Tuition fees teaching bursary welcomed by students10 hours ago Share Save Robbie Meredith Education and arts correspondent, BBC News NI Share SaveBBC Eimhear O'Neill and Luke MacDaibheid are both studying for a PGCE in Irish medium education at St Mary's University College Belfast. Students in Northern Ireland set to teach in Irish language schools and maths, science or technology subjects are to have their tuition fees paid. It is hoped the move will address a shortage of teachers in maths, chemistry, physics, technology, computing and design and Irish medium education. Students taking a four-year undergraduate education degree in maths, and technology and design, will have their tuition fees paid for the duration of their course - about £5,000 a year or £20,000 in total. RecruitmentGetty Images Students set to teach maths would be among those to get their tuition fees paidSome schools in Northern Ireland have reported difficulty in recruiting maths, science or technology teachers.