2025 EPV APPROVED SUMMER COURSEs FOR IRISH PRIMARY TEACHERs ARE OPEN FOR ENROLMENT!

These courses have been designed for primary teachers in the Republic of Ireland who would like to up-skill in advance of the addition of MFL to the Primary Language Curriculum in 2025. 

They are particularly suitable for non-specialist language teachers.

An EPV Approved course is a course which has been approved by the Department of Education in the Republic of Ireland. This course last 20 hours (10 hours online and 10 hours offline work). 

Upon successful completion, participants will receive a certificate which will enable them to apply to their Principal for 3 EPV ( Extra Personal Vacation) days. NB. These are awarded at the discretion of the Principal. 

Further to some queries of this nature, Crafty Little Linguists have sought clarification on this question from the Department of Education. This is their response:

"In order to avail of EPV days, a full year contract must have been worked the previous school year and the participant must be registered with the Teaching Council. 

EPV days are NOT available to teachers in their first year of teaching, or to a teacher working as substitution cover or in part-time or short-term temporary contracts."

You can register for a course by clicking on the link above and selecting the course you are interested in. Follow the instructions to complete your registration. For any further questions, please contact tracy@craftylinguists.co.uk

Each course is divided into 5 modules, each module made up of 2 hours of online materials, and two hours of independent learning ( research, recommended reading and websites, completing assignments )

1. Each module will require participants to reflect on material covered in that module and how they might integrate it in their school or teaching. For this participants must engage with others on the online course forum, each making at least two contributions to the discussion.

2.There is a range of short activities to complete throughout the course, such as end of module quizzes and short responses to taught materials.

3. At the end of Module 5, participants will be asked to submit a final assignment, of around 1 page in length. Individual feedback will be provided on this assignment.

4. We also ask that each participant completes and returns the Participant Evaluation Form which they can access at the end of the course. This is required by the Department of Education.