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Diversity and Intercultural Education Network

DIEN was launched on the 25th of March 2023, as a safe and supportive space for educators at all levels to share skills, information, knowledge and good practice in
supporting Diversity and Inclusion in schools, classrooms and educational environments.
 
Our aim is to host a gathering twice a year, in Autumn and again in Spring, to empower educators by providing speakers and workshops that contribute to good practice. 

Santhi and I are delighted to inform you that the next gathering of the DIEN will take place on Saturday, 9th March 2024, at Atlantic Technological University, Sligo
 
The theme of our March gathering is 'Supporting and Inclusion in ALL Communities'
 
Programme includes:
  • Opening Speech from Dr. Breda McTaggart, Head of Faculty of Business and Social Sciences (ATU Sligo)
  • Research on the Lived Educational Experiences of Autistic Trans and Autistic Non-Binary Students in the Republic of Ireland
  • Creating a Culture of Belonging and Participation in the Early Years Setting
  • Tailoring Migrant Specific Guidance and Educational Pathways
  • The Transformative Power of UDL in Post Primary Education
  • International Perspective on Diversity and Inclusion in Schools
Twenty five minutes have been allocated for each presentation.
There will also be an opportunity for Q&A after all speakers have presented.

Two 50 minute discussion groups will run in the afternoon:
  • Group 1 – School Experiences of Inclusion and Support of Diverse Learners 
  • Group 2 – Supporting Family Engagement with Schools
 
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Run Around Europe Challenge

‘Run Around Europe’ is a whole-school running challenge open to all primary and special schools.  The initiative focuses on participation, inclusion and fun with lots of learning opportunities along the way. All classes, at all class levels are challenged to build a ‘Run a Day’ in to their daily routines across the 4 weeks of the challenge. Working together as a class, and as a school, your combined km will bring you to many of the capital cities across Europe.  See full details here. 

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Register for #RunAroundEurope Challenge Link: ‘RUN Around EUROPE’ Registration | Active School Flag
 

Creative Clusters 2024 - 2026 Applications Now Open

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The Department of Education is pleased to announce the opening of a new round of Creative Clusters (Press Release).  The deadline for receipt of applications is 10th May 2024.

Each Creative Cluster will receive grant funding of €3,000 per school over a two-year period to implement their project 2024–2026. 

  • 3 schools would receive €9,000
  • 5 schools would receive €15,000 

In addition to financial support above each cluster will also receive: 

  • A Creative Cluster Facilitator 
  • Teacher Substitution to attend Workshops and Meetings
  • Room hire, travel & subsistence

Please see the following link for more details: Creative Clusters 2024 (www.gov.ie)

Applications are to be completed online using the following LINK, should you need assistance, please contact your local full-time Education Support Centre (list at Appendix 1 of Guidelines document on DE website) or use this link Appendix 1

Any queries, please contact your local Education Support Centre or email National Arts in Education Administration This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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Eligible Schools - The following schools are welcome to apply to participate in Creative Clusters:

  • Schools that have not yet participated in Creative Clusters.
  • Schools that have  not yet participated in Creative Schools and those who will complete Creative Schools Year 2 in the 2023/24 school year.
  • Schools that will complete Creative Clusters Year 2 in the 2023/24 school year. However they must apply as part of a cluster who have not yet participated in the initiative. In this instance, it is required that this school applies to lead a cluster of schools that are new to the initiative.
  • The local Education Support Centre will have a key role in identifying and supporting a Creative Cluster for their local area.
  • 42 Creative Clusters will be selected nationally - 2 per Education Support Centre. 

Creative Clusters is an initiative of the Department of Education, led by and in partnership with the 21 full-time Education Centres (Education Support Centres Ireland - ESCI) and funded through the Schools Excellence Fund.

Creative Clusters Application Form (English Version)

Creative Clusters Application Form (Irish Version)

ILSA's Spring Conference 2024, "LET'S GET PRACTICAL: STRATEGIES TO SUPPORT STUDENTS"

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Note: ILSA members can purchase discounted tickets by entering their member number as the promo-code. 
Your member number is your order number minus the initial zeros 
(e.g 000645 = member number 645  or 00002= member number 2 )
Your order number can be found in the account section of your member area.

 

Click here to register

IMTA Conference & AGM 2024

 

IMTA Conference & AGM 2024

Our Annual Conference & AGM will take place on Saturday February 24th 2024, in Maynooth University. The theme for this year’s conference is ‘Embedding Inclusion in the Maths Classroom’. We will be joined by Dr Aibhín Bray from Trinity College Dublin along with several exceptional mathematical teachers and researchers for our workshops and seminars throughout the day. It promises to be an excellent day with almost 30 different workshops to choose from. There will be plenty of resources and goodies to collect along the way and we have a superb array of sponsors and exhibitors available too.

All of this along with lunch, coffee, tea, pastries etc during the day for the incredibly low price of €20. To register please click here

The full programme for the day can be found below and we have a dedicated website to provide additional information. The website can be accessed here

Programme for Conference 2024: Imta Conference 2024

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