Tralee Education Support Centre

Tralee Education Support Centre Early Years, Primary & Post Primary, Professional Learning courses for Teachers, SNA & Parents, both online & face to face.

Room hire available for any organisation on request.Resources available for rent eg.Lego Spike and diagnostic assessments eg.WIAT 3

Bringing the Relate Framework to life DATE:      TUESDAY, 29TH SEPTEMBER 2026TIME:       7.00PM - 8.30PMVENUE:   ONLINE ...
12/06/2026

Bringing the Relate Framework to life

DATE: TUESDAY, 29TH SEPTEMBER 2026
TIME: 7.00PM - 8.30PM
VENUE: ONLINE VIA ZOOM

Target Audience: Teachers, school leaders, special education teachers, SNAs, and anyone seeking effective, relationship-based approaches to supporting children and young people.

This 1.5-hour introductory webinar will provide educators with an overview of the CPS model and its application in school settings.

Participants will explore how concerning behaviour can be understood through a developmental, relationship-based lens and learn practical strategies for working collaboratively with students to address concerns and solve problems.

CPS aligns closely with the principles of the NCSE RELATE Framework and the Department of Education's Wellbeing Policy Statement and Framework for Practice. By focusing on relationships, belonging, participation, student voice, and collaborative problem-solving, CPS provides schools with a practical approach to translating these policies into everyday practice.

Recognise why developmental variability should be the key focal point of every classroom, with “meeting every student where they’re at” as the definition of good teaching.

Describe the Assessment of Skills and Unsolved Problems (ASUP) as a tool for understanding, identifying, and prioritising the problems that are causing students’ concerning behavior.

Understand how problem-solving conversations can be used to proactively address the factors that are interfering with student progress, solve problems, enhance skills, and strengthen relationships.

Recognise how Collaborative & Proactive Solutions (CPS) supports the implementation of the RELATE Framework and promotes student wellbeing through strong relationships, meaningful participation, and inclusive practice.

Suitable for teachers, school leaders, special education teachers, SNAs, and other educational professionals. This webinar will provide participants with a new lens for understanding behaviour and practical strategies that can be applied immediately in school settings.

Bio of Presenters: Dr Ross Greene & Ruth Eadie

Dr Ross Greene

Dr Ross Greene is a clinical psychologist and the originator of the innovative, evidence-based CPS model, as described in his influential books The Explosive Child, Lost at School, Lost & Found, Raising Human Beings, and the recently-released The Kids Who Aren’t Okay.

Dr. Greene was on the faculty at Harvard Medical School for over 20 years, and now oversees the non-profit he founded in 2009, Lives in the Balance, which advocates legislatively on behalf of kids with concerning behaviors and their caregivers and provides training and vast free resources on the CPS model. He is also currently adjunct Professor in the Department of Psychology at Virginia Tech and adjunct Professor in the Faculty of Science at the University of Technology in Sydney, Australia.

Ruth Eadie

Ruth Eadie is an Irish primary school principal with over two decades of experience in education. She has a particular interest in student wellbeing, positive behaviour support and inclusive school practice. Ruth is passionate about the potential of Collaborative & Proactive Solutions (CPS) to help educators better understand behaviour, strengthen relationships and create school environments where all students can thrive.

🔗 https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_4wpCI5tzSQWA8K5y-tCUzQ #/registration

Another top quality international speaker for our Autumn Schedule….📚 Empowering Educators in Dyscalculia: Understanding,...
11/06/2026

Another top quality international speaker for our Autumn Schedule….

📚 Empowering Educators in Dyscalculia: Understanding, Assessment, Intervention and Instruction 📚

Are you looking to deepen your understanding of dyscalculia and mathematical learning difficulties? Join us for this informative 4-part online series designed for educators, school leaders, support staff, and parents/carers.

🗓 Dates: Tuesday 3rd, 10th, 17th & 24th November 2026
⏰ Time: 7.00 – 8.00 pm
💻 Venue: Online via Zoom

Who should attend?
✅ Primary Teachers
✅ Post Primary Maths Teachers
✅ Learning Support Teams / SENCOs
✅ School & College Senior Leadership Teams
✅ Parents and Carers

Session Topics

🔹 Session 1: Dyscalculia and Specific Learning Difficulties in Mathematics

Explore the characteristics of dyscalculia, how it differs from other maths difficulties, and how to recognise key indicators in the classroom.

🔹 Session 2: Understanding and Addressing Maths Anxiety

Understand the impact of maths anxiety on learners, educators and families, and discover practical strategies to build confidence and positive mathematical experiences.

🔹 Session 3: Assessment of Dyscalculia and Difficulties in Mathematics

Learn about assessment pathways, screeners, checklists and frameworks that help identify pupils’ needs and inform effective intervention.

🔹 Session 4: Strategies to Support Learners with Dyscalculia

Discover evidence-informed approaches to teaching number sense, place value, fractions and decimals, alongside the effective use of manipulatives and mathematical games.

Meet the Presenter – Robert Jennings

Rob Jennings is co-founder of The Dyscalculia Network and has over 15 years’ experience teaching young people with special educational needs. A recognised specialist in dyscalculia and maths difficulties, Rob serves on the CRESTED Council and is co-author of The Maths Difficulties and Dyscalculia Assessment (Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2025).

Rob has delivered training and presentations to schools, colleges and universities throughout the UK and internationally, helping educators develop effective approaches to supporting learners with mathematical difficulties.

Don’t miss this opportunity to gain practical strategies, deepen your understanding, and make a lasting difference to learners struggling with mathematics.

📌 Places are limited – book early to secure your place!

🔗 https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Kn87cjIyS4WXg07-XFEg9g

Emotion Coaching (5-Part Webinar Series)  DATES:   Monday's - 5th, 12th, 19th October & 2nd, 9th November 2026TIMES:    ...
10/06/2026

Emotion Coaching (5-Part Webinar Series)

DATES: Monday's - 5th, 12th, 19th October & 2nd, 9th November 2026
TIMES: 7.00pm - 8.30pm
VENUE: Online via Zoom

Target Audience: Primary & Post Primary Teachers, SNA's, Principals & Guidance Counsellors

Emotion Coaching is a four-step, skills-based approach that helps school staff respond to pupils’ heightened emotions and related behaviours as they occur. Originally developed by John Gottman for parenting, this relational method of communication has been effectively adapted by educational psychologists for use in schools.

It is increasingly adopted by Primary and Post-Primary schools in Ireland as a strategy to support sustainable emotional health and wellbeing.

Research shows that Emotion Coaching enhances staff competency and calmness, improves pupils’ emotional literacy and regulation, and fosters stronger pupil-staff relationships. Schools have also reported better pupil behaviour, higher academic achievement, improved staff wellbeing, as well as enhanced family relationships and fewer parental complaints.

Benefits of Emotion Coaching in Schools:
It can be integrated into existing systems/programmes without additional resources or staffing.It focuses on enhancing the quality of staff interactions with pupils and does not require individual, timetabled sessions.It teaches children and young people about emotions and positive mental health in a structured, sustainable way.Pupils are likely to experience the advantages of Emotion Coaching even if not all staff apply it consistently.

This 5-part online course will cover:

➡️Basic neuroscience of emotional regulation & the stress-response system

➡️Background to Emotion Coaching: what it is & why we should use it

➡️Adults’ emotional awareness and different styles of responding to emotions in children and young people

➡️How to use the 4 steps of Emotion Coaching

➡️Practical exercises & skill development activities

➡️Practice, reflection, peer discussion & problem-solving

➡️Overview of strategies that complement Emotion Coaching

➡️Support in starting your Emotion Coaching journey​

PLEASE NOTE: Sessions 2, 3, and 4 will include approximately 20 minutes of breakout rooms for practical exercises and skill development activities. While some may feel reluctant to participate in breakout rooms, feedback from previous courses has been very positive regarding their value for these exercises. To make the most of these sessions, please ensure you access the course on a device equipped with a camera and microphone.

Bio of Presenter: Lucy Mannion, Director of TINT Education

Lucy Mannion is the Director of TINT Education (Trauma-Informed, Neuroaffirmative, Therapeutic Education), with a multidisciplinary background in education, psychology, and psychotherapy. She has over 16 years’ experience across educational and therapeutic settings supporting children, young people, and adults impacted by trauma. Lucy’s teaching experience in mainstream and specialist education settings informs her understanding of how neurodiversity, attachment and trauma shape behaviour and learning. Drawing on her clinical training, she bridges therapeutic principles with practical classroom strategies to promote safety, regulation, and connection.

​➡️ This course is NOT RECORDED in order to encourage open and honest participation within the interactive elements. Therefore, attendance at all 5 sessions is recommended.

🔗 https://www.edcentretralee.ie/cpd-courses-tralee-kerry/online-primary/4087-26tra574-emotion-coaching-5-part-webinar-series.html

10/06/2026
Kerry Recreation & Sports Partnership is seeking a motivated and experienced individual to join our team as a Programme ...
10/06/2026

Kerry Recreation & Sports Partnership is seeking a motivated and experienced individual to join our team as a Programme Manager (Grade 6).

This is a unique opportunity to support the development and delivery of sport and physical activity programmes in County Kerry.

The latest date for receipt of completed application forms is 5.00 p.m. on Thursday, 25 June 2026.

Please refer to the Candidate Information Booklet for details in relation to the application process, which can be found on Kerry County Council website and Public Jobs website - links below:

Kerry County Council Website: https://www.kerrycoco.ie/home3/latest-jobs/

Public Jobs Website: https://publicjobs.tal.net/vx/lang-en-GB/mobile-0/appcentre-1/brand-4/xf-88d57c183e99/candidate/so/pm/1/pl/3/opp/5623-Sports-Partnership-Project-Manager/en-GB

Another exclusive webinar series to Tralee Clare Education Centre NavanEd Support Centre Heidi was one of the stars of t...
10/06/2026

Another exclusive webinar series to Tralee Clare Education Centre NavanEd Support Centre Heidi was one of the stars of the show at the highly successful Right to Read Conference Playful Classroom

Assessment & Instructional Planning for Literacy Within the Continuum of Support in Primary Schools

🗓️: Thursday 24th September & 1st, 8th, 15th October 2026

🕗: 7.00 - 8.30 pm

🗣️: Heidi Beverine-Curry, PhD

💻: Online via Zoom

🎯: Teachers and administrators/leaders who work with all students age 5-12, and older students who struggle with literacy

💶: €5.00 (includes access to recordings for 4 weeks)

🌐: https://www.edcentretralee.ie/cpd-courses-tralee-kerry/primary-courses/4098-26tra655-assessment-instructional-planning-for-literacy-within-the-continuum-of-support.html

🎥: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Z8j1DWDfR8-ONqUA1MREkw

Exclusive webinar series to Tralee, Clare Education Centre & Navan Education Support Centres📚 Beyond the Sound-Out: Scaf...
05/06/2026

Exclusive webinar series to Tralee, Clare Education Centre & Navan Education Support Centres

📚 Beyond the Sound-Out: Scaffolding for Fluency and Comprehension with Decodable Text and Books 📚

Are you teaching Junior Infants to Second Class? Join us for this engaging online professional learning series designed to help bridge the gap between phonics, fluency, and comprehension.

🗓 Dates: Monday 31st August, 7th & 14th September 2026
⏰ Time: 7.00 – 8.00 pm (GMT)
💻 Venue: Online via Zoom

Over three one-hour sessions, Beyond the Sound-Out will explore practical, high-impact strategies to support young readers before, during, and after reading. Learn how to reduce cognitive load, build fluency, and transform decodable texts into powerful tools for comprehension and confident reading.

🎤 Presenter: Elise Lovejoy

Elise Lovejoy is the Founder and CEO of Express Readers Inc. and The Teachers Table. With a BA and MA in Elementary Education and over 15 years of classroom experience in Kindergarten to 2nd Grade, Elise works with teachers across the country to promote evidence-based reading instruction. She is also a reading interventionist and a parent of two young readers.

This is a fantastic opportunity to deepen your understanding of early literacy instruction and bring practical strategies straight back to your classroom.

🔗 https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_TClORiKuTo621x7iA2dtpQ #/registration

📱🤝 Thank You to Our Kenmare Area Schools 🤝📱St. John's National School, Kenmare Tulloha National School  Cahir NS Kenmare...
05/06/2026

📱🤝 Thank You to Our Kenmare Area Schools 🤝📱St. John's National School, Kenmare Tulloha National School Cahir NS Kenmare Kilgarvan School Tahilla CNS Lauragh National School Scoil Realt na Mara Tousist Pobalscoil Inbhear Sceine

As the school year draws to a close, we would like to extend our sincere thanks to all the schools in the Kenmare area that participated in the Agree to Agree® programme.

Your commitment to working together as school communities—bringing together school leaders, teachers, parents, Boards of Management, and students—has been at the heart of this important initiative.

Throughout the year, participating schools engaged in meaningful conversations about digital device use, online safety, and digital wellbeing. By listening to the voices of all stakeholders and working collaboratively, each school community has taken important steps towards developing a shared understanding and a positive approach to technology use.

A special word of thanks to Dr. Maureen Griffin, who expertly facilitated the programme throughout the year. Maureen’s knowledge, guidance, and passion for supporting children, families, and schools in navigating the digital world helped make each session engaging, informative, and impactful.

We are grateful for the time, energy, and openness shown by everyone involved. Your willingness to engage in the process has helped lay the foundations for stronger partnerships and healthier digital cultures within our schools.

Thank you for your leadership, participation, and commitment to creating sustainable and community-informed agreements that will benefit children and young people for years to come.

We look forward to continuing this journey together.

🌞 EPV Approved Face to Face Summer Courses 2026 – Book Your Place Today! 🌞Tralee Education Support Centre is delighted t...
05/06/2026

🌞 EPV Approved Face to Face Summer Courses 2026 – Book Your Place Today! 🌞

Tralee Education Support Centre is delighted to offer an exciting range of face to face Summer Courses for teachers this July, with opportunities to explore Digital Learning, Gaeilge, Outdoor Education, Wellbeing, Creativity, STEM, Gardening, Chess, Filmmaking and much more!

📚 Highlights include:

✅ Digital Creativity in the Primary Classroom
✅ Digital Storytelling – Filmmaking
✅ Gaeilge: Caint, Comhrá agus Craic
✅ Chess for Social & Cognitive Skills
✅ The Living Classroom – Learning Through Organic Gardening
✅ Exploring the Seashore Using Creative Cross-Curricular Learning
✅ Teacher Artist Partnership+ Summer Course
…and many more!

⚠️ Registration for all Summer Courses will close NEXT WEEK. Places are limited and several courses have already filled, so early booking is strongly advised.

Don’t miss this opportunity to engage in high-quality professional learning while earning EPV days.

🔗 Register here:

https://www.edcentretralee.ie/cpd-courses-tralee-kerry/summer-courses.html

We look forward to welcoming you this summer!

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