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Minister Foley announces registration opening for Teacher Artist Partnership+ Summer Course
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Minister for Education Norma Foley TD has today announced the opening of registration for the 2024 Teacher Artist Partnership+ summer courses for primary and special school teachers.
These professional development summer courses for teachers and creative practitioners are aimed at enhancing arts and creativity in education in primary and special schools.
The Teacher Artist Partnership+ Summer Courses will be provided free of charge in in each of the 21 full-time Education Centres in Ireland this summer.
Each course will have 20 primary teachers and 4 professional artists participating.
Minister Foley said: “This is a wonderful opportunity for teachers and creative practitioners to engage collaboratively in a creative partnership focused Summer Course which supports and enhances arts and creativity in education in primary and special schools, while supporting and developing the creative potential of every child”.
“I hope that this exciting initiative will help teachers and schools to further enhance creativity in their classrooms. It is important that our children are allowed to express themselves and learn to adapt and collaborate.”
The Creative Youth Programme aims to develop the creative potential of every child. Professional development for both teachers and creative practitioners working in schools is critical to the long-term success and sustainability of creativity in education.
To achieve the long-term objectives of cultural and creative education, it is necessary to build a critical mass of education and creative practitioner professionals who are versed in the theoretical frameworks of arts and creativity education and equipped with the skills and techniques for delivering programmes in partnership.
The TAP+ residency element of this programme will give students of all ages in primary and special schools the opportunity to have their TAP+ trained teacher and artist working together in their classroom facilitating the development of these essential skills for students to enjoy and explore artistic and creative expression.
TAP+ provides trained teachers with the opportunity to host a fully funded TAP+ Artist in Residency in their school in 2024/25. This Department of Education-led initiative is a highly innovative, creative and participant-responsive programme that promotes professional learning towards partnership.
Teacher Artist Partnership+ (TAP+) 2024 is a free professional development course with EPV day approval & opportunities for participating teachers to apply for a fully funded in-school Residency in their school in 2024/2025 academic year.
TAP+ Course 2024 runs from Monday 1 July – Friday 5 July.
Please visit your local full-time Education Centre website to register now.
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