Cork Education Support Centre

Newly Qualified Teachers

We are delighted to inform you that our Newly Qualified Teacher Workshops are now available to apply for on-line.

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Learning School Project

Congratulations to St. Colman's Community College on completing their fantastic project about Effective Feedback On Learning. They presented their project here in CESC on January 30th, 2019. Pictured are Niamh Ní Mhaoláin - CESC Director, Máirín Lally, Paul Creed, Anne Jones and Miriam Horgan - Inspectorate.

NOTICE FOR PRIMARY AND POST-PRIMARY NQTS UNDERTAKING DROICHEAD AS A ROUTE TO INDUCTION.

NQTs who are engaging in the Droichead process must attend one two-hour Cluster Meeting per Term for the duration of their Droichead process. Cluster Meetings may only be attended by NQTs who have submitted a DR-1 Form on www.teachingcouncil.ie DR-1 Forms must be submitted by NQTs within five working days of commencement of the Droichead process. All NQTs engaging in the Droichead process must attend Cluster Meeting 1 before attending Cluster 2 and 3. NQTs must register with the Cork Education Support Centre to attend a Cluster Meeting. The National Cluster Meeting Schedule will be sent to all NQTs who submit a DR-1 Form to www.teachingcouncil.ie when applying to undertake the Droichead process through the DR-1 application. At Cluster Meetings, NQTs will present Form D to be stamped by the facilitator as proof of attendance. Form D is available at www.teachingcouncil.ie. Please have this Form with you on the night. In addition to this, NQTs who are engaging in the Droichead process should also engage in one other professional learning activity. This may include attendance at an NIPT workshop. Further information, including the Droichead policy is available on www.teachingcouncil.ie conditions@teachingcouncil.ie info@teachingcouncil.ie

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Assistive Technology to support students with difficulties with reading, writing and organising

During this workshop students with specific learning difficulties and their parents will be introduced to a variety of assistive technologies to support the needs of a student and their parents with their schoolwork, homework and study. There will be technologies to support writing difficulties, reading difficulties and challenges around planning and organising. Assistive technologies covered in the day will include Read and Write Gold, Dragon Naturally Speaking and Mind Mapping software in addition to basic IT advice around touch-typing and file management skills. This workshop is suitable for second level students.  It is also suitable for 5th and 6th class students accompanied by a parent/guardian.  One booking covers parent and child.

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Physical Literacy Fundamental Movement Skills - DAY 3 seminars

•Two teachers per school are invited to attend this seminar. •It is not necessary to have attended Seminar 1 and Seminar 2 in order to attend Seminar 3, all are welcome. •The Department of Education and Skills will provide substitute cover where required. •Participants must ensure that their current roll number is registered on their profile on the PDST online booking system. Registration details can be checked by logging in at http://www.pdst.ie/onlinebooking. •If the roll number needs to be updated, users should email onlinebooking@pdst.ie to request that their profile is amended.

English: https://pdst.ie/onlinebooking Gaeilge: https://pdst.ie/onlinebooking

Primary RSE Relationships and Sexuality Education Seminar

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. The seminar will include:  An overview of RSE as a core component of SPHE  The role and function of an RSE policy  Methodologies for teaching RSE  Creating a safe classroom environment Participants are asked to bring along their own copies of the four RSE books entitled “Resource Materials for Relationships & Sexuality Education”, which are available to download from http://www.pdst.ie/node/811 or purchase from https://www.laoisedcentre.ie/pdstpublications/ You are invited to nominate one or two teachers from your school to attend this seminar. The Department of Education and Skills will provide substitute cover where required. The groups will be limited to 24 participants and places will be allocated on a first come first served basis.

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Measures in Primary Mathematics - March 2019 An Inquiry Based Approach to Measures and STEM

This seminar provides participants with an engaging and stimulating Inquiry Based Learning (IBL) approach to Measures in Mathematics with meaningful connections to STEM. By experiencing practical activities that embody IBL, teacher participants will explore pupil misconceptionsin Measures and respond by giving consideration to developing pupils’ mathematical proficiencies. Participants will also explore innovative approaches to planning and assessing IBL lessons. Two teachers per school can apply to attend and substitute cover is available.

Each teacher must apply individually online via www.pdst.ie/onlinebooking

Active School Flag

Nearly There Workshop The practical workshop is for schools well advanced with the process and intending on applying for or wishing to renew the Active School Flag in 2019 – DATES: 11th March, 2019 13th March, 2019 Venue Cork Education Support Centre All schools (new applicant and renewal schools ) are advised to attend BOOK YOUR PLACE ON www.activeschoolflag.ie

To book your place go to www.activeschoolflag.ie

Primary Internet Safety, Cyberbullying & Bullying Seminar

The Professional Development Service for Teachers (PDST) is delighted to announce a one-day training course for principals and teachers on Internet Safety, Cyberbullying & Bullying for Primary Schools. The purpose of this seminar is to:  address internet safety, cyberbullying and bullying within the context of SPHE  address explicit teaching and understanding around cyberbullying and internet safety  enable children to deal more effectively with interpersonal conflict  support schools in resolving any issues and restoring, as far as is practicable, the relationships of the parties involved. Seminar participants should bring The DES Anti-Bullying Procedures for Primary and Post-Primary Schools 2013 You are invited to nominate one or two teachers from your school to attend this seminar. The Department of Education and Skills will provide substitute cover where required. The groups will be limited to 24 participants and places will be allocated on a first come first served basis.

Register to attend this seminar at www.pdst.ie/onlinebooking

Primary Internet Safety, Cyberbullying & Bullying Seminar

The Professional Development Service for Teachers (PDST) is delighted to announce a one-day training course for principals and teachers on Internet Safety, Cyberbullying & Bullying for Primary Schools. The purpose of this seminar is to:  address internet safety, cyberbullying and bullying within the context of SPHE  address explicit teaching and understanding around cyberbullying and internet safety  enable children to deal more effectively with interpersonal conflict  support schools in resolving any issues and restoring, as far as is practicable, the relationships of the parties involved. Seminar participants should bring The DES Anti-Bullying Procedures for Primary and Post-Primary Schools 2013 You are invited to nominate one or two teachers from your school to attend this seminar. The Department of Education and Skills will provide substitute cover where required. The groups will be limited to 24 participants and places will be allocated on a first come first served basis.

Register to attend this seminar at www.pdst.ie/onlinebooking

Coaching Accredited Course

Due to high demand the CESC are delighted to announce that our sixth Coaching Course will begin in Jan 2019 and run for seven weeks.

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SPHE and the Visual Arts Seminar

The PDST Health and Wellbeing Team is delighted to extend the Getting to Know You….Creatively seminar to all Education Centres this year. The seminar was piloted successfully in a select number of Education Centres during Term 3 of the 2017-2018 school year. This seminar aims to explore the Visual Arts (Fabric and fibre / Construction) as a meaningful context for fostering positive self-identity and personal wellbeing and to facilitate the effective integration of SPHE and Visual Arts to support the children’s emotional literacy. By attending this seminar, participants will: 1. Explore the Visual Arts as a meaningful context for fostering positive self-identity and personal wellbeing 2. Facilitate the effective integration of SPHE and Visual Arts to support the children’s emotional literacy. This practical and experiential seminar is suitable for all primary school teachers. We will be providing some materials for you. We are requesting that participants please bring the following items: apron/old shirt to cover your clothes, cardboard, journal/notebook, fabric scissors, pencils/pens, any scraps of material, buttons/sequins/ribbon and a big box to bring all of your creations home!

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Car Parking Facilities

Car parking is limited on centre ground, please click the link for alternative options

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Primary Resources

This ready to use resource is designed to raise awareness amongst younger children of the dangers of household chemicals. Under the Sink is a short, clear, online presentation, designed for use on classroom whiteboards and comes with useful teacher guidelines, including a lesson plan and suggestions for follow up cross-curricular activities. While the resource is most closely linked to the SPHE curriculum objectives for First and Second classes, with a little adaption, it links with curriculum objectives at other class levels and can also be used by teachers of Infant or Senior classes as an awareness-raising tool. This resource is also available as Gaeilge.

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