Secondary school teaching

I am considering going back to college next year to do the HDip.
I am a degree in chemisty and postgrad qualifications.

I was speaking to some people recently who said that there are so many people available for subbing and teaching and that there are very fewjobs available.

I would hope to teach in the galway/Connaught area but I am from ulster.
Do you think that this will be another factor against me getting a teaching job in the area?

a little bump up,

in case someone has advice

I went to college in Galway and there is a very large student population that would like to live there forever (not me), so would imagine that teaching jobs are hard enough to come by (I know of one person who lives in Galway and has to travel to Tuam in order to get a teaching job in a secondary school, not a huge commute I know.......).

I'm not aware that local candidates would get preference over yourself unless it's provided for in legislation, and if you felt hard done by when applying for a job because you're from Ulster (like myself-I originally hail from Donegal), you may be entitled to take a case under equality legislation (but [broken link removed] suggests that you might not).

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Best of luck!

Thanks for the reply.

Sorry for the bump up, wont do it again!!! Sorry!