Entries by Jennifer Farley

Teaching Transforms. Shape The Future

A new Irish Government campaign has been launched to promote the role of teaching in primary and post-primary schools. On the Government “Teaching Transforms” web site, you can find information on how and where you can study to become a teacher as an undergraduate. Post-Graduate options on how to become a teacher if you already […]

Skerries Student Adam Kelly Wins The BT Young Scientist Award 2019

Huge congratulations to Skerries Community College student, Adam Kelly, who has won the top award at the prestigious BT Young Scientist & Technologist of the Year competition. Adam’s project, which was entitled ‘Optimizing The Simulation Of General Quantum Circuits’ was praised by judges. Judge and Chair of the Chemical, Physical and Mathematics Category, Professor Sean Corish, said the […]

Happy New Year 2019!

Happy New Year to all of our wonderful students and great staff. Here’s to a great 2019 ahead!  We’re looking forward to a new year with new schools opening, exciting new courses and opportunities to learn, achieve and succeed.

Deputy Joan Burton At The Launch of PLC D15

Deputy Joan Burton launched PLC D15 today. This is a new suite of courses which will be offered from September 2019 at Riversdale Community College in Blanchardstown. Deputy Burton spoke about how these new courses are “Broadening the educational opportunities for the young people of Dublin15”. The new courses on offer include Communications, Childcare, Digital […]

DDL Youthreach Celebrates The Magic Of Maths

There are 11 Youthreach Centres across the Dublin and Dún Laoghaire region and each Centre participated in national Maths Week this year in the last week of October. Teachers and learners looked at how Maths is all around us and how essential numeracy skills are in life, learning and employment in the 21st Century. To […]

Teacher Induction Workshops With DDLETB

Dublin and Dún Laoghaire Education and Training Board actively lead in the provision of high-quality education and training. With this vision in mind, DDLETB recently ran a Teacher Induction Workshop at our head office in Tuansgate. The workshop was addressed by Adrian P. Flynn, director of schools at DDLETB.  53 teachers attended from across DDLETB […]

Minister For Education Visits Baldoyle Training Centre

Minister for Education, Richard Bruton recently visited Baldoyle Training Centre to show his support for lifelong learning and workforce upskilling. The Minister was joined by CEO of DDLETB, Paddy Lavelle at the presentation of certificates to Applegreen staff who attended training in DDLETB training centre Baldoyle. Congratulations to all of the staff on their achievement. […]