Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown (dlr) County Council is now inviting applications for the position of Music Generation Development Officer.
Closing date for receipt of completed application forms: 4pm, Thursday 28 November 2019.
Read more: Opportunity: Music Generation Development Officer, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown
This course, which was presented at Féilte 2019 and has an online version approved and successfully inspected by the Department of Education, is intended for teachers who want to develop their understanding and practice of Assessment for Learning. This course would also be useful for principals and other school leaders who are interested in supporting their staff to develop this important part of everyday practice effectively and / or their SSE focus is assessment.
In Blackrock Education Centre, on Thursday 14th November, from 4:30 to 6:30. Check out www.rahoo.ie for more information or book directly HERE. COST €50 - CERTIFICATE: 2 Croke Park hours
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The National Induction Programme for Teachers (NIPT) will host a Droichead Information Session in Blackrock Education Centre on Wednesday 20th November from 1pm-3pm.
Read more: DROICHEAD: Primary Principals Information Session (20/11/19)
Welcome to the 35th year of the Write a book Project!
If you decide to participate in the Project please register no later than Friday 6th December. You can download the form from this link. Once you’re registered I will send you reminders and further updates on the Project. For further information on the Write a book Project please go to www.writeabookproject.ie
As in the past two years, we are hoping to print again the chosen merits of sixth classes. Copies of 2018 (at €5) and 2019 (at €10) books are still available – you can buy them online or here, in the Centre (for more than five copies please call Cristina on (01) 236 5013 or choose BEC Publishing from our main telephone number).
You may have heard of the Reading Ulysses course that we have successfully run in Blackrock Education Centre before. Well, we are delighted to announce that Dr Seamus Cannon has offered to guide us in the long-life adventure that is to discover what has been described by many critics as ‘one of the greatest novels ever written’ (if not the greatest!!!)
Blackrock Education Centre date: Wednesday 6th November. For other dates and bookings please check here
PDST are delighted to offer Stay Safe 2-hour workshops this term. This workshop aims to familiarise teachers with the rationale, structure, key messages, and content of the revised Stay Safe Programme. It aims to support and enable teachers to implement the revised programme within the context of the SPHE curriculum and using a cross curricula approach.
Blackrock Education Centre dates: Tuesday 5th November or Thursday 21st (You only need to attend one). For other dates and bookings please check here
PDST are offering new RSE full-day seminars this term. The focus of the seminar will be primarily on teaching the sensitive elements of RSE from Infants to Sixth class, in the context of Social, Personal and Health Education. The course will be experiential and practical in its approach.
Read more: Primary RSE Relationships and Sexuality Education Seminar
Congratulations to Kathleen Moran and all JCSP Librarians!!!
The CBI Award is presented in recognition of an outstanding contribution to the world of children’s books.
The Health and Safety Authority has developed resources to give farm safety messages to Primary students in 30 minutes. These are available at www.hsa.ie/education under Teacher Supports and Resources.
