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sarahtobin02

rhapsodyinblu wrote: »

Mine said the following re: conditions.

Conditions of offer:

Your achievement of the minimum course entry requirements in your final year degree examinations. Please forward certified true copies of an academic transcript to include your final year degree examination results.
Please note that you are offered a place on this course as an EU fee paying student.

Conditions can also be viewed by clicking the 'Offer Acceptance' link at the bottom of this message as well as under 'Offer notes/conditions' under 'My Applications' on my.tcd.ie.

Please note the following:
The deadline for accepting this conditional offer is midnight Thursday 03 April 2014 (GMT)
As part of the acceptance process you will be required to pay a deposit of € 500.00 which is only refundable should you fail to meet the conditions of this offer. Acceptances are not recorded until required deposit payments have been received. (Deposit payments are considered as part payment of the tuition fee.)
If you accept this offer you will automatically decline any earlier offer acceptances submitted for this academic year and deposits paid will be set against the deposit requirements for this course.

It just says on mine conditional offer-waiting for response. Under offer notes/conditions it says 'conditional offer pending confirmation of final undergraduate degree'. Does this mean so you still have to get a 2:1 degree regardless? €500 deposit is quite steep I was hoping to see whether I got the PAC UCC is my first choice asides from Trinity...

rhapsodyinblu

Yeah I'm in a similar boat. I'm hoping to get offered UCD but still waiting to hear. I would be happy with either of them but I'm not sure, I was hoping to have offers from both and then have to decide you know? It would be worth ringing the PAC and asking them when they forsee their offers coming out. I rang a good while back and they said first round offers would be the first week of April but it could have changed?

sarahtobin02

I think PAC offers are usually always the first week of April so either way we will be caught. €500 is a lot of money for a non-refundable deposit but if you don't accept Trinity and pay the deposit and then don't get any offer in the PAC you're basically screwed ha

Yolo141

got the email about the deposit.. my deadline is 26th March though so I guess I'll have to go ahead before pac results come out, €500 is a bit steep alright!

pancake_tuesday

Does anyone who had their interview with DCU have any pointers? Was it just questions about general teaching methods?

DylanII

pancake_tuesday wrote: »

Does anyone who had their interview with DCU have any pointers? Was it just questions about general teaching methods?

Its just a short chat, very informal just to tryn get to see the type of person you are...

ledgebag1

Wow that sounds way different to a post two or three pages back? The poster said they went in to far more detail?

TheBody

It's a few years since I did my interview. For me, it was quite similar to an interview for a teaching position. They wanted to know about any teaching experience I had. Any ideas I have for my classes. How I'd handle discipline.

sarahtobin02

Yolo141 wrote: »

got the email about the deposit.. my deadline is 26th March though so I guess I'll have to go ahead before pac results come out, €500 is a bit steep alright!

Yeah it sure is. I'd say I'll accept Trinity and pay the deposit, I'd be afraid I wouldn't get anything from the PAC and be screwed then! I'm sure the degree in Trinity is very well recognized, just Dublin is a bit out of the way for me and the cost of living would be pretty expensive.

I_teach_French

sarahtobin02 wrote: »

Yeah it sure is. I'd say I'll accept Trinity and pay the deposit, I'd be afraid I wouldn't get anything from the PAC and be screwed then! I'm sure the degree in Trinity is very well recognized, just Dublin is a bit out of the way for me and the cost of living would be pretty expensive.

Maybe you could ring the office and see if they'll extend the deadline for you. It would be such a waste to pay €500 if the PAC offers come out a few days later. If UCC was my first choice I would definitely ring PAC and Trinity, they might be accommodating and give you some information at least.

Yolo141

Wonder what application numbers were like this year!

OscarWhiskey

Possible stupid question here, but: is UCC the only college in Ireland that is changing the PGDE to a 2 year course?

pancake_tuesday

OscarWhiskey wrote: »

Possible stupid question here, but: is UCC the only college in Ireland that is changing the PGDE to a 2 year course?

No, they're all two years now.

doobyscool

I've been offered an unconditional place in Trinity but I'm not sure if I want to stay in Ireland or go to the UK.

For those of you who are definitely doing a PME what do you plan to do about finances? Have you got saving or do you plan to get a job? Do you think there will be enough time to earn anything substantial? Or are you going to get a loan or financial support from family? I have some saving but not enough. That's my main reason for looking at the UK so I'm curious about other people's plans.

ledgebag1

A very stupid question but at what point can or should you apply to join the teaching council, my understanding is on qualification but a friend said differently?

I_teach_French

ledgebag1 wrote: »

A very stupid question but at what point can or should you apply to join the teaching council, my understanding is on qualification but a friend said differently?

You don't need to join the TC unless you're going to be paid for work (subbing) for 5 consecutive days which is doubtful while doing the PME. You might get the odd few classes if teachers are out but it's not likely. I've been subbing all year and got quite a bit of work but never 5 days straight.

ledgebag1

Thank you very much

DylanII

Does anyone know when the DCU course starts and what would happen if you were unable to attend the first 3 days?

ledgebag1

Hi guys I have a question which has been at the back of my mind. In my degree I did media studies and history, the overall grade I recieved was a 2.1, I got a higher grade in the media studies and a 2.2 in History. I went on to do an MA in a specific form of history and received a 2.1. I am wondering if I can still teach history after receiving my Pme or will my lower grade in the BA history disqualify me with the teaching council?

DylanII

ledgebag1 wrote: »

Hi guys I have a question which has been at the back of my mind. In my degree I did media studies and history, the overall grade I recieved was a 2.1, I got a higher grade in the media studies and a 2.2 in History. I went on to do an MA in a specific form of history and received a 2.1. I am wondering if I can still teach history after receiving my Pme or will my lower grade in the BA history disqualify me with the teaching council?

I dont believe that the grade that you receive matters to the teaching council.

ledgebag1

I hope so, my overall grade on the Ba is 2.1 somi hope it viewed like that

roxyworldgirl

Does anyone know when the PAC offers come out?

DylanII

I think it usually the first week of April

ledgebag1

Has anybody submitted their examination forms to the teaching council to assess their teachable subjects?

debz61288

I_teach_French wrote: »

You don't need to join the TC unless you're going to be paid for work (subbing) for 5 consecutive days which is doubtful while doing the PME. You might get the odd few classes if teachers are out but it's not likely. I've been subbing all year and got quite a bit of work but never 5 days straight.

Do you mean your not getting paid unless you do 5 consecutive days? I'd get that checked out if I was you. Iv been registered since September and get paid for any subbing class I do and iv never done 5 days consecutively!

debz61288

ledgebag1 wrote: »

Hi guys I have a question which has been at the back of my mind. In my degree I did media studies and history, the overall grade I recieved was a 2.1, I got a higher grade in the media studies and a 2.2 in History. I went on to do an MA in a specific form of history and received a 2.1. I am wondering if I can still teach history after receiving my Pme or will my lower grade in the BA history disqualify me with the teaching council?

Your grade won't affect you. Once you have your 54 credits in the subject area!

Yolo141

Did anybody pay the deposit yet?

ledgebag1

debz61288 wrote: »

Your grade won't affect you. Once you have your 54 credits in the subject area!

It says the following on their website 😄 plenty of info

http://www.teachingcouncil.ie/_fileupload/Registration/AutoQuals/Autoquals%20updated%2025%20April%202013.pdf

I_teach_French

debz61288 wrote: »

Do you mean your not getting paid unless you do 5 consecutive days? I'd get that checked out if I was you. Iv been registered since September and get paid for any subbing class I do and iv never done 5 days consecutively!

Sorry, maybe I wasn't clear. I'm getting paid for all of the subbing work. You only need to be a TC member if you're going to be teaching for 5 consecutive days or more. Any less that that and you can still be employed and paid without having to be a member.

So it's a waste of €95, unless you're working 5 consecutive days or more

I found this out after I paid the fee

roxyworldgirl

Cool thanks!
I know Trinity gave their offers did anyone who applied get any info on fees?
The only published ones I can find are UCC.