Online Kerry Secondary Schools Initiative: The Kerry Young Historian Award

Kerry Secondary Schools are asked to submit an expression of interest by Friday 6^th November 2020 at the latest, earlier submissions welcome.

Please click on this link for further information for Secondary Schools: http://kerrymuseum.ie/online-kerry-secondary-schools-initiative-the-young-kerry-historian-award/

Online Kerry Primary Schools Competition: Explore Your Local Heritage

The Explore Your Local Heritage Competition is a creative collaboration of the Kerry Archaeological & Historical Society and Kerry County Museum and kindly supported by The Education Centre Tralee and Kerry County Council. The online competition invites all primary schools in Kerry to explore your local heritage and share their discoveries.

We are calling on all pupils and teachers to take their school building as the focal point and research the hidden history and heritage of the immediate locality. The project can be about any aspect of local heritage that interests you, from the history of an old building or ruin to local folk tales and stories. Ideally, each school will include examples of the built, natural and cultural heritage.

The project will culminate in an online exhibition featuring all entries. A panel of adjudicators will judge the competition entries and 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd prize winners will receive a voucher for a complementary visit to Kerry County Museum as well as a prize for the school.

If you are interested in participating, please submit an expression of interest by sending the completed form to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by Friday 6^th November 2020 at the latest, earlier submissions are more than welcome.

Please click on this link for further information for Primary Schools: http://kerrymuseum.ie/kerry-primary-school-competition-explore-your-local-heritage/

The National Educational Psychological Service (NEPS), in collaboration with the ERC, is delighted to announce exciting new standardised test of literacy in English for use in post-primary schools, called the Post-Primary Assessment and Diagnosis – English (PPAD-E). The PPAD-E is a screening and diagnostic tool for assessing literacy skills that is specifically designed for use in the Irish context.

The DES is making the PPAD-E test freely available to all First Years in Irish post-primary schools this autumn 2020 term. Due to various Covid-19-related disruptions since March 2020, it is likely that post-primary schools may have less complete information than usual about the literacy skills and needs of their incoming First Years. It is hoped that a timely assessment using the PPAD-E can help to bridge this information gap.

Full sets of test booklets, training and scoring tools will be distributed free of charge to all schools that register their interest online by 06/11/20. It is recommended that the test be administered during November 2020 as it has been standardised for first year students with autumn norms.

To access this resource use the link below.

http://www.erc.ie/2020/10/14/new-standardised-test-of-english-literacy-for-1st-years-available-free-of-charge-until-6th-nov-2020/

Click Here to Register

October and November Webinars Suitable for Principals, Mainstream Class Teachers, Special Education Team and SNAs Who Are Supporting Very High Risk Learners. 

Date:  Wednesday October 21st

See-Saw for Parents of Very High Risk Learners

Time: 7pm

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The topics covered include

• an explanation of Seesaw and a demonstration of the Creative Tools available
• Using the Seesaw Messages feature (if enabled by schools)
• There will be plenty of opportunities to ask questions during the webinar

Date: Thursday October 22nd

Introduction to Google for Education and Google Classroom

Time: 7.15pm - 8.15pm

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Tutor: Martin Hanly 

Learn about the range of apps within  G Suite for Education and the differences between G Suite for Education and a personal G Suite account. How to set up and use a  Google for Education account within the school and much more

Date: Wednesday November 4th

Using Padlet as an online tool to support very high risk learners

Time: 7.15p.m.-8.15p.m.

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Tutor: Niall Larkin

Padlet is a free online tool that is best described as an online notice board. Padlet can be used by students and teachers to post notes on a common page. It is an ideal tool for sharing images, video, audio, screencasts, links and other media with students. The topics covered in this webinar include:

• How to sign up to Padlet
• How to create a Padlet and add posts
• The different types of Padlets and how they can be used
• How to share a Padlet with students

There will be plenty of opportunities to ask questions during these  sessions.Attention Principals, class teachers and SEN teachers

Further Resources

Click here to access this Primary Webinar for Very High Risk Students and the Supports Available

Click here to access this Post Primary Webinar for Very High Risk Students and the Supports Available

Click here to access the links and resources