Meáncheannairí i Suíomhanna Lán-Ghaeilge

Táimid ag cur le foghlaim ghairmiúil de chuid an ÚO d'oideachasóirí lán-Ghaeilge. Bunaithe ar an taighde is déanaí ar fhorbairt inmharthana ceannaireachta, tá fáilte roimh mheáncheannairí agus roimh mheáncheannairí ardaidhmeannacha ó gach suíomh lán-Ghaeilge cur isteach ar an chlár seo. Cuirfear an clár ar fáil trí Ghaeilge.

Tógann an clár ar scileanna agus ar chumas ceannaireachta, agus tacaíonn sé le rannpháirtithe tabhairt faoi thionscadal feabhsúcháin scoile laistigh dá suíomh féin, tionscadal atá oiriúnach dá gcéim forbartha agus taithí. Ba chóir go mbeadh an tionscadal a dtugtar faoi ina chuid reatha d’obair feabhsúcháin na scoile agus aontaithe leis an phríomhoide. Féach thíos, sonraí faoin ábhar agus faoin ghealltanas ama a bheas i gceist:

Iarraimid orthu siúd ar mhaith leo páirt a ghlacadh sa deis seo gealltanas rannpháirtíochta a chlárú ag an nasc seo i ndiaidh dóibh tionscadal a phlé agus a chomhaontú leis an phríomhoide. Má bhíonn aon cheist agat faoi, le do thoil, déan teagmháil liom ag mairead.mhiguaid@eani.org.uk

Creat Teanga - Foghlaim Ghairmiúil Múinteoirí 2025 / 26

Deardaoin – 20ú Samhain idir 3.30-4.15

Eolas a chur ar an Chreat Teanga do Ghaelscoileanna.

A phríomhaide,

Beidh an seisiún seo á chur i láthair ag an Dr Seán Mac Corraidh agus an Dr Thomas Rogan (Coláiste Ollscoile Naomh Muire) agus ag Mary Carabine (CCEA). Ta sé dírithe ar mhúinteoirí agus ar cheannairí scoile nach raibh in ann freastal ar na laethanta tacaíochta a reáchtáladh i mí Lúnasa i mbliana. Beidh deis ann eolas a chur ar an Chreat Teanga, plé a dhéanamh agus ceisteanna a chur maidir le gné ar bith den Chreat.

Tá an Creat Teanga ar fáil anois ar shuíomh CCEA Creat Teanga | CCEA

Pádraig Mac Cathail

Gairmí Feabhsúcháin Scoile

Foghlaim Ghairmiúil do Mhúinteoirí LuathGhairme 2025 / 26

Chun tacú leis an chroísholáthar sin, ba mhaith linn sibh a chur ar an eolas faoi thacaíocht bhreise na bliana seo dár Múinteoirí Luathghairme Gaelscolaíochta (MLG) agus dár dTeagascóirí MLG.

Táimid ag reáchtáil an 2 sheisiún iomlán lae i bpearsa thíos fá choinne MLG amháin.

Chomh maith leis sin, mar gheall ar aiseolas ó phríomhoidí agus ó MLG araon, táimid ag éascú na cnuasanna seo a leanas do MLG agus do Theagascóirí MLG. Táimid thar a bheith buíoch dár suíomhanna Gaelscolaíochta as tacú leis an chlár píolóta seo agus/nó seisiúin a óstáil.

Beidh gach seisiún ar siúl 4 huaire, uair amháin i ngach ceann de na scoileanna óstacha, idir 2.30pm agus 4.15pm. Tabhair faoi deara, le do thoil, nach bhfuil clúdach ionadaíochta ar fáil dóibh seo.

Iarraimid ar MLG agus a dteagascóirí, más cuí, clárú do GACH ceann de na seisiúin is ábhartha dóibh ag an nasc seo, i ndiaidh plé agus comhaontú le príomhoide na scoile.

Má bhíonn aon cheist agat, déan teagmháil liom ag mairead.mhiguaid@eani.org.uk.

Learning Leaders Support Scheme

In 2024/25, the Education Authority successfully delivered the Learning Leaders Support Scheme which provided a bursary to 24 practitioners from within the IM Settings.  This bursary provided a financial contribution to a range of professional learning programmes which helped develop their individual practice.  The scheme is now open for applications for 2025/26.

The application should be submitted by the staff member who is undertaking the course. All applicants will be required to meet the expectations as outlined in the guidance sheet attached.

Application Link - Learning Leaders Support Scheme 2025/26 Application Form

The application process will remain open until Friday 7th November.

Open link to read Guidance Document Open link to read Supporting Letter

TeicnEOLAS 2025 

Bhí Lá Oiliúna TFC, #TeicnEOLAS againn i gColáiste Ollscoile Naomh Muire an tseachtain seo chaite. Eagraithe ag  C2k/EdIS agus An tÁisaonad.

Bhí béim ar Dhearadh Uilíoch don Fhoghlaim (DUF) agus Intleacht Shaorga (I.S). D’fhoghlaim na múinteoirí fán dóigh le I.S a úsáid go freagrach sa scoil agus straitéisí DUF a chur i bhfeidhm.

Míle buíochas le Fionola (Middletown Centre for Autism), Tiarnán (Gaelscoil Ghleann Darach), Siobhán (Scoil Iósaef) and Máire (Bunscoil Bheanna Boirche).

Tá níos mó eolais ANSEO

Tá cúig Ghaelscoil ag obair i gcomhpháirt le Scoileanna Béarla fríd an scéim ASPIRE PeacePlus  i mbliana agus chuir cheithre scoil eile iarratas isteach le bheith páirteach le Scoileanna Béarla sa scoil bhliain uair 2025/26. Ar a bharr seo tá trí Scoil Béarla le haonaid Gaeilge ag obair i gcomhpháirt le scoileanna eile fríd ASPIRE PeacePlus fosta.

Tá dhá Ghaelscoil déag eile ar lorg comhpháirtí Oideachais Comhroinnte.

Breis agus deich mbliana ó shin, tháinig príomhoidí Annsborough Integrated Primary School, Naíscoil agus Bunscoil Bheanna Boirche agus Castlewellan Primary School le chéile le féidearthacht an Oideachais Chomhroinnte a fhiosrú. Ag an am, tionscnamh réasúnta nua a bhí ann le leibhéil tacaíochta agus maoinithe geallta. D'aithin siad gur deis fhiúntach é chun droichid a thógáil idir pobail éagsúla teanga agus chultúrtha, ag tairiscint eispéiris foghlama chomhroinnte dá gcuid daltaí a chuireann meas, tuiscint agus cairdeas chun cinn ar fud na chineálacha scoile.

Cliceáil ar an doiciméad le cás-staidéar faoin gcomhpháirtíocht seo a léamh! 

Baile na Mata:  Ceathrú na gCodán - A Groundbreaking Irish Language Mathematics Resource

Tá Baile na Mata cruthaithe ag Seedling Learning trí chomhoibriú le Roinn na Gaeilge, CCEA agus leis an Áisaonad i gColáiste Ollscoile Naomh Muire. Tá Baile na Mata ag teacht le Curaclam Thuaisceart Éireann. San áis seo, tá ocht bpríomhaonad foghlama, a chlúdaíonn bunús na hoibre ar an téama seo i Rang 6. 

Developed by Seedling Learning in collaboration with the Irish Medium Department in CCEA and An tÁisaonad at St. Mary’s University College Belfast, Baile na Mata aligns with the Northern Ireland curriculum. The resource features eight key learning units covering most of Primary 6, with the remaining content due for release during the 2025-26 academic year. Fractions, a crucial topic in the late-primary curriculum, introduces pupils to complex mathematical language that forms the foundation for future studies. 

Creative Connections

DENI and DEI are pleased to invite Primary, Post Primary and Special Schools to participate in a new pilot creative partnership programme for children and young people, teachers, creative practitioners and school communities. This could be a chance to explore our culture and traditions here (the Irish language, Ulster-Scots, etc)  with a partner school and in a cluster, and to work with an artist. This could suit those schools not yet involved in a Shared Education partnership.

Creative Connections will run in two phases; 

Phase 1 runs from February to June 2025 and begins with professional learning events for teachers and creative practitioners which are followed by funded in-school residencies where children and young people, teachers and creative practitioners work in creative partnership. 

Phase 2 commences in September 2025 and runs to June 2026. During Phase 2 schools form clusters of schools north and south to create cross border creative learning communities. 

The DENI would particularly encourage expressions of interest from schools supporting pupils living in RAISE localities and will endeavour to ensure representation in the programme from all such localities. 

Múinteoirí Luathghairme

Tháinig múinteoirí bunscoile na hearnála atá ag gabháil do luathfhorbairt ghairme le chéile le cleachtas sa tseomra ranga a phlé. Bhí comhráití proifisiúnta ann ar na dóigheanna ar féidir le cleachtóirí na hearnála tacú lena chéile leis an fhoghlaim agus an tréadchúraim a eascú do na Gaeil óga atá inár scoileanna. 

EA Services for Irish-Medium Education Directory & Eligibility

The Primary Behaviour Support and Provisions (PBS&T) team in EA have developed lots of resources to help our young people, including with Transition into P1, from class to class and from school to school. Access these resources by clicking on the picture.

Clár do Mhúinteoirí Luathghairme / First Steps to Induction Success

Dírithe ar: Múinteoirí Luathghairme

Seisiún 2: Foghlaim Dhigiteach (C2K)

Access Code: 2425ECT 

Uirlisí Digiteacha chun tacú leis an Fhoghlaim agus leis an teagasc sa seomra ranga.

Réamhrá ar na Seirbhísí C2k/EdIS do Mhúinteoirí Luathghairme. 

Sa seisiún idirghníomhach seo, léireoidh foireann C2k do Mhúinteoirí Luathghairme an méid atá ar fáil ar an chóras C2k/EdIS.

Tabharfaidh an seisiún forbhreathnú ar My-School agus taithí phraiticiúil ar na huirlisí seo a leanas:

• Microsoft agus Google - úsáid éifeachtach don teagasc agus foghlaim.

• Úsáid éifeachtach  Surface Pro sa seomra ranga

• Seomra Nuachta - Forbairt éifeachtach Cumarsáide agus Litearthachta a fheabhsú. (bunscoil & EC3)

• Adobe Express (beidh seisiún níos doimhne don iar-bhunscolaíocht)

• Treoir maidir le húsáid fhreagrach intleacht shaorga  & Microsoft Copilot.

• Just2Easy – forbhreathnú gairid (Bunscoil)

• Eolas faoi tacaíocht eile atá ar fáil.

Throughout Europe, 700 million Europeans are represented in the Council of Europe's 46 member states and all are encouraged to discover more languages at any age, as part of or alongside their studies. This stems from the Council of Europe’s conviction that linguistic diversity is a tool for achieving greater intercultural understanding and a key element in the rich cultural heritage of our continent. The Council of Europe, therefore, promotes plurilingualism throughout Europe. 

At the Council of Europe’s initiative, the European Day of Languages has been celebrated every year since 2001 on 26th September - together with the European Commission

Lá Oiliúna ar an TFC

Bhí ionadaithe ÚO agus C2k / EdIS thar a bheith sásta freastal ar Lá Oiliúna TFC i gColáiste Mhuire.

Chuir Paul Close (Ceannasaí ar an fhoireann um Oideachas Comhroinnte & Tacaíocht Earnála), Pádraig Mac Cathail (Gairmí Feabhsúcháin Scoile – Gaeloideachas) agus Conchur Keenan (Comhairleoir Ríomhfhoghama C2k) an comhdháil ar an eolas faoi Chroí na Gaelscolaíochta.

Eochairchainteoirí ó Bhunscoil Bheanna Boirche agus Gaelscoil na mBeann ag labhairt faoi ‘Chomhoibriú agus cur chun cinn na foghlama tríd an teicneolaíoch’.

Bhí Ceardlanna ag 'Just2Easy' agus 'Seomra Nuachta'. Chomh maith le sin bhí lainseáil d’áis úr Teanga de chuid an Dr Gearóid Ó Domagáin (Ollscoil Uladh) agus Comhairle na Gaelscolaíochta.

Míle buíochas d’Aingeal Nic an tSábhaisigh agus Coláiste Ollscoile Naomh Muire as an Lá Oiliúna a chur ar fáil.

Tá na cur i láthair thíos.

Cúlra agus cur chuige / Background and approach

Fuarthas amach i dtionscadal taighde arna mhaoiniú ag Comhairle na Gaelscolaíochta faoi choimirce na Roinne Oideachais mar chuid de phlean feidhmithe A Fair Start, go bhfeictear do chleachtóirí tumoideachais go bhfuil géarghá le hacmhainní oiliúna chun tacú le cleachtóirí barr feabhais teanga a bhaint amach, rud a thabharfaidh siad isteach chuig an tseomra ranga chun tairbhe na ndaltaí tumoideachais.

A research report, funded by Comhairle na Gaelscolaíochta under the auspices of The Department of Education as part of the Fair Start implementation plan, found that IM practitioners believe there to be a critical need for training resources to support practitioners in achieving linguistic excellence to bring into the classroom for the benefit of IM pupils.

De thoradh ar chomhobair idir an Dr Gearóid Ó Domagáin (Ollscoil Uladh) agus Comhairle na Gaelscolaíochta agus anois an tÚdarás Oideachais, tá teacht thíos ar réimse acmhainní a rachaidh chun tairbhe gach cineál cleachtóra tumoideachais.

As a result of collaboration between Dr Gearóid Ó Domagáin (Ulster University) and Comhairle na Gaelscolaíochta and now the Education Authority, a range of resources can be found below that will benefit every type of IM practitioner.

ICT Training Day

ICT Training Day for Irish-Medium Educators on Thurs 29th Aug at St. Mary’s University College, Belfast. The programme has been designed by An tÁisanad and will be supported by the EA, CnaG, CCEA, COGG and UU. An overview of the day has been attached below.

If you (or any of your staff) wish to attend the event please complete the registration form (link below). 

Note: there is no additional sub cover for attendees.

https://forms.office.com/e/Zg04iCVWbe 

The programme for the day is below.

An Gaeloideachas: Clár Oiliúna agus Tacaíochta ar mhaithe le Comhaltaí de Bhoird Gobharnóirí

The Education Authority Governor Portal has a number of courses for Governors, including modules on Irish-medium education, shared education, finance etc. 

In addition to this, we have developed a new short module called: Irish-medium Education: An Overview for Governors (Available in Bearla agus Gaeilge / English and Irish). 

Whether you are an IM school or unit, or a school seeking more information about Irish-medium education, then this module is a good starting point. As this is a new module, we are keen for Governors to provide feedback on the content, structure and benefits of the module through the evaluation form that is included within the presentation. This will assist us in developing further modules to support the Sector.

To access the portal:

Click https://www.easds.org.uk/sds/portal2/account/ (or navigate through EA website by following… School governance – Governor Training and Resources – School Governor Training Portal)

Governors should either sign in to the portal, or register if they have not yet done so.

You will need to use the Invite code for this IM module 84O624. (Copy and paste this code), or the relevant invite code for each course, as listed in the prospectus.

Scoil Ghramadaí Naomh Íosaef Domhnach Mór ainmnithe mar Ionad Oiliúna Réigiúnach Apple do 2023-24

St Joseph’s Grammar School Donaghmore named as Apple Regional Training Centre for 2023-24

Apple Regional Training Centres create a community to share best practice and support teaching staff to attain Apple Teacher status, a professional learning programme designed to support and celebrate educators.

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Teachers from across the region can attend courses to build knowledge and skills and earn badges to achieve Apple Teacher recognition.

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Across Ireland and Great Britain, the goals of all Apple Regional Training Centres are to:

• facilitate training opportunities for teachers to develop skills using Apple technology in the classroom

• promote Apple in Education and share new products and innovations with educators

• build Apple Teachers across the region

• share best practices, build community and inspire excellence.

“Our status as an Apple Regional Training Centre is another important development in our commitment to deliver high quality staff training that makes a real difference to the children in the classroom. I am delighted too that we will be able to facilitate educators from both within our own school and from within the wider local area.” Geraldine Donnelly, Principal of St Joseph’s Grammar School Donaghmore.

Our first course of the new academic year will be ‘Out of the Box’ - an introduction to iPad on Thursday 28th September and tickets can be reserved below 👇🏻

https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/out-of-the-box-an-introduction-to-ipad-in-the-classroom-tickets-724185025907?aff=oddtdtcreator&fbclid=IwAR2V8VA0S_K02tRf5rMxEwTdADGZIZethh828BdcEog2fWMBd6Plb9iZ0cY

Ardú Feasachta den Ghaelscolaíocht ar Ardán Idirnáisiúnta!

I Mí Mheithimh 2022, tháinig acadóirí ó 'Davidson College, North Caroline', RSA go Coláiste Feirste chun tuilleadh eolais a bhailiú ar an Ghaelscolaíocht. Thug an príomhoide agus an fhoireann bhainistíochta shinsearach iad ar chamchuairt thart ar an choláiste agus mhínigh siad fás agus forbairt na scoile. Bhí daltaí ón scoil páirteach i seisiún ceisteanna agus freagraí, ag maíomh luach an tumoideachais ar a dturas foghlama. Bhain na cuairteoirí an-sult agus tairbhe ar fad as an chuairt agus tá siad anois ag dréim le pilleadh, san am atá le teacht, chun staidéar níos doimhne a dhéanamh ar an earnáil éiritheach éirimiúil.

Raising Awareness of IM Education on an International Level 

In June 2022, academics from Davidson College, North Carolina, USA, visited Coláiste Feirste to learn more about Irish-Medium Education. The principal and senior leadership team provided a tour and overview of the schools history and growth. Pupils from the school participated in a question and answer session outlining the value of immersive education in their learning journey. The guests had a wonderful experience and are now looking forward to returning, in the future, to look closer at the growing IM Sector.