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Is religion creating a barrier to primary school teaching jobs?

With almost 90% of Irish schools under Catholic Patronage teacher training courses have been advising students to take the CRS, a certificate in religious studies to boost their chances of getting employed.   Simon Lewis, Primary school principal and host of If I Were the Minister for Education Podcast & Alan Hynes, CEO of the Catholic Education Partnership.

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09.00 1 Nov 2023


Is religion creating a barrier to primary school teaching jobs?


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With almost 90% of Irish schools under Catholic Patronage teacher training courses have been advising students to take the CRS, a certificate in religious studies to boost their chances of getting employed.  

Simon Lewis, Primary school principal and host of If I Were the Minister for Education Podcast & Alan Hynes, CEO of the Catholic Education Partnership.


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