FACE TO FACE: ACTIVE APPROACHES TO TEACHING AND LEARNING OF LITERACY

Summer Course Booking Policy

Our summer courses are booked on the condition that the course fee is non-refundable.
Unfortunately, if you wish to cancel your place on one of our courses or are unable to attend the course, we are not in a position to refund fees.

PRIMARY Teachers who attend the full 20-hour summer course will qualify for 3 extra Personal vacation days. 

In line with DES Circular 0037/1997, participants attending Summer Courses accrue entitlements as follows:

• Full Attendance (20 Hours): 3 EPV Days
• 4 Days Attendance (16 Hours): 2 EPV Days
• No EPV days will be awarded for less than 4 days attendance

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'This Summer course will take participants on a journey through the Primary Language Curriculum and how we can develop its three strands throughout the Primary School. This summer course promises to be a highly engaging and interactive course with each teacher making a journal of their journey as they delve into the world of Oral Language, Reading and Writing, with an emphasis on children's literature and active approaches to learning in Literacy.

There will be an emphasis on children’s literature, active approaches to learning in Literacy. The five-day course will be broken up into short manageable chunks of learning with opportunities for reflection and discussion. Participants can be assured of a very welcoming and non-threatening approach to language learning together.'

Catherine Gilliland is an experienced Literacy specialist of 35 years and has numerous publications. Her work has taken her across Europe and she was a speaker at The World Literacy Summit in 2020. Her talent for storytelling makes her webinars engaging and very popular with teachers. Her Summer School course has received outstanding reviews from participants and the Irish Inspectorate.