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Active School Flag - Recruitment of Development Officers
The Active School Flag Programme currently has two Development Officer roles to fill - one for primary and one for post primary. These positions will be filled by currently practicing teachers on a secondment basis, beginning September 2024. For full details about these new positions and to access the application form,
Note the closing date for receipt of applications is Wednesday 17th April.
Job share - Primary School Teacher
If you are a Primary School Teacher seeking an inter school job share for September 2024 in the Tralee area please email
Summer Programme 2024 - 'Building Confidence & Connections'
Click here for further details
Information Webinar for Mainstream Post Primary Schools - DE Inspectorate
Date: Wednesday 10th April 2024
Time: 7 - 8 pm
Click here to register for this Post Primary webinar
Information Webinar for Mainstream Primary Schools - DE Inspectorate
Date: Tuesday 16th April 2024
Time: 7 - 8 pm
Click here to register for this Primary webinar
BLAST 2024 Applications Now Open
The Department of Education is pleased to announce BLAST Arts & Creativity in Education Residency 2024/2025 applications are now open.
BLAST Arts & Creativity in Education Residency 2024/2025 apply online here: LINK
The closing date for receipt of applications is 10th May 2024.
Please contact National Arts in Education, Tralee Education Support Centre for queries or support, at
Eligibility :
All schools in receipt of capitation grants from the Department of Education or Education and Training Boards (ETBs) 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.
Schools participating in either Creative Clusters or Creative Schools can 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 Centres (Education Support Centres Ireland - ESCI).
BLAST Application Form (English Version)
BLAST Application Form (Irish Version)