Montessori-primary teaching

frulewis

aplologies if this is written somewhere else but if you have a h.dip in Montessori can you teach in Primary schools? Nobody can feckin tell me so i thought maybe someone on here would know

sue97

http://www.snmci.ie/programmes/HDip/default.htm

Only qualified to teach up to six year olds so no is the quick answer. As far as I know, the degree is the only one recognised by the Dept of Education

E.T.

There are cases where people with a Montessori qualification (degree level I think) are working as Resource teachers. At this stage I can't see anyone being taken on without one of the normal teaching qualifications (B.Ed, postgrad from one of the teaching colleges) when there are hundreds and hundreds of unemployed and fully qualified teachers.

Missy11

It depends on which college you go to and what qualification you get. You can actually qualify to teach up to 12 years if you go to a particular college and u are alSo qualified to teach in a special school as the class teacher but it depends on which course u do !!

E.T.

Missy11 wrote: »

It depends on which college you go to and what qualification you get. You can actually qualify to teach up to 12 years if you go to a particular college and u are alSo qualified to teach in a special school as the class teacher but it depends on which course u do !!

Does that apply in mainstream schools? I've never heard of it qualifying? I thought the Montessori qualification which allowed you teach up to 12 years was only for Montessori primary schools? Correct me if I'm wrong, but that's what I've read before.

Missy11

You can teach in a Montessori primary school or special needs school but depends where bouts u got your diploma as far as I know ..

Postgrad10

Well the poster said hdip in montessori (level 8 HETAC )so its either st nicholas or AMI and that qualifies them to teach in montessori primary schools.

Postgrad10

According to the department of education, they can register with the teaching council and substitute in primary schools too. I also saw an advert for a montessori teacher job on one of the Irish job sites from the US looking for qualified montessori teacher (BA Montessori Ed or Hdip Montessori Ed) for a primary school there.

frulewis

thanks for the replies yes its the hdip in montessori from st nicholas's i'm in a conundrum at the moment of what to do because i'd love to teach kids but i don't want to work in a creche environment and thats where most of the Montessori positions are catch 22 i guess

Postgrad10

And crèche pay isn't brilliant . Register with the council , get your cv out to all Montessori primary schools and other primary schools too . There are Montessori preschools out there that arnt creche's , you could go amaze them with your skills and gradually get your pay up . When you've three years experience they are eligible for extra money under the ecce scheme , might give them initiative to pay you more

Marbles2

Hi guys,

I dont know if this has been answered somewhere else but... can a primary school teacher teach Montessori schools?

would appreciate your help.