Education

Teaching graduates can find work as substitutes or temporary teachers relatively easily. However, securing a permanent position can be more difficult, and it can take a few years of covering in different schools around the country before you settle into a long-term role.

Bachelor of Education graduates can also work in other fields such as secondary education, or work as lecturers in third-level institutions or as school inspectors. There are also opportunities for teaching graduates to go into careers in special needs teaching; adult education; teaching English as a foreign language (TEFL) both at home and overseas; and educational psychology.

Teachers start on a basic salary of around €27,000 a year, which can rise to over €50,000 a year over time. A newly qualified special needs teacher will earn about €22,000 a year, rising to about €55,000 a year with experience. Special needs assistants who are starting out are generally paid €12.05 an hour; this figure can increase to €19.54 with time.

Further Resources

Department of Education and Science
Marlborough Street
Dublin 1
Phone: 01 889 6400
Web: www.education.ie
Email: info@education.gov.ie

Irish National Teachers’ Organisation (INTO)
35 Parnell Square
Dublin 1
Phone: 01 804 7700
Email: info@into.ie
Web: www.into.ie

Portal for Irish Education
www.scoilnet.ie

Association of Secondary Teachers Ireland (ASTI)
ASTI House
Winetavern Street
Dublin 8
Phone: (01) 671 9144
Web: www.asti.ie
Email: info@asti.ie

Teachers’ Union of Ireland (TUI)
73 Orwell Road
Rathgar
Dublin 6
Phone: (01) 492 2588
Web: www.tui.ie
Email: tui@tui.ie

Special Education Support Service (SESS)
C/o Cork Education Support Centre
Western Road
Cork
Tel: 1850 200 884
Web: www.sess.ie
Email: info@sess.ie

National Council for Special Education
1-2 Mill Street
Trim
Co Meath
Tel: 046 948 6400
Web: www.ncse.ie
Email: info@ncse.ie