Church of Ireland Pathway (Restricted Entry) Dublin City University

Overview

As a primary school teacher, you can make a real difference - guiding and supporting children’s growing minds and personal development. This course will help you to become a skilled and creative teaching professional.

The Church of Ireland Pathway (Restricted Entry) course at Dublin City University will equip you not only with subject knowledge, but also with the leadership and communication skills that teachers need. 

The course helps you to understand how children learn, and gives you the tools to motivate your students in the classroom. As well as learning how to teach the subjects on the primary school curriculum, your knowledge and understanding of the world will deepen through great interactive lectures.

Key facts

On successful completion of their Bachelor of Education degree, graduates of this pathway are qualified to be registered as teachers with the Teaching Council.  Recent graduates are employed in schools under a range of patronage types across the State.

You will take an additional qualification in Religious Studies & Religious Education to prepare you to teach the Follow Me programme, the Religious Education programme in use in primary schools under Church of Ireland, Methodist, Presbyterian and Society of Friends patronage.