Teacher Professional Learning
Teacher Professional Learning
How do NCSE support Teacher Professional Learning?
We support the professional learning of teachers and school leaders through a suite of professional learning experiences such as seminars, webinars, professional learning communities, resources and individual requests from schools.
Our high-quality professional learning experiences have been designed to support teachers in the inclusion of all students.
Teacher Professional Learning
I am interested in attending a TPL seminar
The NCSE’s Teacher Professional Learning (TPL)1 booklet is a comprehensive guide to professional learning opportunities for teachers and school leaders. You can view the booklet by clicking the View TPL Booklet button below.
You can book your place in one of our virtual or face to face seminars through our TPL Seminar calendar. Click the View TPL Seminar Calendar button below.
Teacher Professional Learning
School TPL Support
School TPL Support refers to a reimagined model of Teacher Professional Learning (TPL) designed to enhance teaching practices and improve outcomes for students with special educational needs.
Teacher Professional Learning
Middletown Centre for Autism
Middletown Centre for Autism offer training sessions that are designed for teachers who are working with children and young people with autism and who have completed the NCSE Support Service’s ‘Introduction to Autism’ seminar.
Please note that each session is provided once in the five-week session and those interested must check specific dates on the Middletown Centre’s website. To secure a place on the listed session applications should be made directly to Middletown, using the on-line system.
Teacher Professional Learning
TPL Funding
NCSE offer funding for the following courses:
– Handwriting Without Tears
– Braille
– Lámh (whole staff)
– Irish Sign Language (ISL)
Post-graduate courses in the sensory area (Deaf/Hard of Hearing or Blind/Vision Impaired) will be considered for funding.
This funding applies to specific courses and applications are subject to certain conditions and budget restraints. We also encourage school principals to propose other relevant courses for consideration.
To submit an application for TPL Funding, please download the TPL funding application below. Once completed, please forward your application to supportfunding@ncse.ie