From September 2024, all schoolbooks and core classroom resources for Junior Cycle students in post-primary schools and special schools, will be provided to every student free by their school.

More information 👉 gov.ie/en/publication…

#edchatie #FreeSchoolBooks

Assistive Technology has many voices & we want to hear yours. We're interested in;

10 min practical demos
15 min lightning presentations
30-45 min workshops
10-20 min pre-recorded videos

Submit by April 19 ⤵️
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AONTAS National Adult Literacy Agency (NALA)

For anyone interested in hearing more from KevinUDLMerry, he will be delivering a webinar next week on universal design for assessment. More info here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/universal-de…

Presentations from the QQI AHEAD Ireland conference on Inclusive #Assessment & Standardsare now available - some excellent material for anyone in #ThisisFET or any aspect of #edchatie qqi.ie/events/rethink…

A powerful example of the potentially transformative impact of inclusive assessment and the FET mission in action. TaraOHC's case study, 'If then Else', and other innovative examples from across FET and HE, can be viewed on the QQI website here: qqi.ie/events/rethink…

Great focus on joint up thinking and connectivity between support a d government agencies and on access to education. #ThisisFET

QQI just to inform, I’m running an online UDL for Assessment webinar on April 24th if of interest to any members/delegates. Tickets available below:
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'Removing barriers ensures a fairer assessment', Maeve O'Sullivan of Rathmines College of Further Education, City of Dublin ETB speaks about redesigning an assignment for NFQ Level 6.

As part of the Leaders Panel David Nevin, Manager of Funding and Operations, National Apprenticeship Office, discusses some challenges of designing out the bariers in assessment on the apprenticeships programmes.

Roisin Doherty SOLAS emphasises the importance of inclusion in unlocking access to transformative power of tertiary education. #RethinkingAssessment

Roisin Doherty from SOLAS highlights the OECD ➡️ Better Policies for Better Lives Well-being framework focusing on how we can live better lives and discusses the transformative role of education at today’s QQI -AHEAD Ireland -DAWN conference

Roisin Doherty of SOLAS speaks about unlocking potential through inclusive learning and calls for inclusion for life, not just for education.

Interested in ensuring all learners have equity of opportunity to show what they know and meet learning outcomes?

Join QQI, AHEAD & DAWN at Inclusive Assessment & Standards in a Changing World, & hear from learners, educators & leaders. Apr 17th 2024

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SOLAS welcomes the launch of ALTITUDE – the National Charter for Universal Design in Tertiary Education, initiating a national conversation on how the sector can adopt the Charter and continue to build on the great work already underway to implement a universal design approach.

The vision of ALTITUDE is to look to a future in tertiary education where ‘all learners are transformatively included through universal design in education’. Watch the video to learn more about ALTITUDE or visit the news section of the SOLAS website: bit.ly/494M7Y4

More than 90% of further education graduates  in jobs or courses after one year ⁦SOLAS⁩ ⁦HEA⁩ ⁦ETBI⁩ ⁦QQI⁩ ⁦FETRC Further Education & Training Research Centre⁩ ⁦carlobrien⁩ ⁦emma o kelly⁩ irishexaminer.com/news/arid-4134…

The NTO are delighted to have Tanya Jones join the team as Deputy Director! Tanya brings with her a wealth of knowledge in the Tertiary space and will be a fantastic addition to the team.

Please join us in extending a warm welcome!

It is that time of year again, when Transition Year students have to start thinking about the subjects they will choose for Leaving Cert. Some of the best advice online can be found at careersportal.ie/school/subject… If you would like guidance with choosing subjects, contact me for help.

Minister Simon Harris TD is encouraging students to get their CAO applications in before the reduced fee deadline.

Anyone applying to the CAO can avail of the reduced fee of €30 until Saturday, 20 January.

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Ministers Norma Foley T.D and Josepha Madigan ⚖️✨ welcome publication of NCSE policy advice paper on Special Schools and Classes – ‘An Inclusive Education for an Inclusive Society’

Press release 👉 gov.ie/en/press-relea…