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a D in Junior cert science good enough for UK primary teaching courses?

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  • 27-04-2013 2:07pm
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    mrets
    Registered Users Posts: 36 ✭


    Hi all,

    I am applying for a primary teaching place in the UK among various colleges. I currently have one years teaching experience in Dubai, have a 2:1 Arts degree etc.. but .. I have one problem..

    I have a D in my junior cert science , this is all the science i did in sec. school so is this enough? i know they look for minimum c in GCSE but i'm not sure what the equivalent score is here>.

    Can anyone help me out?
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    Jimmy Iovine
    Registered Users Posts: 9,416 ✭✭✭Jimmy Iovine


    I'd ring up some of the colleges that you're thinking of applying for and ask them.

    I'm 90% sure that the Irish equivalent of the GCSE is the Leaving Cert. I remember thinking that was completely ridiculous when I was applying two years ago. I got a D in Physics and it was enough to get me through. Ring up to make sure though.

    If you can't apply for the English/Welsh courses, then consider Scotland. As far as I can remember they don't look for Science qualifications. As a result, their courses fill up pretty quickly.


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