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School Leadership - Postgraduate Diploma

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Course Code(s): PGSCLETPAD

Available: Part-Time

Intake: Autumn/Fall

Course Start Date: September

Duration: 18 Months, Part-Time

Award: Professional Diploma

Qualification: NFQ Level 9 Major Award

Faculty: Education and Health Sciences

Course Type: Taught, Professional/Flexible

Fees:  EU - €5,500

The course is part funded by the Department of Education and Skills

Each participant pays €2,000 towards the overall cost of the course and the remainder of the programme fees cost per participant is funded by the DES/CSL. Successful applicants who are offered a place are required to pay an acceptance fee of €250 to secure their place. This will be deducted from the €2000 student fee.

Where a teacher is accepted as a participant on a course on the basis of the above eligibility criteria and it subsequently becomes apparent that the teacher was not in fact eligible for participation, the teacher will be allowed to remain on the course on condition that they pay the balance of the course fees to the university.

When a participant withdraws from the course after the first two months, they will forego their fees and will not be eligible for future participation, except in exceptional circumstances.

Once registered, students can apply to pay their fees in instalments. A request for a payment plan should be emailed to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Further information on fees and payment of fees is available from the Student Fees Office website. All fee related queries should be directed to the Student

For further Information please click here https://www.ul.ie/gps/education-school-leadership-postgraduate-diploma

TAP+ 2025 Summer Course Registration Now Open

The Department of Education is pleased to announce Teacher Artist Partnership+ 2025 Summer Course registration is now open.

Please use the following link to register for the upcoming TAP+ Summer Course link

The closing date for receipt of applications is 20th June 2025.

Please contact your local Education Support Centre for queries and support, or email National Arts in Education, Tralee Education Support Centre at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

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Free to all primary & special school teachers. Hosted by your local full time Education Support Centre. Approved and led by the Department of Education and Education Support Centres Ireland (ESCI) under Creative Youth 2023-2027.

Teacher Artist Partnership+ (TAP+) is a creativity rich summer course that supports professional development through wellbeing, relationships and creative partnership for teachers and creative practitioners.

Participants create, explore and collaborate to enhance creativity and arts in education through creative process, critical reflection, collaboration and enjoyment.

Apply for a free in-school TAP+ Residency for your students too!

During the summer course teachers will have the opportunity to apply for a TAP+ Residency to take place in partnership with a creative practitioner from their summer course and their students in the school year 2025/26. Each ESC will have 8 Residencies for participating teachers on the TAP+ Summer Course.

TAP+ 2025 Teacher Registration

Job Vacancy - Part Time Accounts

For further details in relation to a job vacancy here in Tralee Education Support Centre please click on the link below

Job specification and details

BLAST 2025 Applications Now Open !!

BLAST 2025 Applications Now Open !!

The Department of Education is pleased to announce BLAST Creativity & Arts in Education Residency 2025/2026 applications are now open. 

Please see the following link for BLAST Application Guidelines and further details: (Department of Education Application Guidelines)

BLAST Creativity & Arts in Education Residency 2025/2026 apply online Here

The closing date for receipt of applications is 10th April 2025.

Please contact National Arts in Education, Tralee Education Support Centre for queries or support, at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..flyer 1

Eligibility:

All schools in receipt of capitation grants from the Department of Education or Education and Training Boards (ETBs) can apply for BLAST.

Schools participating in either Creative Clusters, Creative Schools or TAP+ can apply for BLAST.

Fee Paying Schools are not eligible to apply for BLAST Residencies. Schools that are not in the free-education scheme cannot apply for BLAST.

BLAST is an initiative of the Department of Education, under the Creative Youth Plan 2023-2027. It is led by and in partnership with the 21 full-time Education Support Centres Ireland.

BLAST 2025 Application Form

Coaching skills for School Leaders and Teachers

We often get enquiries about Coaching Courses for Principals and Teachers. I am attaching a course which we can highly recommend. It is an Oide endorsed course. I would appreciate if you share this with all the teaching staff in your school.

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Please see Course Prospectus below-

https://bit.ly/CoachAcademyPLUS2025

Please see Application Form link below -

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeLBkn5CyaBM1c5gAVBa2DRB9tZoTGiraaw2nw_tYV4lcvqRA/viewform