Conference on Cooperative Learning

The Second Level Support Service, in association with Professors David and Roger Johnson, is delighted to announce details of a series of conferences on Cooperative Learning. Further information  here and application forms for the  Leaders' Conference and for the  Teachers' Conferences.

Last term seminars on the Child Protection Guidelines and Procedures (DES, 2001) were delivered to any Designated Liaison Person (DLP) and/or Deputy DLP who did not receive training in 2008 or 2009. Seminars for Principals on English as an Additional Language were also delivered last term… more 

The Department of Education and Science has announced that schools may, with Board of Management approval, close for one day during the 2009-2010 school year for planning purposes. PPDS advisors may be available to support schools on that day.