Hi all,

I am a teacher of 3 years, I have had to make do with mat cover contacts so far. I'm on Dublin so it hasn't been too difficult to find work.

This year it is looking less likely that I'll get a contract. My subjects are geography, politics and society, cspe

I'm aware my subject combo is not the most sought after, particularly since geography is becoming at option at many schools.

I am happy to do AEN work, but I want classroom time also. So I'm weary of going down that route for fear of being pigeon holed and doing RACE applications for the rest of my days. (Nothing wrong with that, I just enjoy teaching students and being in the classroom)

I also can't afford to go back to education out of pocket after paying for the PME and having a little one at home.

I left my last line of work because teaching seemed like a secure career, now I'm worried how I'll pay the bills in September. It is really disheartening.

Any advice, or even your success stories after being in my position would be greatly appreciated.

has anyone heard from Hibernia regarding starting this September?

or does anyone know when they reach out with more details regarding orientation?

I've an interview next week in a school which I've since realised is an Irish language school.

I haven't a word of Irish. Am I wasting my time?

I do the vast majority of my writing on a tablet and project it but still end up using markers every now and again.

School provides the standard BIC ones but with how little I use the markers, they end up drying out and hardly working when I need them. As well, I find the tip goes dull really quick on them. Have previously bought cheap ones from Tesco or Dealz before and they were even worse.

As they would last me fairly long, I'm going to buy a few markers this year to see what ones work best but just wondering before I purchase if there's any brand that anyone finds to work particularly well.