Vol. 575 No. 3
171 Cecilia Keaveney asked the Minister for Education and Science if a person (details supplied) qualified in Belfast in 1973 with a certificate in education should be considered a qualified primary school teacher, particularly in view of the fact that their probationary year was in a primary school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28057/03]
Teachers in primary schools are generalists rather than subject specialists and must be qualified to teach the range of primary school subjects to children aged four to 12 years. To be fully recognised to teach at primary level, teachers must have undertaken a recognised primary teaching training course and possess a recognised primary teaching qualification.
My Department has been in correspondence with the person referred to by the Deputy and is awaiting additional information on this person's teaching qualification. A decision on the granting of provisional recognition to this person cannot be made until such time as the additional information requested is to hand.
