Overview
Cork Education Support Centre (CESC) is funded by the Department of Education through the Teacher Education Section (TES) under the National Development Plan. The current director is James D. Mulcahy.
Since its establishment in 1973 the Centre has provided support for Primary, Post-Primary, National, Regional and Local Professional development for teachers and the education community in Cork City and County.
The Centre aims to:
- Administer national, regional and local in-service programmes
- Deliver seminars in the area of continued professional development
- Support PPDS Advisors and SLSS facilitators
- Support regional and local curriculum development projects
- Provide a meeting place for teacher groups and subject associations
- Plan and organise local courses for Primary and Post-primary teachers,SNA's and other members of the school community.
- Provide ICT local courses
- Support local teacher, SNA, parent and principal groups
- Organise and run spring, summer and autumn local courses
- Provide cluster-based workshops and outreach courses for teachers
- Provide a venue for the education community.
The centre hosts the Special Education Support Service and it offers the Reading Recovery programme.
