FULLY BOOKED - EPV Approved Summer Course - Leading Gaelic Games in Primary Schools

EPV Approved Leading Gaelic Games in Primary Schools

Venue: Chadwicks Wexford Park

Delivery: 2 days face to face and 3 days online

Times: 9:30-2:30PM

Fee: €25

This is a blended course and will run as follows from 9:30am - 2pm each day:  Tuesday, July 1st & Wednesday July 2nd will take place in person in Chadwick’s Wexford Park. Thursday July 3rd-Saturday July 5th will take online. 

This Leading Gaelic Games in the Primary School Teacher Summer Course is a blended course using the Association's new Learning and Development Community Portal (TOBAR).

The face-to-face element runs over two days face-to-face and approximately twelve hours on online modules to be completed thereafter.

This course was borne from the long-established partnership between Mary
Immaculate College and the Munster Council of the GAA in the provision of
professional development to teachers. In 2025, this course will be offered across the entire country.

It will develop teachers’ knowledge and skill in the teaching of Gaelic Games in the primary school, focusing in particular on coaching, coaching skills, managing and planning coaching programmes, including those that involve the participation of visiting coaches.

Modules will include physical literacy and movement skill development, the teacher as coach, the social context of Gaelic Games in schools and whole-school planning, and effective use of teaching and other resources.  Participants will be enabled to:

• Understand the Role of Gaelic games Coaching in the Primary School
• Develop Physical Education within the School Plan
• Develop a detailed program of Gaelic games coaching at all levels in the
  school
• Develop movement skills of children and apply the skills to games
• Design an inclusive Gaelic games policy for their school
• Use the resources of the Gaelic Games organisations to assist in the physical and mental development of their pupils

The course will also address particular issues such as inclusion, curriculum
integration and linkage within PE, and games as part of a healthy school
environment. Being largely practical-based, it aims to introduce teachers to Gaelic games - hurling, Gaelic football, camogie, ladies Gaelic football, handball and rounders.

Please note that all our summer courses are booked on the condition that the course fee is non-refundable. Course Fees are not transferable to another teacher. Unfortunately, if you wish to cancel your place on one of our courses or you are unable to attend the course, we are not in a position to refund fees. The course fee can only be refunded if the Education Centre cancels the course.

EPV Approved - Extra Personal Vacation Rule 58 Of The Rules For National Schools

Please see the link below.

https://www.gov.ie/en/circular/6728152374fa4bf7965053ac7bed1373/

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