qualifications Requirements for Post Primary Teachers (Qualifications Awarded in Ireland)
this page includes:
- Subject Specific Criteria - ensure that your degree meets all of the requirements for post-primary teaching, applicants must ensure that subjects and module options taken satisfy the subject specific criteria
- Assessment and recognition of post-primary qualifications - Where applicants for registration hold qualifications not included on the subject specific criteria list, their qualifications must be assessed by the Council e.g. engineers intending to teach maths
- List of recognized degrees - A list of degrees, which in the past have been deemed to meet the requirements for named subjects. Given that the content of degrees and of modules within degrees can change over time, it is important that applicants read this list in conjunction with the Subject Specific Criteria above
- Teaching Council
- For qualified teachers
- Teachers must Register With The Teaching Council
- Dept of Education & Skills
- Teaching Council: Post-primary Newly Qualified Teachers in Ireland, Conditions and Application process to register with the Teaching Council. Relevant for final year teaching students
- How to apply for recognition to teach in Republic of Ireland for people who qualified outside of Ireland (Qualifications Awarded in EU/EEA Countries) for primary, post primary and further education.
- Teachers must Register With The Teaching Council
- Work experience and jobs
Experience relevant to teaching before teacher training- Primary
- Teaching or observation in a classroom situation e.g. schools, summer schools.
Dept Education & Science to find schools convenient to you - Voluntary work with young people e.g. scouts, Girl Guides. Volunteering Ireland includes opportunities to gain education related experience in a voluntary capacity
- Teaching or observation in a classroom situation e.g. schools, summer schools.
- Post-primary
- Teaching or observation in a classroom situation. Apply directly to schools to request hours observing teachers. Aim to gain at least 50 hours. This is relevant for TCD course. Dept Education & Science to find schools convenient to you
- Voluntary work with young people e.g. scouts, Girl Guides. This is not relevant to NUI courses
Volunteering Ireland includes opportunities to gain education related experience in a voluntary capacity - Examples of relevant professional experience accepted by NUI colleges, processed through PAC (Postgraduate Application Centre)
- Paid Work / Substitution Work
- CV & Interview Techniques for Post Primary Teachers applying for Jobs (February 2013)
- www.asti.ie & some Education Centres
- www.ateci.ie
- Unpaid Work
- Volunteer - www.tcd.ie/Community/opportunities/
- Work with young people with learning disabilities
- Work with an organisation such as NALA in adult literacy
- JobBridge, Education Sector internships - www.jobbridge.ie
- Primary
- Jobs for Qualified Teachers
- TCD Teaching Fair 2013 booklet (19/02/13)
- Ireland
- Useful Links
- Curriculum – National Council for Curriculum & Assessment
- Dept of Education & Science
- TeachersTV
- Topical issues
- Teachers Unions
Teaching - NI, UK & the Isle of Man
Note: GTTR deadline for Primary PGCE applications has been extended to 6th December 2012.
- Career Sector Guide
- Job Profiles
- Primary School Teacher
- Secondary School Teacher
- For other teaching related profiles see Prospects
- Education and Training
- Routes into Teaching (AGCAS)
- Applying for Teacher Training in UK, Careers Week 2012, Eddie Ferguson
- Writing your Personal Statement (2012)
- Information on Professional Skills Tests for Initial Teacher Training Applicants from
EdgeHill University (pdf) St Mary’s University (pdf) - Northern Ireland / Teaching in Northern Ireland (pdf)
- England & Wales: Teaching Advice includes information on Where to Start, Routes into Teaching, Applying for a PGCE, Work experience in Schools
- Wales: Teacher Training & Education in Wales / Teaching in Wales (pdf)
- Scotland: Teaching in Scotland / Teaching in Scotland (pdf)
- Tuition Fees & Bursaries
- General | England | Northern Ireland | Scotland | Wales
- Professional Institute Information
- Overseas Trained Teacher Programme in England
- Teaching Agency England
- General Teaching Council for Scotland
- General Teaching Council Wales
- General Teaching Council Northern Ireland
- Teaching Council in Ireland: How to apply for recognition to teach in Republic of Ireland. Qualified outside of Ireland (Qualifications Awarded in EU/EEA Countries) for primary, post primary and further education.
- Work experience and jobs
- Work experience relevant to teaching before applying for teacher training. Experience is essential for training. Work experience schemes available
- Jobs for qualified teachers
- Useful Links
National Curriculum- Northern Ireland
- England
- Scotland
- Wales
- Ofsted reports on quality of Teacher Training providers in England
- Topical issues
Special Educational Needs
- Gradireland Booklet:
- AGCAS Booklet:
- Education Sector
- Occupational Profiles:
- Your Degree in ... What Next?
- Professional Institute Information:
- Any other relevant material:
- Special Needs Organisations
- Postgrad Courses
- Post-Graduate Programme of Training in Special Educational Needs (SEN) for Teachers
- Revision of Teachers Salaries - Department of Education & Science
- Revision of Salaries for Special Needs Assistants - Department of Education & Science
- Websites:
Teaching English as a Foreign Language
- Gradireland Booklet
- Prospects, UK
- Occupational Profiles
- Professional Institute Information
- Any other relevant material
- Websites
- The ELT Jobs section of ‘The Guardian’ website
- www.tefl.com
- www.tesol.com
- www.eslcafe.com
- International House World
- British Council
- ELICOS Australia
- TeacherPort - provides an easy way for teachers and new graduates to find teaching jobs abroad.
- ESL recruitment agencies (mind your step!)
