The Professional Development Service for Teachers (PDST) is a cross-sectoral support service under the remit of the Teacher Education Section of the Department of Education and Skills (DES) and is managed by Dublin West Education Centre (DWEC). The PDST offers professional development support to primary and post-primary teachers and school leaders. The work of the PDST contributes to school improvement by providing high quality CPD on curricular and educational issues, fostering reflective practice and ongoing development among teachers and school leaders.
Amongst the priorities for the Department of Education and Skills for the coming years is the implementation of proposals to improve literacy and numeracy in both primary and post-primary schools. Other key priorities include support for implementing the new Primary Language Curriculum, school leadership, school self-evaluation, health and wellbeing, post primary subjects and programmes and the Digital Strategy for Schools.
| DWEC POSITIONS |
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There are no positions currently available.
| PDST FULL-TIME POSITIONS |
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OPPORTUNITIES FOR FULL-TIME SECONDMENT POSITIONS IN THE SCHOOL YEAR 2020/2021
The PDST are inviting applications for the following positions for which panels may be formed
- Advisor for Post Primary Digital Technologies
- Advisor for Senior Cycle English, Literacy and EAL
- Advisor for Ag. Science
For further details on these full time secondment positions, including a job description and application form, please see the table below. This information is also available upon request from [email protected].
| Job Title | Job Description | Application Form |
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| Advisor PP English EAL | JD Advisor PP English EAL | AF Advisor PP English EAL |
| Advisor PP Dig Tech NW | JD Advisor PP Dig Tech NW | AF Advisor PP Dig Tech NW |
| Advisor PP Ag Science | JD Advisor PP Ag Science | AF Advisor PP Ag Science |
The closing date for applications is 3pm Thursday 5th November 2020.
| PDST PART-TIME ASSOCIATE POSITIONS |
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Applications for part-time Associate positions have closed.
| LOCAL FACILITATOR POSITIONS |
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If you wish to self-nominate as a local facilitator please e-mail [email protected]. Due to the volume of self-nominations, you will only be contacted if we have a vacancy in the area for which you are self-nominating.
Please Note: While the PDST is managed by Dublin West Education Centre, the administration base for the Associate and Local Facilitator Administration (ALFA) is Blackrock Education Centre. For the purpose of any engagement with the PDST, Dublin West Education Centre is the employer and the role of Blackrock Education Centre is an agent for payment only.
Click here for information on ALFA Online Claims. |
