Empowering teachers to take on and engage in middle leadership within schools. Preparing them with evidence based knowledge to sustainably improve teaching and learning in their school through quality leadership and management.  

Features of DEIS school supports and examples of how they work to support principals, teachers, parents and pupils to lessen the impact of educational disadvantage.

An introduction to learning guitar and how to best use the instrument to support your teaching of the music curriculum. The course offers two distinct levels of guitar instruction: Level 1 and Level 2! Explore useful approaches to teach the three strands of the music curriculum and inspire musical engagement in children. 

This course will focus on teaching visual arts through the concepts of line and pattern, rhythm, colour and tone, form, texture and shape and space. Explore art interaction, art appreciation and art making by focussing on the process.

Explore strategies to develop a motivational climate in PE along with contemporary approaches  to support student skill acquisition.  Consider how digital technology can enhance PE learning and resources to develop social skills and character within PE.

How to promote creativity throughout the whole school. Guidance on how to weave creative expression through the curriculum using practical activities from the Arts, STEM and Outdoor Education to inspire creativity in both children and teachers.

This course will enable teachers and school leaders to take a structured and focused approach to wellbeing promotion in schools.