TAP+ Teacher Registration
The Department of Education is pleased to announce TAP+ 2025 Summer Course registration is now open.
Free to all primary & special school teachers. Hosted by your local full time Education Support Centre. Approved and led by the Department of Education and Education Support Centres Ireland (ESCI) under Creative Youth 2023-2027.
Teacher Artist Partnership+ (TAP+) is a creativity rich summer course that supports professional development through wellbeing, relationships and creative partnership for teachers and artists /creative practitioners.
Participants create, explore and collaborate to enhance arts and creativity in education through creative process, critical reflection, collaboration and enjoyment.
Please use the following link to register for the upcoming TAP+ Summer Course link
The closing date for receipt of applications is 20th June 2025.
Apply for a free in-school TAP+ Residency for your students too!
During the summer course teachers will have the opportunity to apply for a TAP+ Residency to take place in partnership with a creative practitioner from their summer course and their students in the school year 2025/2026. Each ESC will have 8 Residencies for participating teachers on the TAP+ Summer Course.
Please contact your local Education Support Centre for queries or support, or email National Arts in Education, Tralee Education Support Centre at
Teacher-Artist Partnership (TAP)
TAP+ Residencies
2024
Oxmantown NS and Creative Practitioner Tina Claffey - Laois ESC
2023
Glenswilly NS and Creative Practitioner Margaret Rowland - Donegal ESC
Courtnacuddy NS and Creative Practitioner Helen Flanagan - Wexford ESC
2022
St Marys Finea NS and Creative Practitioner Catherine Sheridan Simon - Athlone ESC
Toonagh NS and Creative Practitioner Evelyn Sorohan - Clare ESC
2021
Scoil Naomh Bríd Primary School and Creative Practitioner Cas McCarthy - Mayo ESC
Call Out for Creative Practitioners
Teacher Artist Partnership+ 2025/2026
Announcing a wonderful opportunity for creative practitioners of all disciplines to broaden their practice through Teacher Artist Partnership+ (TAP+) professional development and in-school residency programme. Closing date for expression of interest Friday 6th June 2025.
Develop creative partnerships with teachers and children. Receive funded training and residencies that bring the arts and creativity to children all over Ireland through TAP+, an initiative of Creative Youth 2023-27 under Creative Ireland and led by the Department of Education.
TAP+ Overview
- TAP+ Summer Course running 1st to 5th July 2025 in your local Education Support Centre
- Fully paid training to support creative practitioners to work in primary and special schools
- TAP+ In-school Residencies
- Bringing learning into practice through creative partnership with teachers and children
- Funded 20-hour residencies in the school year 2025/26
- Access to the BLAST register of creative practitioners to deliver in-school residencies
- Develop creative partnerships with teachers and children. Receive funded training and residencies that bring the arts and creativity to children all over Ireland through TAP+, an initiative of Creative Youth 2023-27 under Creative Ireland and led by the Department of Education.
TAP+ Expression of Interest Letter
In your letter of application Creative Practitioners must:
1. Outline willingness to undertake child protection training as part of the induction week and undergo standard Garda vetting before taking up project placements.
2. Demonstrate a track record of minimum of three years’ professional practice in any creative practice
3. Demonstrate an interest in / commitment to the principles of Creativity and Arts in Education and to enhancing the lives of children through arts/creative practice
4. Be willing to learn about classroom culture and to work in partnership with teachers and children
5. Combine a sense of fun, joy and collaboration with professional dedication and high artistic/creative vision
Creative Practitioners apply for TAP+ via an Expressions of Interest Letter sent to the Director of your local Education Support Centre no later than 5pm on Friday 6th June 2025. Expressions of interest should be in the form of a letter of max 600 words, accompanied by a CV or short bio with links to images or samples of relevant work.
The letter should outline:
1. Training institute/ organisation
2. Brief description of practice
3. Why you aim to work in education and in partnership teachers and children
4. What qualifies you to undertake the TAP+ summer course training and residency programme
Places on this Creative Youth initiative are limited to four creative practitioners per full-time Education Support Centre area. Please ensure that it will be possible for you to meet all requirements of the programme before applying.
Final decision on offers of places will be taken by the Director of the local Education Support Centre. Any queries in relation to TAP+ should be directed to your local full-time Education Support Centre.
International Teacher-Artist Partnership Professional Development
