Courses Archive

Please click Role of the Year Head for further information on this course.

Important:

Before you finalise payment for your course, please note the following:

All our courses are booked on the condition that the course fee is non-refundable. Course Fees are not transferrable to another teacher. Unfortunately, if you wish to cancel your place on one of our courses or you are unable to attend the course, we are not in a position to refund fees.

In the event that the minimum number of participants required do not apply then the Centre will be obliged to cancel the course and all monies will be refunded in full.

To participate in this programme a minimum of two teachers from a school must attend the 2.5-hour workshop for teachers so that they are equipped with the knowledge and skills to train students in CPR.

Cardiac arrest can happen to anyone at any age. Young or old. Fit or not.

We know that 70% of cardiac arrests happen in the home and the chances of recovery decrease by 10% for every minute that proper care isn’t administered.

Irish Heart Foundation’s CPR 4 Schools programme is an innovative programme designed for post-primary schools. It is quick and easy programme that equips teachers with the skills to deliver the training to their students. Using a train the trainer model Irish Heart Foundation prepares teachers to teach their students.

Why do this in schools?

Schools have been identified as the ideal setting to reach all children and young people to reduce premature death and disability from heart disease and stroke which is Ireland’s number one killer, accounting for 32% of all deaths. Statistics show that 5,000 people die in Ireland annually from sudden cardiac death and 70% of these cardiac arrests happen in the home. By starting CPR immediately, the victim’s chances of survival can be doubled. Therefore, the Irish Heart Foundation is initiating a CPR 4 Schools programme to train the next generation of lifesavers who will be able to respond in such emergencies.

How does it work?

Irish Heart Foundation’s expert CPR 4 School team deliver training via education centres over the two and a half hours to teachers. After training teachers leave with unique login details to an online portal which deliverers the programme into any classroom, in addition, Irish Heart Foundation provides new schools with free kits worth €600 which consist of training manikins.

CPR 4 Schools is linked to the curriculum making it easy for teachers to roll out in their schools during class time. Training videos stream through an online portal which has a wide range of resources.

Please note this programme is for post primary schools only.

The Word Study approach to the teaching and learning of spelling.

These two workshops, which will include hands on practical activities, will familiarise participants with the latest research-based approaches to the teaching, learning and assessment of spelling. The content of the workshops will be relevant to teachers working at every level in primary school (including Gaelscoileanna) as well as support teachers in Secondary School. 

The workshops will include diagnostic analysis of student free writing samples and strategies will be recommended to address identified needs.

The facility to submit questions in advance will ensure that these workshops are relevant to the needs of participants. 

Please submit your questions to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. in advance of the first workshop after you have registered for the course.

Eoin Shanahan has taught at every level in Primary school over a period of almost forty years. Prior to his retirement, he spent a number of years as an advisor with the Professional Development Service for Teachers (PDST) where he continues as an Associate. Eoin has spent many years researching and supporting schools in the teaching, learning and assessment of spelling. He has done some pioneering work in the areas of Phonological and Phonemic Awareness, as evidenced in his seminal work 'Towards an Inventory of the Phoneme-Grapheme Units of Standard Irish English', published in Voices of Educators in 21st Century Ireland (Hibernia College, 2018). 

This is a twin workshop which will take place on two consecutive evenings Tuesday the 12th and Wednesday the 13th of November from 5pm to 7pm.

Important: 

Before you finalise payment for your course, please note the following:

All our courses are booked on the condition that the course fee is non-refundable. Course Fees are not transferrable to another teacher. Unfortunately, if you wish to cancel your place on one of our courses or you are unable to attend the course, we are not in a position to refund fees.

In the event that the minimum number of participants required do not apply then the Centre will be obliged to cancel the course and all monies will be refunded in full.

Workshop 2:

Living Things- practical investigations on Plants and Animals with an emphasis on adaptations and food chains. 

A wide variety of assessment techniques through ICT will be outlined to participants in addition to links with Maths and designing and making activities. 

Important: 

Before you finalise payment for your course, please note the following:

All our courses are booked on the condition that the course fee is non-refundable. Course Fees are not transferrable to another teacher. Unfortunately, if you wish to cancel your place on one of our courses or you are unable to attend the course, we are not in a position to refund fees.

In the event that the minimum number of participants required do not apply then the Centre will be obliged to cancel the course and all monies will be refunded in full.

Please click on Stay Safe to book your place on this course.

Spléachadh ar Pháipéir ATAL 2019, eolas faoin gcóras marcála agus dáileadh na marcanna.

Beir leat an páipéir scrúdaithe ar an óiche

Vernon Ó Buachalla (Scrúdaitheoir Comhairleach, ATAL 2019)

With over 25 years teaching experience in Waterpark College Vernon also works with the State Exam Commission every year on the Higher Level Irish. He has also worked with the SLSS which was a forerunner to the PDST for 7 years.

Please click on SSE to register for this seminar.

A fully certified Manual handling course for all school staff which will be delivered by Emerald Safety a Killarney based company.