Local sites
Irish Sites of Interest
Léargas
Ireland's National Agency for the management of National, European and International co-operation programmes.
Teachers Union of Ireland (TUI)
Teacher’s union representing teachers and lecturers.
Irish National Teachers Organisation (INTO)
The largest teachers' trade union in Ireland, representing teachers at primary level.
PCSP - Supporting Curriculum Implementation
This website aims to inform Teachers, Parents and Management of the workings and structures of the Support Programme
enabling teachers to implement the Primary School Curriculum. Each area contains details of the timescale for in-service
training and implementation.
The Transition Year Website
Provides an overview of the activities in which transition year students can engage in,
during this one year programme for students aged 15/16.
EduNet
EduNet is a virtual community for those involved in education in Ireland
National Parents Council - Primary (NPC)
The nationwide organisation of parents of primary school children.
NPCpp
The National Parents Council is the umbrella organisation that provides a voice for parents of post primary students
Scoilnet
The on-line service for primary and post primary schools developed by the National Centre for Technology in Education.
The National Centre for Technology in Education
The NCTE is responsible for the implementation of the IT 2000 Programme, the national programme to develop the use of IT in Irish schools
Department of Education and Science
Green Schools Project
For further information on the Green Schools Project.
Computer Society of Ireland
CESI is a voluntary organisation run by teachers for teachers. It allows teachers with an interest in computing and I.T.
to share Resources and information.
International Networks
ElearningEuropa
Elearningeuropa.info is a portal set up by the European Commission to facilitate communication between education providers
about the use of information and communication technologies to improve learning.
European Primary Schools Association
The European Primary Schools Association’s own website, containing resources, ideas and information for teachers of children
at the primary school age range.
Comenius Space
Comenius Space is a website for learners, teachers, and trainers involved or wanting to get involved in setting up long-term
European initiatives.
Service Culturel de l'ambassade de France
en Irlande (Schools page)
Site offering a range of options for schools seeking partners or contacts with French educational institutions
PICT Network (Projects Using Information Technology)
A network of Irish and UK Schools giving examples of the use and best practise of ICT in Comenius Action 1 Projects.
European Schoolnet
The European Schoolnet is a framework organisation for collaboration between European Ministries of Education,
bringing together national and other education networks.
World Links for Development - WorLD
WorLD is a global collaborative learning programme sponsored by the World Bank Institute
CoMuNet
CoMuNet is a Thematic Network of Comenius Projects working with Information and Communication Technologies in schools in
Spain, Norway and Austria.
Partbase
Partbase is an easy to use internet database, designed primarily for schools wishing to participate in school-related
actions of SOCRATES (European Education Projects and Language Learning Projects), where you can register your own school
and search for partners in the European countries