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Primary Teaching Colleges in UK

  • 23-01-2007 10:45am
    #1
    BlueSuedeShoes
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    Hi,

    I'm a 23 year old male thinking about doing primary teaching in the UK (one year postgrad). Does anyone know if there is a bursary when you are studying this? - I heard there is for secondary teaching, not sure if there is for primary.

    Also, is it easy to get a job back in Ireland once you have this course completed? I understand you have to do the Irish exam when you come back but that shouldnt be too much of an issue.

    Which are good colleges to go to in the UK?


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  • #2
    kittex
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 686 ✭✭✭kittex


    I don't know about the Irish exam, as I thought UK trained teachers were exempt. However, I'm pretty sure that question has been answered numerous times on this forum recently. Have a look at older posts to see.

    I completed my PGDE in Glasgow University. As regards funding, all of the Irish students on my course were funded; fees were paid but they had to sort out their own living expense etc.

    In England there is additional funding available.

    One of the plusses of studying at Glasgow uni for primary, is that it offers Catholic Teacher Formation for free. This apparently looks good to schools back home, where obviously the majority are faith schools.

    Conditions are also much better and you are offered a guaranteed job for one year after graduating. This means you can gain your hours for full registration by the May and be paid just under 20K salary for the first year to do so.

    After you are registered in the UK you can apply for recognition to the Irish Teaching Council. I have been told this is easier to do than to come back without being registered, but stories vary.

    In Scotland you can also get a 6K bonus for agreeing to be placed anywhere in the country for this first year.

    In England and Wales, fees are paid, plus a bursary but working conditions are said to be worse than here in Scotland.
    I can't say much about teaching there to be honest.

    Do have a look about this forum for other experiences - there have been lots of posts about this recently as I say.


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