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Continuing Professional Development For Assistant Principals

February 13, 2019/in Corporate News /by Jennifer Farley

Dublin and Dún Laoghaire ETB is continuing its commitment to quality in teaching and learning with a series of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) workshops for Assistant Principals. We are delighted that we have assistant principals from all of our 29 schools attending the workshops.

The programme consists of four two hour modules, with each module covering both theoretical and practical perspectives. Certificates of completion will be awarded at the end of the program.

The first module took place on Wednesday 30th January and covered Personal and Professional leadership in a middle leadership role.

The second module took place on Wednesday 6th of February, with the title Organisational leadership, building teams for change.

On Wednesday 13th of February, Dr. Mark Fennell will lead a module on Leadership for Learning.

The final workshop takes place on the topic of Leadership in Schools – the policy and practice context, facilitated by Caroline Clarke.

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International Day At Blanchardstown Adult Education Service

February 7, 2019/in Corporate News /by Jennifer Farley

The VTOS students from the Understanding Interculturalism class at Blanchardstown Adult Education Service organised an International Day which took place on 18 December 2018. The main aim of the event was to help students and staff experience other cultures. As food is an important component of culture and it often plays a central role in celebrations, it was decided to build the day around this.

The room was decorated with a Christmas theme and some students wore clothes which reflected their cultural background. Some of the dishes presented that day were: Irish stew, keks (cake from Poland), dolma (stuffed grape leaves) from Iraq, cheesecake from Lithuania, couscous from Morocco and isku-dhex-karis (a Somalian rice dish).

The students who organised the event were delighted with the numbers of people who attended and with the variety of dishes on offer. Everyone agreed it was a lovely way to finish off the year and pave the way for the Christmas holidays!

Blanchardstown Adult Education Service is part of the Further Education and Training services provided by Dublin and Dún Laoghaire ETB.

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Cambridge Assessment English Language Exams in Riversdale Community College

January 28, 2019/in Corporate News /by Jennifer Farley

In May 2018, migrant students and parents from Riversdale CC sat Cambridge Assessment English language exams. While parents and students attended separate classes to prepare them for the exams, they came together to receive their certs.

The cohort of 29 parents and students from Riversdale CC sat a combination of four Cambridge Assessment English exams: A2 Key (KET), B1 Preliminary and B1 Preliminary for Schools as well as B2 First for Schools.

This initiative shows that the DDLETB DEIS school is working hard to support access to the curriculum for the young people in their school as well as to support the social inclusion and lifelong learning of their parents. The photo shows some of the students who have received their certs with the teachers who prepared them to sit the exams as well as the school principal Bernadette McLoughlin.

Congratulations to all of the students who worked so hard and their teachers who supported them.

Teaching Transforms. Shape The Future

January 18, 2019/in Corporate News, Front Page News /by Jennifer Farley

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 have a degree.
how to work as a teacher in Ireland if you qualified outside of Ireland.
primary and post-primary teaching
recruitment processes and job boards for teachers

Skerries Student Adam Kelly Wins The BT Young Scientist Award 2019

January 14, 2019/in Corporate News /by Jennifer Farley

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 Kelly. Photo: Chris Bellew / Fennell Photography

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 winning entry hugely impressed the judges.

“Quantum computing is an emerging technology which represents a potentially significant advance in computing,” he said.

“Adam developed a tool to select the optimum algorithm for the simulation of particular quantum circuits, which may inform the development of a practical quantum computer, which is still at an early stage. This has implications across many areas, including cybersecurity.

“In addition, he used Open Source code to parallelise quantum simulation on graphical processing units that is significantly quicker than other available simulators and this work has already come to the attention of key industry leaders.

Adam received a cheque for €7,500 for winning and will go on to represent Ireland at the European Union Contest for Young Scientists in Bulgaria in September.

Evelyn Lennon, Acting Principal Skerries CC, Adam Kelly Winner Young Scientist, Paddy Lavelle CEO DDLETB

Speaking to the Irish Independent, Adam said “I’m in total shock.”

“What inspired me was all my teachers and the people who helped me along the way inspired me.

Congratulations to Adam and his teachers and principal at Skerries Community College. He is surely the definitely of our DDLETB motto – Learn Achieve Succeed!

Happy New Year 2019!

January 2, 2019/in Corporate News /by Jennifer Farley

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.

Vote Now For A New (Primary) Community National School In Your Area

December 17, 2018/in Corporate News /by Jennifer Farley

Dublin and Dún Laoghaire Training Board have applied for the patronage of three new Community National School (CNS) 2019. Vote now for a school in your area.

On 8th November 2018, the Minister for Education and Skills, Joe McHugh, T.D., invited school patron bodies/prospective school patron bodies to apply for the patronage of 12 new primary schools to be established in September 2019.

Dublin and Dún Laoghaire ETB have applied to be the patron of three new (primary) Community National Schools in Blackrock-Booterstown, Goatstown-Stillorgan and Swords. The patron will be chosen by parents/guardians with children of eligible school age who live in these areas. They will do so by voting online on a patronage site provided by the Department.

Community National Schools (CNS) are child-centred, multidenominational, publicly-accountable schools which strive to provide high-quality education for every child. They give equal opportunities to all children in the communities they serve. They were established in 2008 and are managed by the Education and Training Boards (ETBs).

Do you want your local Community National school to be publicly owned, inclusive, multi-denominational creative and innovative?
We want to bring this CNS model, which has already established itself as powerful and effective – to Blackrock-Booterstown, Goatstown-Stillorgan and Swords.

A new online Patronage Process System has been developed to provide objective information to all parents and guardians which will allow them to make an informed choice in expressing a preference for their preferred model of patronage for their child’s education.

To register your choice and find out more about the patronage system click here.

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Dublin Apple Regional Training Centre Launch At DDLETB Head Office

November 27, 2018/in Corporate News, Front Page News /by Jennifer Farley

An Apple Regional Training Centre delivers free courses to teachers to build the skills and confidence to use Apple technology in the classroom.

Teachers in the Dublin area can now benefit from this facility. We would be delighted if you would join us for the launch of the Dublin RTC in Dublin & Dún Laoghaire Education & Training Board Head Office. Experience tasters of what is possible with iPad in the following interactive session:

Introduction to iPad
Get hands on experience with iPad and discover the true potential of this device.
Learn from expert educators utilizing this technology in their own classrooms

Please bring:

An open mind!
Your own iPad with latest version of iOS installed
If you do not have an iPad one will be provided for you.

Register at: https://goo.gl/7HvhbF.

Date and Time:
5pm to 7pm
Tuesday 4th December

Venue:
Dublin & Dun Laoghaire
Education & Training Board
Tallaght
D24 X62W

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Deputy Joan Burton At The Launch of PLC D15

November 24, 2018/in Corporate News /by Jennifer Farley

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 Marketing, Child Health and Well Being, Child Development, Special Needs Assisting, Social Studies and Accounting. If you are interested in doing one of these courses contact plc@riversdalecc.com.

Deputy Joan Burton at the launch of PLC 15.

Also at the launch was Dr. Fionnuala Anderson, Director of Further Education at DDLETB.

Inspiring words by Dr. Niamh Shaw at the We Love Maths Event

DDL Youthreach Celebrates The Magic Of Maths

November 5, 2018/in Corporate News /by Jennifer Farley

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 celebrate this, DDLETB held an exhibition of the learners’ work in its Head Office in Tallaght. The ‘We love Maths’ event took place on the morning of Thursday 25th October and to say we were blown away with the quality and variety of maths projects would be an understatement.

Each Youthreach Centre was represented by two or three learners, who showcased their projects on the exhibition stands. Staff from DDLETB and from partner organisations attended the exhibition to see the work and talk to the learners. Learners from each Centre gave a two-minute talk to the audience about what they did for Maths Week.

The overwhelming reaction from everyone who attended was how impressed they were, with the work produced by the students.

Inspiring words by Dr. Niamh Shaw at the We Love Maths Event

The Guest speaker on the morning was Dr Niamh Shaw, aspiring astronaut and one of Ireland’s leading science communicators.

CO Paddy Lavelle said of the event, ‘We are very proud of the hard work and achievements of our learners in Youthreach. Many people don’t have a positive attitude to Maths so the ‘We love Maths Event’ is a wonderful opportunity to showcase how our teachers in Youthreach are making Maths relevant and enjoyable for all our learners. We are also delighted that Dr Niamh Shaw has kindly agreed to be our guest speaker at the event.’

Check out the gallery below to see all of our Youthreach maths students receiving a certificate of excellence from CO Paddy Lavelle, Director of Further Education and Training, Dr. Fionnuala Anderson and Dr. Niamh Shaw.