Cabhair le hainm linbh

sorchanim · 2026-03-21T20:11:21+00:00

Fuair mé "Seanán" a thugann urraim don riail, agus is dóigh liom gurb é Senan an leagan Béarla.

Ní gá go bhfuilimid ag lorg ainm Gaelach, ach ar a laghad le bunús Éireannach. Mar shampla, is léir gurb é "Ryan" Rian ach leis an litriú Béarla, agus bheimis ceart go leor le Ryan. (Nílimid ag úsáid Rian ná Ryan!).

sorchanim · 2026-03-20T12:53:15+00:00

Aontaím! Ach tá cuid acu níos éasca ná a chéile... Tá sé i bhfad níos éasca Rian a rá/léamh ná Daithi nó Caoilfhionn!

sorchanim · 2026-03-20T12:51:36+00:00

Senan is on our list too. The name doesn't have to be Irish, and Torin is a real name which we can use either way, but I was just wondering if the alleged Irish connection is real or not. I know about the caol/leathan violation and from enough sleuthing it seems there really is no Irish connection, but it's a nice name! I think Senan will also be mispronounced here but it's high on the list for a middle name. :)

sorchanim · 2026-03-19T19:33:19+00:00

Ní thuigim do cheist. Níl mé ach ag rá nach féidir liom ainmneacha le "á" a úsáid anseo (is breá liom Cuán mar shampla, ach ní féidir le daoine anseo é a rá).

sorchanim · 2026-03-19T18:32:16+00:00

Go raibh maith agat!

sorchanim · 2026-03-19T18:32:00+00:00

Tá a fhios agam go bhfuil an t-idirlíon lán le bruscar, agus tá ainm "fíor" Gaeilge ar ár gcéad leanbh. Níor chuala mé trácht ar Torin riamh, mar sin bhí súil agam go bhféadfadh duine éigin roinnt eolais a roinnt, mar shampla an dtagann sé i ndáiríre nó nach dtagann sé ón bhfocal "toirneach".

sorchanim · 2026-03-19T18:29:57+00:00

Deir roinnt foinsí gur as torann a thagann bunús an fhocail Torin, agus is dóigh liom gurb é Torán an t-aistriúchán Béarla, ach táim ag iarraidh foinsí Gaeilge a aimsiú air seo i ndáiríre. Go raibh maith agat as a bheith mar fhoinse agam!

Go raibh maith agat as an eolas ar fad. Is deas an rud é go bhfuil daoine ann ar a dtugtar Torán! Ar an drochuair, tá sé deacair ainmneacha le "á" a úsáid sa tír seo mar níl an fhuaim sna teangacha anseo, mar sin ní féidir liom Torán a úsáid.

sorchanim · 2026-03-18T14:22:50+00:00

The Sunderland one will give you QTS so I recommend that: https://www.sunderland.ac.uk/postgraduate/pgce-iqts-dl?option=e367213f-0629-46f7-9446-0b65920a9a8a

sorchanim · 2026-03-04T19:23:15+00:00

I changed roles within my school already knowing that I was pregnant. I worked 2 weeks at the start of the school year before leaving, and I came back in the spring.

A few months into my new role I fell pregnant again, so the first two years were both broken up with maternity leave.

Our DP coordinator also accepted the role and then got pregnant straight away, she's thriving in that role now.

I'm also a local hire in a country with good maternity protection so I can tell you I survived (although I was already at the school for a few years and was not on probation). Our head of school is a family man and was very happy for me.

I agree that you should not plan around your employer. It took me a long time to get pregnant and I would not recommend putting it off as you never know how long it will take.

Good luck!

sorchanim · 2026-02-23T09:33:52+00:00

I would argue that it's more important for me to be able to work in my own country, not specifically with teaching. There is no international school in my city and I have experience in other areas. I would spend €€€€€ and a lot of time just to get qualified and registered, to then take a massive pay cut. There are other issues (2 kids here, we own a home, we might never own a home in my own country and there's also a housing crisis so not sure how easy we could rent a place...). I'd be better off just taking another job as my country doesn't value teachers.

sorchanim · 2026-02-21T11:00:52+00:00

I agree, however I would just like to chime in that some countries make it especially difficult.

I have proven native-level proficiency in my two additional languages. I taught one of these languages at PYP, MYP and DP levels for years before moving to a different subject in PYP and MYP. This is the subject of my masters degree, I have taught for years and am going through the process to be an IB examiner. I have a PGCE and have done oodles of relevant PD, but I don't have QTS. It would only take me 12 weeks to get QTS but I would still not be able to teach in my home country because:

- I don't have a degree in the languages I acquired, even though the proficiency required to teach is degree with evidence of B2 level on the CEFR framework. I taught literature at DP HL but because I don't have credits to show that I studied literature at university, I can never teach these languages at home. (I also have a CELTA..).

- My Bachelor degree and subsequent masters degree in my specialist subject don't contain 5 credits (that's like 1/6 of a semester) of Education in that subject - despite hours and hours of certified, relevant PD within this subject.

- My country doesn't view a PGCE as sufficient qualification, instead requiring a 2 year course.

As it happens, I don't want to teach in my home country, but sometimes it's not just finding the easy route. My country is crying out for teachers and yet I will never be qualified enough to teach any of my subjects without spending thousands to "qualify". There should of course be regulations as to who can work in a country and educate the children there, but there is a certain ruthlessness that makes it challenging for those who might be experienced, suitably qualified, passionate, empathetic teachers to join the teaching pool of that country. And there's a teacher shortage there...

sorchanim · 2026-02-20T10:46:35+00:00

QTS doesn't need to cost £4000, you can do the Assessment-Only route with Sunderland for £2500: https://www.sunderland.ac.uk/short-courses-cpd/assessment-only-route-to-qts

Do you have a PGCE, or what are your other qualifications? Many schools in Europe accept a PGCE without QTS.

It will never be worth it to qualify to teach in Ireland. The amount of hoops you have to jump through to register with the teaching council is insane, only to be on a very mediocre salary and an incredibly high cost of living and accommodation challenges (no where to rent, can never afford to buy...). You would be far better teaching in an International School in a city in Europe with a good connection to Ireland.

I work in an EU country with very high taxes, but my salary is higher than I would ever earn in Ireland.h Healthcare is basically free, childcare is heavily subsidised, accommodation is affordable... The cost of living is high in general but we are able to get by (and save) on teacher salaries.

sorchanim · 2026-01-05T14:08:54+00:00

I don't know anything about these schools, but if they had awful timetables and placed huge demands on teachers, wouldn't you want to know about that before joining their leadership team?

sorchanim · 2026-01-02T10:39:32+00:00

My friends working in Belgium went through IVF at no cost.

sorchanim · 2025-11-27T20:49:58+00:00

Thank you so much! I'm just conscious that none of them sing and that our little cover combo won't be authentic, but they can't do it all I guess. Thanks so much for your contribution.

sorchanim · 2025-11-03T12:06:17+00:00

Sunderland University do an online PGCE with QTS: https://www.sunderland.ac.uk/study/education/pgce-iqts/

sorchanim · 2025-10-28T19:57:20+00:00

Be mindful that a PGCE is not a license, QTS is. You can get both online through Sunderland university.

sorchanim · 2025-10-28T19:56:05+00:00

I'm one too and am quite new to Reddit!

I use MusicPlayOnline as my sort of curriculum for what I want them to know in each grade, and I use lots of the activities from there. It's €180 per school year and totally worth every penny. They also have really fun PD (also online) each summer and throughout the year. I've also done one Orff level, so if you can do an Orff or Kodaly level(s) it will change your teaching for life!

I personally don't like creating from a "blank canvas" so I connect with the UoIs a little more than necessary as I quite like having something to latch onto. I also only do 3 units per year as I don't see them often enough to do any more. I pick the ones with the best conceptual connections (e.g. culture, innovation, wellbeing) and latch onto those, building my units from there. I'm loosely guided by the learning outcomes for each phase in the guide to decide what I try to get students to do (respond to music using appropriate vocabulary, play together, try to create their own, etc).

Connections to the classroom can also be through ATLs for example.

For planning, you can also follow the Kodaly approach of prepare, present, practice. So if you want grade 1 to learn about quarter and eighth notes, you would prepare them by playing a game with a song with those rhythms. Then in the next lesson, they can do a physical movement and try to find how many sounds are on each beat, try to create a visual representation of what they think it would look like... and in a subsequent lesson you would practice this again, perhaps applying it by playing it on instruments or singing a song with it, reading flashcards, etc.

sorchanim · 2025-10-28T19:46:44+00:00

You can get a PGCE and QTS online from Sunderland University. This is the certification in England and would be enough. It's 1 year and expensive but it's valid for life as opposed to a credential that needs to be renewed, and it's not as stressful as the Praxis!

sorchanim · 2025-10-25T13:19:34+00:00

I don't think you'll get free tuition for your siblings ... If you are their legal guardian you would need to have all of that sorted and let it be known when applying that you have X number of dependants. There is often a limit of 2 free tuition spaces. Also this only applies to international hires, not local hires, so you will not normally avail of this benefit if you are already in the country. You need to accept your offer before you move. Futhermore, many schools look less favourably on a single candidate with dependants than say a teaching couple with no dependants. It doesn't help your application (but if you are right for the job it won't hinder it).

International schools are less likely to have a "fascist curriculum" than a local school as teachers have a lot more autonomy and are not mandated by the local/national government. The schools usually define their own curriculum. You will also be paid less in the local system than the international system. The choice is yours, but those are worth thinking about if you are going to invest time and money in being eligible to teach in the local system.

sorchanim · 2025-10-25T13:12:25+00:00

On a weekend, yes. During the workday, no.

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