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Creative Clusters 2024


Creative Clusters
from National Arts in Education 

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) Guidelines

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)

Oide Droichead Induction Cluster Meetings 2024/25


Cluster Meeting 1 dates and times for Newly Qualified Teachers (NQTs)
 
Droichead Cluster Meetings 2024.2025 - Important Information for NQTs

  • Cluster Meeting 1 (CM 1) events for the remainder of Term 1 in this ESC are now advertised on our website.
  • In line with the Cluster Meeting calendar, please note that no further Cluster Meeting 1 events will be available, outside of these final dates, in Term 1 (September-December).
  • NQTs who received a Confirmation Email from the Teaching Council in Term 1, who have not yet completed CM 1 in English or trí Ghaeilge (CC 1) must now complete CM 1/CC 1 before these events conclude nationally w/c December 2nd.

Primary NQTs can access the Droichead Cluster Meeting Calendar 2024.2025 here and the Cluster Meetings: Important Information and Protocols for NQTs 2024.2025 here.

Post-primary NQTs can access the Droichead Cluster Meeting Calendar 2024.2025 here and the Cluster Meetings: Important Information and Protocols for NQTs 2024.2025 here.

Cnuaschruinnithe Droichead 2024.2025 - Eolas Tábhachtach do MNCnna:

Beidh clárú le haghaidh dátaí agus amanna ar leith Chnuaschruinniú 1 do Mhúinteoirí Nuacháilithe (MNCanna) ar fáil an tseachtain dar tús an 16 Meán Fómhair.

Cuirfear tús le himeachtaí Chnuaschruinniú 1 an tseachtain dar tús an 30 Meán Fómhair de réir Fhéilire Chnuaschruinnithe Droichead 2024.2025.

Is féidir le MNCanna Bunscoile rochtain a fháil ar Fhéilire Chnuaschruinnithe Droichead 2024.2025 anseo agus ar na Cnuaschruinnithe: Eolas Tábhachtach agus Prótacail do MNCanna 2024.2025 anseo.

Is féidir le MNCanna iar-bhunscoile teacht ar Fhéilire Chnuaschruinnithe Droichead 2024.2025 anseo agus ar na Cnuaschruinnithe: Eolas Tábhachtach agus Prótacail do MNCanna 2024.2025 anseo.


Cluster Meeting Requirement


NQTs must complete one different cluster meeting (specific to their sector, primary or post-primary) per term in sequential order for the duration of their Droichead process. NQTs must complete Cluster Meeting 1 (CM 1) before engaging in either Cluster Meeting 2 (CM 2) and/or Cluster Meeting 3 (CM 3). NQTs should not submit their online Form D until all aspects of their Droichead process, including their full cluster meeting requirements, have been fulfilled. If a Form D is received where all the cluster meeting requirements are not met, it will not be processed by the Teaching Council.

BLAST - Na hEalaíona Beo a Thabhairt chuig Daltaí agus Múinteoirí | Bringing Live Arts to Students and Teachers

 

TAP+ & BLAST from National Arts in Education on Vimeo.

BLAST - Na hEalaíona Beo a Thabhairt chuig Daltaí agus Múinteoirí

BLAST - Bringing Live Arts to Students and Teachers


The Department of Education is pleased to announce BLAST Arts & Creativity in Education Residency 2024/2025 applications are now open. (Press Release )

Please see the following link for BLAST Application Guidelines and further details: (Department of Education BLAST Guidelines)

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 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..


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Blast Video

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)

 



Clár Dhún na nGall d'Ealaíontóirí Údaraithe
Donegal Register of Approved Artists

Artist Name

Bio

Kim Sharkey     

Kim Sharkey Information & Bio

Visual Arts

Denise Blake

Denise Blake Information & Bio 

Creative Writing

Bernie Wilson

https://www.facebook.com/theartfarmie/

Visual Arts

 https://www.facebook.com/Humanbeingmyself/

Diane Cannon

Diane Cannon Information & Bio

Music & Dance

Brí Carr 

Bri Carr Information & Bio

Music & Storytelling

Annette McNelis

Annette McNelis Information & Bio

Music in Education

Eithne Ní Ghallchobhair

Eithne Ní Ghallchobhair Information & Bio

Storytelling

Kathleen Gallagher

Kathleen Gallagher Information & Bio

Visual Arts & STEM

Julie Griffiths 

Julie Griffiths Information & Bio

Visual Arts/Textile & Environment

Anderinna Gooch

Anderinna Gooch Information & Bio

Music

Margaret Rowland

Margaret Rowland Information & Bio

Visual Arts














Classroom activities for Newly Arrived Students - Booklet

OTB Author Fiona Forman and Graphic Designer Andrea Heron have designed a free booklet to assist teachers in helping newly-arrived children from the Ukraine to feel safe, calm, hopeful and connected, as well as providing them with ways to cope. 

FREE COPIES:Schools may order actual printed copies of the booklet for their Ukrainian children at no charge by completing theFree Booklet Request FormHEREor by emailing:This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

This free booklet has been rigorously reviewed and subsequently amended by senior educational psychologists and also by Educational Psychotherapist Marie Delaney, who has extensive experience working with students who have been affected by traumatic experiences and is the founder oftrauma-ed.com. This is to ensure that the content is in line with Government guidelines and good practice.

 Teachers using this booklet should refer to the accompanying Nótaí an Mhúinteora to accompany the Booklet: Fáilte go hÉirinn – Gníomhaíochtaí ranga do dhaltaí nua. 

The booklet – Fáilte go hÉirinn – Gníomhaíochtaí ranga do dhaltaí nua. – is dual language (English and Irish) and is available as a free download or in printed format, free from Outside the Box. 

Tá anLeabhránagus naNotaí an Mhúinteoraar fáil i nGaeilge freisin -www.otb.ie/ucrain.

The booklet has been written byFiona Formanwho is a Positive Psychology expert and has delivered and continues to deliver well-being training through education centres, teacher training colleges and numerous schools throughout Ireland and overseas. Fiona is the co-author ofWeaving Well-Being&Fí na Folláine(2ndto 6thClasses) now being used in a substantial number of schools in Ireland,Australiaand theUK. More recently Fiona’s junior primary programmeWelcome to Well-Being(Junior Infants to First Class) and secondary school programmeWired for Well-Being(First Year to Third Year) have been published. 

Please keep an eye on theUkrainian Support Pagefor all the latest news, downloads, special announcements and relevant resources, particularly in the following areas: