What are the benefits of joining the gdi/ a teaching subject association?
Joining the subject associations for each of the subjects you teach is now an understood requirement for Continuous Professional Development (CPD)
The gdi runs a main November conference at which the AGM is held and a smaller Spring conference.
The gdi as a subject association does its best to act as the hub through which you can find information about events and competitions relevant to your subject from the many organisations and agencies that now work in Modern Language teaching in Ireland.
It is recommended that as a member you also sign up to newsletters and email lists.
Do let us know through our contact form if there are developments that we don’t seem to be aware of. We always value and are delighted to hear from an engaged membership.
What is the difference between the subject association and a Community of Practice?
Competitions
Cultural programmes
Collaborative online space for resource and teaching methodologies
Becoming a German teacher in Ireland
Becoming a German teacher in Ireland
To become a post-primary teacher in Ireland, you must comply with the rules set out by the Teaching Council. The Teaching Council requires you to hold a PME (Professional Master of Education) in order to get fully registered as a German teacher in Ireland.
There are several course providers throughout the country:
- Maynooth University
- National University of Ireland, Galway
- University College Cork
- University College Dublin
- University of Limerick
In order to be eligible for the PME, you must have obtained a third-level degree the Teaching Council considers suitable for the purpose of teaching at post-primary level.
Please find more details here: https://teachingcouncil.ie/website/en/teacher-education/pathways-to-teaching/post-primary/
To get registered with the Teaching Council you must fill out a form and submit this in addition with the required documents.
Please find the required forms here: https://teachingcouncil.ie/en/registration/forms-and-fees/forms/
How do I acquire a Foreign Language Assistant?
Visit this page in our Members Zone for indepth information https://germanteachers.ie/fremdsprachenassistenzkrafte/
Do you have a school exchange database?
We currently don't have a school exchange database.
