Earn EPV days this summer
Department-approved CPD courses that you can complete on your own time during the summer break. Recognised for EPV days through Drumcondra Education Centre.
How to Teach Coding
This CPD equips primary teachers to lead coding from Junior Infants to 6th class without needing to be expert coders. It covers unplugged computational thinking, floor robots, Scratch, MakeCode Arcade, micro:bit, HTML, assessment, differentiation, inclusion, and practical year-long planning using the Lead Learner approach.
Leading STEM in your School
This CPD equips primary school leaders to develop and implement a whole-school digital strategy aligned with the Digital Strategy for Schools to 2027 and the Digital Learning Framework. It covers infrastructure audits, sustainable procurement, staff mentoring, distributed leadership, UDL, AI ethics, digital citizenship and the integration of digital learning into School Self-Evaluation, enabling participants to produce a complete, actionable Digital Learning Plan.
Teaching MFL in the Primary Classroom
This CPD equips primary teachers to deliver Modern Foreign Languages confidently using the Language Facilitator model. It covers curriculum alignment, native-speaker audio strategies, TPR, gamification, CLIL integration, intercultural awareness, multilingual activities, can-do assessment via the European Language Portfolio, and whole-school planning.