We were delighted to see the return of the Teacher Leadership Programme (TLP) in 2024, following its ‘Reflect and Review’ phase.

The programme continues to empower educators to drive positive change and innovation in their schools. Have a look below at the exciting titles for this year’s TLP projects, showcasing the creativity and dedication of participating teams.

Congratulations to all teams who have successfully completed two general learning sessions and are now diving into their project work. Best of luck as you continue to put in the hard work, passion, and ingenuity to make a meaningful impact in your school communities in 2025!

 

Eriu CC: Mastering Maths symbols and Action verbs

CP Setanta: Empower and Energise: Impact of Brain Breaks on Student Learning

Ardgillan CC: Attendance Boost: Every Student, Everyday

St.Kevins CC: Chatty Corner

Fingal CC: Nourish to Flourish: Supporting 6th Year Student Well-being with Healthy Food Choices

Castleknock CC: Smart Schools: Shaping the Future with AI

Coláiste Cois Life: “Ag Spreagadh Feabhais: Aitheantas Iarrachta ar VSware a Fheabhsú” “Inspiring Excellence: Enhancing Student Effort Recognition on VSware”

Skerries CC: Using Restorative Practice to shape positive relationships in our school community

Griffeen CC: Outdoor Classroom

Grange CC: Leaving Certificate Mentoring Programme

Luttrelstown CC: Morning Moments: Structuring Tutorial Time for Positive Impact

Donabate CC: Supporting our NQTs and PMEs

Lusk CC: Exam excellence: Designing a Rubric for Success

Adamstown CC: Fuel for Focus: Breakfast Club

Firhouse CC: The Effective use of teacher feedback by students

Swords CC: UDL (cross school project with CP Fóla)

CP Fóla: UDL (cross school project) with Swords CC)

Lucan CC: Optimising Student Revision: A Structured Approach to the Use of Revision Templates

Collinstown Park CC: Scaffolding for Student Success

Kingswood CC: Good News Story’s

Greenhills CC: Mastering OneNote

St Finians CC: An investigation into the effectiveness of Restorative Practice

Today we have a post by Mark Daly, who is a student with the adult literacy service in Loughlinstown. Thank you to Caro Neville the Adult Literacy Organiser with the DDLETB Adult Education Service – South East.

My name is Mark Daly and I’m from Wicklow 

I had always struggled with maths and numeracy. In Ireland, during the 1980’s there was little of no information or advice on what this could mean for me or what I could do to address this. 

While on holiday in the USA I found out I had Dyscalculia, a Maths learning disability. 

Later, I then found out I also have Dyspraxia or Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) which affects fine and gross motor skills. 

After 20 years, I returned to Adult Education. I got a booklet through my front door from Dublin & Dun Laoghaire Education Training Board (DDLETB). Now that I have my diagnosis and having read my assessment on dyscalculia I thought ‘You know what, now is the time to do something about this’. 

I still find areas of numeracy difficult like for example, the language of numbers. I was very nervous returning to education. I recall saying to the maths teacher that the last time I had to do a sum on the board was in primary school and I still remember the steam coming out from my teacher’s ears due to the length of time it took for me to come up with the answer. I did a course in DDLETB Adult Education Service based in Loughlinstown Training Centre and this was the first time I told someone I had dyscalculia. 

I love the discussion aspect of our classes like Intercultural Awareness where I’ve learned about the world, culture and what makes us who we are. Our Personal Decision-Making module has helped me support others in giving up smoking and to drink less sugary drinks. 

Our group also made a podcast and uploaded it on SoundCoud. It is a huge achievement having your work displayed and seeing people like the podcast on Facebook. My biggest achievement was having a newsletter I made on Dyscalculia posted our centre’s bulletin board. 

If I had not returned to Adult Education this is no way that I would have been able to share my story with others, including both AONTAS,  NALA, and other adult students in our centre. 

“Three years ago I took the step of going back down the road of Adult Education and I haven’t looked back since”.