Qualifications for working in Polish State Schools

I obtained a Bachelor's degree (1st class honours) in the UK in Computer Science and I have a TEFL certificate from the University of Bedfordshire accredited by the British Council. After the Bachelor's I went straight onto a PhD (doctorat) course. I didn't complete the course due to problems with the company who were funding the course but nonetheless completed 2 years of study.

I was asked to come and work at PWSIP in £omża teaching Computing (in English) but after arriving I was told that I couldn't teach as I don't have a Master's degree. The school solicitor was supposed to be looking at the problem but doesn't seem the slightest bit interested.

I am talking with the university in Białystok about continuing and completing my PhD studies but I would prefer to stay in £omża as I have already made a large number of friends and I like the town.

Does anyone know anything about Polish law regarding teacher qualfications in Poland and whether there is any way I can teach without a Master's, such as being employed on the basis of specialist knowledge?

I intend getting the required qualifications but I really need to find a way around the problem before the new semester starts in October.

Any help would be very much appreciated.

i think u can do a wee bit more with those studies....... teaching english is good but you can use ur knowledge to bettr more people.....

or try an investment bank

or you could try to teach IT in some private high schools if teaching is what you love. worth a try :)

I was once in similar position at a Polish Uni., having taught there with a BA Hons, and being offered tenure - for which I needed an MA. My supervisor suggested that I wrote an MA thesis of 20 000 words. I managed to do this in our weeks - with two preschool children. I wrote on an area I knew well and which I planned to us for a PhD. What about doing something similar, a type of expanded proposal. You must have stuff from your aborted PhD that you could knock together. Read some MAs and you'll see that it's not a great chyallenge.

Good luck