School Placement
About
Students on the B Ed, B Ed in Education and Psychology and the postgraduate Professional Master in Education, spend time in schools on each year of their programme. In accordance with Teaching Council requirements, undergraduate students spend approximately 30 weeks in schools and postgraduate students spend approximately 24 weeks in schools.
Throughout their programme students have the opportunity to teach at all class band levels, teach in schools under different patronage and to teach in lán-Ghaeilge settings. Placements are sourced by the College and by students themselves. The College is indebted to the hundreds of schools and over 2,000 co-operating teachers who facilitate our students each year.
Placements are coordinated through the online portal, Teacher, University and School - School Placement System (TUS).
School Placement, as defined by the Teaching Council, “is designed to give the student teacher an opportunity to learn about teaching and learning, to gain practice in teaching, to apply educational theory in a variety of teaching and learning situations and school contexts and to participate in school life in a way that is structured and supported”.
In keeping with this perspective, over the course of their programme, students have the opportunity to become involved in many aspects of school life, including responsibility for class teaching, participating in team-teaching and special education, leading curriculum projects and becoming involved in extra-curriculum activities. Teaching is a collaborative and knowledge-based endeavour and for MIC students, school placement is an opportunity to learn how to teach and to learn about teaching.
The College and school learning experiences are complementary of each other and are conducted in a spirit of partnership between the College and participating schools.
Staff
Undergraduate
An overview of all School Placements on the Bachelor of Education (B Ed) and the B Ed in Education & Psychology programme can be found in the schedule below.
- Download School Placement Year information here.
- Year 1 students will undertake School Placement 1 and School Placement 2 this year.
- Placement 1 is College-based. Lectures address protocols for classroom observations, professionalism on placement, engaging with school and college personnel while on placement and reflective practice.
- Placement 2 occurs on Mondays in February and for a two week block in March. Students teach a range of curriculum areas.
- Schools: If you would like to host students for School Placement 1 and 2, please contact Eoin Martin in the MIC Education Office on +353 61 204394.
- Download School Placement Year 2 Information here.
- Year 2 students will undertake School Placement 3 this year.
- Placement 3 is a six-week placement that will take place in April and May. The student is based in a school of his/her choice and in a class between Third and Sixth. The placement combines whole-class teaching of the selected class for three weeks as well as structured participation in school-wide teaching and learning initiative.
- Download School Placement Year 3 Information here.
- Year 3 students will undertake School Placement 4 this year.
- Placement 4 takes place in an alternative educational setting.
- Download School Placement Year 4 Information here.
- Year 4 students will undertake the Extended Placement.
- Students are based in one school from September to November and participate in school-wide teaching and learning initiatives, as well as teaching.
- Schools: If you have queries in relation to this placement, please contact Eoin Martin in the MIC Education Office on +353 61 204394.
Postgraduate
An overview of all School Placements on the Professional Master of Education (PME) programme can be found in the schedule below.
- Click for more information on the PME 1 placement.
- Year 1 students will undertake School Placement 1 and School Placement 2.
- Placement 1 occurs in a middle class from First to Fourth class in November and December. This is a partnered placement.
- Placement 2 occurs in a class level between Third Class and Sixth Class in April and May. This is a non-partnered placement.
- Schools: If you have queries in relation to either placement, please contact Eoin Martin in the MIC Education Office on +353 61 204376.
- Download School Placement PME Year 2 information here.
- Year 2 students are based in one school from January to March and participate in school-wide teaching and learning initiatives, as well as teaching.
- Schools: If you have queries in relation to PME School Placement, please contact Eoin Martin in the MIC Education Office on +353 61 204394.
Information for Schools
MIC School Placement Schedule 2024-2025
Sceideal Shocrúchán Scoil Fómhar 2024 & Earrach 2025
PME Professional Placement 1 Nov 25th-Dec 6th
4th Year Extended Placement Sept 9th-Nov 22nd
- Extended Placement Weekly Schedule/Sceideal an tSocrúcháin Leathnaithe
- Strand work- teaching and learning initiatives/Obair Shnáithe- Gníomhaíochtaí Éagsúla Teagaisc
- Information for Treoirithe
- Supporting the Student Teacher on Placement
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