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EnglishESOL

EnglishESOL

Posted by | Feb 3, 2016 | |

NALA made a series of short videos of ESOL teaching tips at their ESOL conference earlier this year. They include: –  Teaching ‘ESOL literacy’ students by Angus O’Riordan –  Using synthetic phonics with ESOL or ESOL literacy students by Michelle McGrane –  Linking ESOL to QQI General Learning at level 2 by Svetlana Wilson –  Tips on ESOL teaching and learning using Facebook by Margot Walsh and Laura Rowland They are all less than 3 minutes long. Click here to watch. As part of the countywide response to learners’ needs for tuition in English as a second language, the...

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Money & Numbers

Money & Numbers

Posted by | Feb 3, 2016 | |

Numeracy is a vital skill in today’s world. Where we might think of maths as consisting only of sums, fractions and decimals, it is broader than that. Our numeracy teaching has a firm link to everyday life, and includes concepts of shape and space, patterns, measurement, handling data and using numbers for day to day living like shopping, budgeting, cookery and sport. We run regular in service training in this area, so if you would like to train as a numeracy tutor, contact your local literacy organiser. Contact details are found here. Communicating everyday mathematical concepts to students – From...

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Family Learning

Family Learning

Posted by | Feb 3, 2016 | |

Parents are a child’s first, and most important, teachers. Family learning programmes encourage and support parents in this role, giving them some tips, tricks and tools to help support their child’s development and learning. It also encourages them to work on their own literacy and numeracy skills. According to international research, parental involvement in a child’s learning has more of an impact on their educational outcomes than any other demographic measure including social class or level of parental income (click here to find out more) There are all kinds of opportunities for learning in the home, and in the course...

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Information Technology

Information Technology

Posted by | Feb 3, 2016 | |

We teach a range of ICT skills to adults who have literacy difficulties, in small friendly groups. We aim to encourage and support the learner who lacks confidence in this area, helping them to become part of our digital society. Our classes run from absolute beginner (often called Computers for the Terrified!) to QQI Level 3, across the county in a range of settings. Some good sites to visit: Google Search Basics – how to use this popular search engine. Links to tutorials on all google products. GCF learnFree.org  Free online training courses in all sorts of  topics including computers Alison.com Free...

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Further Education and Training Conference with Education and Training Boards Ireland

Posted by | Feb 1, 2016 | |

In late November 2015 I attended the first Further Education and Training (FET) Conference hosted by ETBI. It was the first time since the creation of the ETBs and the launch of the ‘Further Education and Training Strategy 2014 – 2019’ that all ETB programmes were in one room. It was great to learn from colleagues from around the country about the work they do and the challenges they face. As you know ETBI is the national representative association for Ireland’s sixteen Education and Training Boards (ETBs). ETBs and ETBI came into establishment on 1 July 2013 and were formerly VECs and IVEA respectively. There was a lot of information circulated and many presentations. However one handout really grabbed my attention and I have attached it for your information. It is essentially a summary document describing Further Education and Training in Ireland today. The first page outlines the 5 goals of the Further Education and Training Strategy 2014 – 2019, the numbers engaged in FET in 2015 and who is delivering. It was interesting to note that 369,523 people benefited from FET services in Ireland in 2015. The cost of this essential investment was €643.5 million. This shows that the FET sector is a significant sector offering real and valuable education and training routes to learners across the country. On the second page there is an outline of the...

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