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Quick question about PGCE in UK

  • 25-01-2012 1:43am
    #1
    Magenta
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,957 ✭✭✭


    Hi guys,

    My degree is single honours Biology- did Maths for 3 of those years so would be allowed to teach that as per Teaching Council site. Understand it also qualifies me for Junior Cert Science.

    I am considering the PGCE in the UK and they all seem to only be for Biology only, or Biology with Science. I don't mind spending my whole career teaching Biology/Science, but isn't there some requirement from the Teaching Council that you *have* to be registered for 2 subjects, ie in my case, Biology and Maths? Sorry, it's prob a silly question, but my head is just so melted from all the info overload. Thanks


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  • #2
    cmssjone
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 363 ✭✭cmssjone


    Magenta wrote: »
    Hi guys,

    My degree is single honours Biology- did Maths for 3 of those years so would be allowed to teach that as per Teaching Council site. Understand it also qualifies me for Junior Cert Science.

    I am considering the PGCE in the UK and they all seem to only be for Biology only, or Biology with Science. I don't mind spending my whole career teaching Biology/Science, but isn't there some requirement from the Teaching Council that you *have* to be registered for 2 subjects, ie in my case, Biology and Maths? Sorry, it's prob a silly question, but my head is just so melted from all the info overload. Thanks

    Hi OP,

    I am (finally) fully registered with the Irish Teaching Council with a PGCE in just Maths, so you do not need to do 2 subjects.


  • #3
    UnLuckyAgain
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 277 ✭✭UnLuckyAgain


    No, you do not need to be registered in two subjects, just at least one curriculum subject. The UK system differs in that teaching qualifications specify one particular subject e.g. PGCE Biology. Their ability to teach a subject is based on their PGCE qualification, rather than the Bachelor's degree as is the case in Ireland.


  • #4
    Posy
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 27,654 Mod ✭✭✭✭Posy


    Does anyone know if it's particularly hard to get into doing a PGDE in the U.K?
    I have a degree in English- so is that all I would be qualified to teach in Ireland? :confused:
    (..if so, I don't see many job prospects coming my way tbh!)

    If I did the, say, PGDE in Geography in the UK, would I be qualified to teach English and Geography in Ireland?


  • #5
    edgecutter
    Registered Users Posts: 2,006 ✭✭✭edgecutter


    Posy you would need to have other subjects in your degree to be qualified to teach them, so you would not be able to do a pgce in geography without at least 50% of your degree in that subject. If you are successful and get the pgce, you may be able to do some subsidiary subjects like religion, drama, media studies and others that may help you with job prospects back home.


  • #6
    whiteandlight
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,359 ✭✭✭whiteandlight


    I don't think there's any such thing as being qualified for JC of a subject anymore is there? I thought it was either you have the correct number of credits to be recognised in the subject or you don't


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  • #7
    paddypajarro
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9 ✭paddypajarro


    hello all, i didnt want to start a new thread so hopefully someone can help me out with a little query.

    I hold my BA in History and Sociology.

    I live out of the country and for work prospects where I am, I´m planning to do an online Masters in Education with the Open University later this year.

    I´d like to have the opportunity to teach back home in the future and so am interested to know if there would be the possibility of combining the MA with something that would qualify me to teach in Ireland such as the PGDE.

    Any advice or info would be greatly appreciated.

    Cheers


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