Primary
Event Date | 19-02-2025 8:00 am |
Event End Date | 19-02-2025 5:00 pm |
Capacity | Unlimited |
Individual Price | Free |
Number Hours | 1 |
Location | ON-LINE |

This is an interactive workshop for teachers who wish to develop and practice their Irish in a supportive environment. This 2-hour workshop will focus on the theme Ócáidí Speisialta: An t-earrach and on Seachtain na Gaeilge.
Bígí linn don chaint, don chomhrá agus don chraic!
Event Date | 24-02-2025 4:00 pm |
Event End Date | 24-02-2025 6:00 pm |
Cut off date | 21-02-2025 3:00 pm |
Capacity | 30 |
Registered | 3 |
Individual Price | Free |
Speaker | Niamh Uí Chadhla |
Number Hours | 2 |
Location | Kildare Education Support Centre |
Event Date | 25-02-2025 8:00 am |
Event End Date | 25-02-2025 5:00 pm |
Capacity | Unlimited |
Individual Price | Free |
Number Hours | 1 |
Location | ON-LINE |
Event Date | 25-02-2025 4:00 pm |
Event End Date | 25-02-2025 5:00 pm |
Cut off date | 24-02-2025 3:00 pm |
Capacity | 50 |
Registered | 1 |
Individual Price | Free |
Speaker | Clare Horgan |
Number Hours | 1 |
Location | ON-LINE |
Event Date | 26-02-2025 8:00 am |
Event End Date | 26-02-2025 5:00 pm |
Capacity | Unlimited |
Individual Price | Free |
Number Hours | 1 |
Location | ON-LINE |
Event Date | 26-02-2025 7:00 pm |
Event End Date | 26-02-2025 8:00 pm |
Cut off date | 25-02-2025 3:00 pm |
Capacity | Unlimited |
Registered | 27 |
Individual Price | Free |
Speaker | Jennifer Hollingsworth & Keira Hillary |
Number Hours | 1 |
Location | ON-LINE |
Event Date | 27-02-2025 10:00 am |
Event End Date | 27-02-2025 3:00 pm |
Capacity | 25 |
Individual Price | €80.00 |
Speaker | Training & Quality Manager, Edel Curran and Community Resource Officer, Agnieszka Polak |
Number Hours | 5 |
Location | Kildare Education Support Centre |
Event Date | 27-02-2025 3:15 pm |
Event End Date | 27-02-2025 4:45 pm |
Capacity | Unlimited |
Individual Price | Free |
Speaker | Fiona Clancy, Eilis Wallace Chisholm & Pauline Kerins |
Number Hours | 1.5 |
Location | ON-LINE |

The Department of Education in conjunction with the Education Support Centres Ireland (ESCI) will deliver online training on the Department’s Online Claims System (OLCS) to school users.
The training is open to all Data Entry Persons in schools - especially those who may be new to the role or as a refresher to those who may be in the role for some time.
The training presentation will be delivered via a Zoom Webinar and will facilitate a Q&A session throughout. The session is suitable for both Primary & Post Primary schools.
The presentation will be an hour and a half duration. The details of the dates of the training and the links to register are below. Please register for one session only as both sessions for each group are the same.
EITHER:
Tuesday, March 4th at 11.00 am to 12.30 p.m.
Please register using this link: https://bit.ly/42Tsv9C
OR:
Wednesday March 5th at 4pm to 5.30 pm.
Please register using this link: https://bit.ly/3WYKub9
Event Date | 04-03-2025 11:00 am |
Event End Date | 05-03-2025 5:30 pm |
Capacity | Unlimited |
Individual Price | FREE |
Location | ON-LINE |
Event Date | 04-03-2025 4:00 pm |
Event End Date | 04-03-2025 5:30 pm |
Cut off date | 03-03-2025 3:00 pm |
Capacity | 30 |
Registered | 13 |
Individual Price | Free |
Speaker | Louise Moore |
Number Hours | 1.5 |
Location | Kildare Education Support Centre |
Event Date | 05-03-2025 8:00 am |
Event End Date | 05-03-2025 5:00 pm |
Capacity | Unlimited |
Individual Price | Free |
Number Hours | 1 |
Location | ON-LINE |

The Department of Education, in conjunction with the Education Support Centres Ireland (ESCI), will deliver online training on the Department’s Online Claims System (OLCS) to school users.
The training is open to all OLCS Data Approvers in schools - especially those who may be new to the role or as a refresher to those who may be in the role for some time.
The training presentation will be delivered via a Zoom Webinar and will facilitate a Q&A session throughout. The session is suitable for both Primary & Post Primary schools (NON-ETB Schools only).
The presentation will be an hour and a half duration. The details of the dates of the training and the links to register are below. Please register for one session only as both sessions for each group are the same.
EITHER:
Tuesday, March 11th at 11.00 am to 12.30 p.m.
Please register using this link: https://bit.ly/40VOHxd
OR:
Wednesday March 12th at 4.00 to 5.30 pm.
Please register using this link: https://bit.ly/42RgNfF
Event Date | 11-03-2025 11:00 am |
Event End Date | 12-03-2025 5:30 pm |
Capacity | Unlimited |
Individual Price | FREE |
Location | ON-LINE |
Event Date | 12-03-2025 8:00 am |
Event End Date | 12-03-2025 5:00 pm |
Capacity | Unlimited |
Individual Price | Free |
Number Hours | 1 |
Location | ON-LINE |
Event Date | 12-03-2025 7:00 pm |
Event End Date | 13-03-2025 9:00 pm |
Cut off date | 11-03-2025 4:00 pm |
Capacity | 30 |
Registered | 4 |
Individual Price | €40.00 |
Speaker | Miriam O Donoghue |
Number Hours | 4 |
Location | ON-LINE |
Event Date | 13-03-2025 7:00 pm |
Event End Date | 13-03-2025 8:00 pm |
Cut off date | 12-03-2025 3:00 pm |
Capacity | Unlimited |
Registered | 1 |
Individual Price | Free |
Speaker | Fiona Forman, M.Sc. Applied Positive Psychology |
Number Hours | 1 |
Location | ON-LINE |
Event Date | 19-03-2025 8:00 am |
Event End Date | 19-03-2025 5:00 pm |
Capacity | Unlimited |
Individual Price | Free |
Number Hours | 1 |
Location | ON-LINE |
Event Date | 24-03-2025 5:30 pm |
Event End Date | 24-03-2025 6:30 pm |
Cut off date | 21-03-2025 3:00 pm |
Capacity | 50 |
Registered | 18 |
Individual Price | Free |
Speaker | Stephen Hodnett |
Number Hours | 1 |
Location | ON-LINE |
Event Date | 26-03-2025 8:00 am |
Event End Date | 26-03-2025 4:30 pm |
Capacity | Unlimited |
Individual Price | Free |
Number Hours | 1 |
Location | ON-LINE |

How to be a Nature Hero School with Biodiversity in Schools
(for Primary & Post Primary)
The Nature Hero Awards recognize schools for outstanding efforts to support nature. In this session, Biodiversity in Schools will show you how your school can get involved, with tips from teachers who’ve successfully participated.
Event Date | 26-03-2025 7:00 pm |
Event End Date | 26-03-2025 8:00 pm |
Capacity | Unlimited |
Individual Price | Free |
Number Hours | 1 |
Location | ON-LINE |
Event Date | 27-03-2025 4:00 pm |
Event End Date | 27-03-2025 6:00 pm |
Cut off date | 26-03-2025 3:00 pm |
Capacity | 20 |
Registered | 0 |
Individual Price | Free |
Number Hours | 2 |
Location | Kildare Education Support Centre |

Droichead Induction Cluster Meeting 1 (Primary)
Wednesday, 9th April 2025 from 4.30pm - 6.30pm in Kildare Education Support Centre
Cluster Meeting 1:
Cluster Meeting 1 is a requirement of all NQTs participating in Droichead. This meeting provides NQTs with information relating to all aspects of the Droichead process from start to finish. NQTs are given the opportunity to discuss how best they can engage with their Professional Support Team (PST) in order to get support and guidance in addressing their professional learning needs. Key elements of teacher professionalism, the roles and responsibilities of the NQT and PST, observations, developing a Taisce and the completion of Form D are explored with facilitators and peers. Guidance on Preparation for Teaching and Learning is provided at Primary.
Cnuaschruinniú 1
Is gá do gach MNC atá ag glacadh páirt in Droichead freastal ar Chnuaschruinniú 1. Tugtar eolas do MNCanna sa chruinniú seo maidir le gach gné den phróiseas Droichead ó thús go deireadh. Déantar iniúchadh ar phríomhghné ghairmiúlacht na múinteoirí, róil agus freagrachtaí an MNC agus FTG, breathnóireacht, forbairt Taisce, agus cur i gcrích Fhoirm D. Cuirtear treoir maidir le hUllmhúchán i gcomhair Teagaisc agus Foghlama ar fáil ag Cnuaschruinniú 1 na Bunscoile.
Event Date | 09-04-2025 4:30 pm |
Event End Date | 09-04-2025 6:30 pm |
Cut off date | 04-04-2025 4:30 pm |
Capacity | 25 |
Registered | 0 |
Individual Price | Free |
Number Hours | 2 |
Location | Kildare Education Support Centre |

Curious Teachers, Critical Classrooms
GCE for a changing Curriculum
(for Primary)
In this session Brighid Golden a lecturer in Global Citizenship Education at Mary Immaculate College in Limerick will introduce two resources designed to help teachers integrate global citizenship education (GCE) into their practice. GCE enables teachers to address complex, global issues in an interactive, supportive way, focusing on values, dialogue, and critical thinking.
Event Date | 29-04-2025 7:00 pm |
Event End Date | 29-04-2025 8:00 pm |
Capacity | Unlimited |
Individual Price | Free |
Number Hours | 1 |
Location | ON-LINE |
Event Date | 30-04-2025 4:00 pm |
Event End Date | 30-04-2025 6:00 pm |
Cut off date | 29-04-2025 3:00 pm |
Capacity | 15 |
Registered | 7 |
Individual Price | Free |
Speaker | Mary Power-Cooney |
Number Hours | 2 |
Location | Kildare Education Support Centre |