Welcome to the Twitter updates on Oide, a new Dept. of Ed. schools’ support service to be established on 01/09/2023 following integration of existing CSL, JCT, NIPT & PDST services
You can follow our progress here..
#OideIreland
@PDSTie
@JCforTeachers
@niptireland
@cslireland
Management of CSL JCT NIPT & PDST have worked closely over the past 2 years to prepare the ground for
#Oide
. Pictured at their final meeting of heads of individual services in
@laoisedcentre
this week. Missing from pic Anthony Kilcoyne Donal O'Reilly Orla McKiernan
#oideireland
#Oide
is recruiting Associates to work with us during the 23/24 school year. Applications via our online application form at this link... closing date for applications is 31st August 2023 at 5pm
#oideireland
Consultation on the Draft Transition Year Programme Statement: the draft TY Programme Statement is now available for consultation, see link below. The consultation period ends on 20 October 2023.
#oide
#oide_ireland
On foot of advice this eve. from the National Emergency Coordination Group as
#StormDebi
approaches Ireland, ALL Oide face-to-face events tomorrow, Mon. 13th Nov. '23, are CANCELLED. The safety of staff and attendees is paramount. Apologies for inconvenience caused
#oide
Prof. Patricia Mannix McNamara, Head of School of Education at
@UL
provided an interactive & thought provoking input with
#Oide
staff today in
#Wexford
on Building Our Teams Through Human-centred Leadership
#oide
#onwards
&
#upwards
#firsts
*We are recruiting*
Opportunities for full-time secondment positions that may become available in the 24/25 school year across a wide range of curricular/subject areas at primary & post-primary levels. Closing date for applications 27th March
@5pm
#oide
#Oide
is on Twitter one year already ... a big thank you goes out to all our followers! As
#Oide
commences as a new organisation over the coming weeks, our twitter presence will be expanding and getting even busier .... watch this space!
#oide_ireland
#MyTwitterAnniversary
Pictured at the inaugural gathering of
#Oide
staff in
#Wexford
today... the Chief Inspector of schools at the
@Education_Ire
Yvonne Keating & Pádraig Kirk MD of
#Oide
with attendees from the Department & Oide
#oide
We're up & running!
#together
#Oide
extends a very warm welcome to all of our PLLs who start back with us today for the new school year, inc a large cohort of new PLLs who begin with us for the first time! Everyone in the org. has been busy preparing for this day, another landmark day for Oide!
#oide_ireland
Oide circulated an information leaflet to all schools and centres for education recently. We are busy preparing for establishment day on 01 Sept. next. Thank you to everyone involved for your support and cooperation
#oide
#oideireland
Opportunities for full-time secondment positions in Oide, the new Department of Education schools' support service
Closing date for applications is 23rd March 2023 @ 5pm
#oideireland
See for full details
#oide
Congrats to our Organising Committee, pictured, for their super planning & coordination of our June staff professional learning event in
#Sligo
this week. The eye to detail was amazing! 👏👏
Our seconded staff are meeting for the first time in their new Teams/Divisions today.
#Oide
has the following Divisions:
▪︎ Leadership
▪︎ Primary x2
▪︎ Post-primary x2
▪︎ Digital Tech
▪︎ GaelAonad
▪︎ Droichead Induction
▪︎ Administration
#oide_ireland
#oide
As we enter the summer period & the support services of CSL, JCT, NIPT & PDST mark & celebrate all that they have achieved over many years, we also look forward to a new chapter with the establishment of Oide in Aug. The contribution of each service to ed. is immeasurable
#oide
Earlier today the Department of Education
@Education_Ire
circulated a letter to all primary schools, post-primary schools, special schools & centres for education announcing the establishment of Oide later this year. Keep an eye out!
#oideireland
Our staff professional learning event was addressed today by the Chief Inspector of
@Education_Ire
, reflecting on our work to date and on how our respective organisations can develop further our working relationships
#oide
As an organisation we are just starting into our 2nd year
We are recruiting
#Associates
to work with us on a part-time basis for the 24/25 school year. Applications should be made by submission of a completed online application form. Closing date for applications is Fri., 27th Sept 2024 @ 5pm
See link here:
Oide staff professional learning event kicked-off today in Sligo, & with the theme of Supporting Curriculum Development in Ireland we were pleased to have guest speakers from
@Education_Ire
&
@NCCAie
join with us to share their insights on developments afoot
#oide
#Oide
Tech in Education TiE, formerly
@PDST_TechinEd
, take
#Oide
staff through the important work of their Division this afternoon in
#Wexford
• Webwise
•ScoilNet
•Schools infrastructure
• CPD Design & Delivery
• Digital Technologies in the classroom
& much more
#together
Huge congrats to all those who have been assigned/appointed to various roles in
#Oide
over recent weeks, inc. senior management, Senior Leader & Professional Learning Leader roles. A small no of appointments are ongoing & by establishment day our full team will be in place
#oide
Reps of
#Oide
received a
#FinnishLesson
today from Prof.
@pasi_sahlberg
discussing all things school leader & teacher professional learning, & more! Oide, keeping abreast of international best practice. A huge thank you to NAPD, IPPN & Pasi for giving of your time to work with us
Thank you to Mr. John Lonergan, former Governor of Mountjoy Prison for providing such a warm, insightful and highly-engaging address. ‘Anchored in Human Connection - The Transformative Power of Education’.
#Cine
áltas
#meas
A new Recruitment Section is set to feature on ahead of the launch of a recruitment campaign over the coming weeks/months for positions with Oide for the 2023/2024 school year. Watch this space 👀
#oideireland
"The vision for Oide is to support the professional learning of teachers & school leaders in Ireland through the development of high quality, innovative & responsive professional learning that enables them to meet the ed. needs of all learners in a changing world"
#oideireland
Safe travel to Oide personnel departing Cavan this evening. A tremendous staff professional learning event covering a range of areas such as strategic planning, AI, DEIS, leading T&L, facilitation, research, creativity & wellbeing. THANK YOU to our organising committee 👏
#oide
The Associate model, which facilitates practising school leaders & teachers to work on a part-time basis with a schools' support service throughout the course of the school year, will continue to feature strongly in the work of Oide.
#oideireland
#oide
#associates
Thank you to Dr. Michael Redmond, Assistant General Secretary of the
@JMB_Secretariat
who addressed
#Oide
staff today on the topic..... Navigating Cultures, What's below the Waterline?
We were privileged to have Michael with us at such a special time for us and him! 👏💯
Introducing , proud & excited to announce the launch of 1st phase of our website, the destination for high quality, innovative & responsive professional learning. Expect more over the coming months as our website evolves. Check it out! 👇
#OideIreland
#Oide
'When opportunity knocks ...!'
Oide is recruiting to fill a number of full-time teacher secondment positions that may become available in the 2024/2025 school year. Closing date for applications is 10th October 2024 at 5pm.
A huge welcome to all our new Professional Learning Leaders (PLLs) starting with us this week and gathering together for the first time today in Portlaoise
#induction
#oide
At our Christmas staff prof learning event in Cavan this week our staff raised a whopping €2,295 for donation to charities:
@IrishCancerSoc
@Barnardos_IRL
@IMNDA
THANK YOU to our social committee for all of your hard work & to our staff for your tremendous generosity! 👏
#oide
Congratulations to
@ESCItweets
who this evening celebrate 50 years supporting Irish Schools in
@CrokePark
, attended by the Minister for Education.
#Oide
appreciates the support, advice & partnership of ESCI & we look forward to the next 50 years working together
#oide_ireland
Congrats to all participants & the organisers of today's Respect Effect launch & Exhibition Opening which took place in the Atelier Now Gallery in Dublin. The student work on display is exemplary 👏
#oide
@OideTechinEd
#respecteffect
Our management team gathers this week to prepare for the school year ahead, which is shaping up to be a very busy yet exciting one! We are really looking forward to being joined by all of our PLLs from next week, and can't wait to welcome into the fold all new recruits 👏
#oide
Important Update: Revised arrangements for the completion of Classroom-Based Assessments -
Uasdátú Tábhachtach: Na socruithe athbhreithnithe chun Measúnuithe Rangbhunaithe a chur i gcrích le haghaidh scoláirí -
Dr. Lynn Ramsey, Director & Carmel Kearns, Head of Teachers' Learning & Research at the
@TeachingCouncil
presented today at the
#Oide
staff PLE event in
#Wexford
on The Systemwide Implementation of Cosán
#oide
#Oide
is currently recruiting to fill a wide range of full-time teacher secondment positions at both primary & post-primary levels that may become available in 23/24. Check out for full details. Closing date for applications is March 23rd
@5pm
#oideireland
What subject inspections tell us about Junior Cycle implementation: A composite report on findings from subject inspections with a focus on Junior Cycle
#oide
Safe travel to
#Oide
staff making their way to Wexford today/tomorrow. We look forward to starting the new school year together and making preparations for providing the best support possible for school leaders and teachers.
The 4 existing support services - CSL JCT NIPT & PDST - have always worked very closely
In the lead into the establishment of Oide a no. of areas have been identified for high level collab. inc:
>Leadership CPD
>Visual Art
>STEM/STEAM
>SPHE
>Internal staff prof development
#oide
🍂🎃Thank you to all school leaders and teachers who have worked with us since we started in September!
Wishing you all a relaxing midterm and a well-deserved break!🎃🍂
#oide
'Wellbeing Policy Statement and Framework for Practice' - a number of primary and post-primary schools outline how to develop, implement and review Wellbeing promotion in the six video clips available here - 👉
@Education_Ire
Our new website, , is currently under construction. A holding page, as Béarla agus as Gaeilge, exists & provides info. on our vision/mission/principles, links to current DoE school support services & a contact email address. More to follow!
#oideireland
Aine Lynch, CEO of the National Parents Council presenting to all
#Oide
staff in Sligo this morning on parents' role, as a key stakeholder in education, in curricular development in Ireland, successes & challenges
#professionallearning
In preparation for the establishment of Oide on 01 Sept, a number of interlinked IT based projects are being progressed, including;
》Data management system
》Learner management system
》IT operating platform
》Website
》Online recruitment facility
#oideireland
#oide
#Oide
is represented at today's launch of Ireland's Literacy, Numeracy and Digital Literacy Strategy 2024-2033: Every Learner from Birth to Young Adulthood.
We look forward to supporting schools in implementing this new and critical strategy
#literacy
#numeracy
#digitalliteracy
To assist all schools and educational services in meeting the needs of students with special educational needs, a post-graduate diploma programme of teacher professional learning will be offered to teachers in September 2024.
Full details:
Best wishes to
@cslireland
today in the hosting of their national Stakeholder Forum in Dublin, bringing all partners involved/interested in school leadership together to reflect, learn from one another & plan for the future
#oide
#oideireland
Expressions of Interest from Junior Cycle PE teachers
@NCCAie
is seeking expressions of interest from post-primary junior cycle Physical Education (JCPE) teachers who would like to be involved in a JCPE Network.
Closing date 29th Sept
#oide
more info here
We are recruiting for Droichead Induction Associates to work part-time during 2024/25. Applications should be made by submission of the completed online application form (available in Irish & English). Closing date is Friday 8th March 2024 at 5pm
#oide
Fáilte roimh uasdátaithe Oide, seirbhís tacaíochta nua de chuid na Roinne Oideachais tar éis comhtháthú na seirbhísí reatha LCS SSM CNIM & SFGM a bhunófar ar 1/9/2023
Is féidir leat ár ndul chun cinn a leanúint anseo
#oideireland
@PDSTie
@JCforTeachers
@niptireland
@cslireland
Buíochas mór le
@tj_oceallaigh
a thug léargas iontach dúinn ar thírdhreach an tumoideachais i Loch Garman inniu. Deis mhachnaimh iontach mhaith a bhí inti.
Our new public service body mark will feature across all Oide printed materials and resources, including marketing materials, inclusive of our tag line 'supporting the professional learning of school leaders and teachers'
#oideireland
#recognisable
#corporateidentity
A new
#PrimaryCurriculum
Framework for primary & special schools is launched today. A landmark day in the journey of primary curriculum development.
#Oide
will work with all the partners to support its effective implementation in schools over the coming years.
#oide
#oideireland
School leaders and teachers, would you like to get started with
#ESD
in your school? Oide is delighted to support this vital work with a particular focus on environmental sustainability.
Register here:
Meeting ahead of International Literacy Day
#IDL
on 8th Sept,our
#ReadingRecovery
team to discuss values & vision for the future of early literacy & Reading Recovery in Ireland. This year's theme: Promoting multilingual education: Literacy for mutual understanding and peace
#oide
Circular 0005/2024
Teacher Fee Refund Scheme
The objective of the Teacher Fee Refund Scheme is to provide a partial refund towards the cost of course & exam fees upon the successful completion of a relevant teacher professional learning course/s
#Oide
Our website is live! Visit for info. on the new support service & details on recruitment. Check out the short video here. Follow us for updates as the website evolves. Meeting the educational needs of all learners in a changing world
#OideIreland
#Oide
The specification for the new Leaving Certificate subject Drama, Film and Theatre Studies which will be introduced for fifth year students in September 2025 has been published today -
Leagan Gaeilge -
Oide will harness the strengths of the existing support services, providing the same type of high-quality professional learning supports and services as provided by CSL, JCT, NIPT and PDST
#OideIreland
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In the context of the integration of four services, a number of IT systems need to come together including, among others;
• IT Operating System
• Learner Management System (LMS)
• Data Management System (DMS)
Work is at an advanced stage in the est. of these new systems
#oide
Senior Cycle Redevelopment: Tranche 1 subjects are currently in development by
@NCCAie
, new subject specs to be introduced from Sept. '25 in
Ancient Greek
Arabic
Biology
Business
Chemistry
Climate Action and Sustainable • Development
Drama, Film and Theatre Studies
Latin
Physics
Significant day for senior cycle redevelopment as
@Education_Ire
launches two new SC subjects in the Irish Film Institute
@IFI_Dub
...
🎬 Drama Film & Theatre Studies
🌍 Climate Action & Sustainable Development
#Oide
looks forward to supporting schools in these new subjects
With only a small no of schools yet to register their teachers for participation in our school cluster subject specific workshops, which commence roll out nationally on Oct 7th, we have 32,444 teachers registered. A big thank you to all schools for completing registration!
#oide
#Oide
is recruiting for a Divisional Director (Primary) to work with us for the 2023/24 school year.
Applications should be made by submission of the completed online application form.
Deadline for receipt of applications is 5pm on 19th October, 2023
A communication from
#Oide
outlining the Primary Mathematics Curriculum CPD Framework supports for 2023/2024 will issue to all primary schools in the coming days
#oide_ireland
#oide
#Oide
is presenting at today's
@Education_Ire
Senior Cycle Redevelopment conference in
@CrokePark
for school leaders, providing updates on what supports schools can expect in 24/25. A communication will issue to schools soon
#SeniorCycle
#SCR
Oide will work hard to establish itself as a •listening, •highly responsive & •future proofed organisation that is well placed to introduce a more streamlined communications channel between itself & all schools/centres for education
#OideIreland
Attn *School Leaders*
Important email in your inbox re Senior Cycle Redevelopment - supports from Oide; a webinar will be held on 26th Sept to support school leaders in facilitating engagement in SC redevelopment at school level. Check inbox for details on how to register
#oide
Engagement with relevant stakeholders is ongoing in respect of the establishment of
#Oide
. It is important that
#Oide
maintains & builds upon existing support service positive working relations with a wide range of education stakeholders
#oideireland
Thank you to all those who submitted an application by yesterday's deadline. Contact will be made with all applicants over the coming period. It will take us some time to process all applications. Queries can be directed to info
@oide
.ie
#oide
#oideireland
Oide will subscribe to national and international best practice. It will engage positively with all relevant stakeholders, including building on and developing existing partnerships, to achieve the best outcomes possible for schools, school leaders, teachers and students
#oide
For support with
#ESD
, particularly environmental sustainability, please join Claire Matthews and Patrick Kirwan who will share how they are supporting this vital work!
Date: 25th April
Time: 2 - 3 p.m.
Register here:
Oide is delighted to offer a 2-hour professional learning event to teachers of STEM subjects:
Electronics Workshop 1: An Introduction to Simple Circuits
Explore the skills necessary for integrating electronics into classroom practice.
Register 🔽
The new SEC Examiner website is now live. Find out about working as an examiner - including information on; assessment, fees, enhancing your teaching skills & future opportunities. Visit to register your interest
#oide