Rising Teachrs, Rising Leaders Programme Launch

Tuesday, October 2, 2018 - 18:30
Iontas Building

Rising Teachers, Rising Leaders

The Rising Teachers, Rising Leaders provides a two year programme of activities which supports the teaching aspirations and academic development of 40 senior cycle students with a strong desire to become teachers who are currently in third year/transition year DEIS post-primary schools with low progression rates to university.  It also provides 20 teachers from underrepresented groups in teaching (these can include teachers with a disability, teachers who attended a DEIS school, migrants, teachers who are members of the Irish Traveller community, and/or those who have faced any significant obstacles in their own journey to teaching, with the opportunity to mentor the Rising Teachers (second level students) and a suite of funded University accreditation/CPD options to support teachers’ leadership capacity and career progression.