
Aoife Brennan
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Head of School of Inclusive and Special Education, DCU | Views my own | she/her |
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The DCU Doctor of Education (EdD) is running in 2025! The doctorate is a blended format of weekend sessions & a summer school. Join our Q&A session on 31 March @5PM to meet teaching staff & students & hear about their experiences on the programme. eventbrite.ie/e/unlock-your-… Dublin City University


Trips to the playground and jigsaw puzzles - five surprising ways to help children learn to write The Times and The Sunday Times thetimes.com/life-style/par… Dublin City University DCU Institute of Education

This short piece for RTE Brainstorm captures some of the complexity of teacher education and professional learning for inclusion 👇 Teachers' Union Ire. ASTI DCU Institute of Education DCU School of Inclusive & Special Education INTO (Irish National Teachers' Organisation) DCU Research


'A complex issue': the concerns around special education teaching. Piece by Dr Aoife Brennan Aoife Brennan of DCU School of Inclusive & Special Education for RTÉ Brainstorm. Read here: launch.dcu.ie/3XMky2O #RTEBrainstorm

Interested in a fully online postgraduate course? The Professional Diploma in Inclusive and Special Education is a NFQ Level 9 programme for mainstream/special education primary and post-primary teachers interested in inclusive and special education. dcu.ie/DC979 Dublin City University


Can stories and play help children make sense of the world around them? Analysis by Sinéad McCauley Lambe & Cora O'Farrell Dublin City University rte.ie/brainstorm/202…


Valuable insights from research undertaken by our colleague Laura Gormley on autism education 👇🏻 NCSE Teaching Council AsIAm DCU Institute of Education Inclusion Ireland

The first-of-its-kind research in Ireland was undertaken by Dr Sabrina Fitzsimons, Dr Pia O’Farrell and Professor Catherine Furlong, with over 1000 teachers participating, making it the largest in-depth study of this topic in Ireland. Read: launch.dcu.ie/4cpVSDn DCU CREATE

Crisis in the classroom: 86% of Irish teachers in a new survey reported some level of burnout, indicating troubling levels of stress & poor mental health. Analysis by Dr Sabrina Fitzsimons SFHEA Pia O Farrell & Catherine Furley DCU CREATE School of Policy and Practice: DCU IOE DCU Institute of Education Dublin City University rte.ie/brainstorm/202…


Great interview on Ireland AM with our DCU CREATE Co-Director Professor Catherine Furlong on this timely research on Teacher Burnout in Ireland⤵️play.virginmediatelevision.ie/watch/vod/5284… Dublin City University DCU Institute of Education School of Policy and Practice: DCU IOE Dr Sabrina Fitzsimons SFHEA Pia O Farrell Elaine Martin Brown

📻 Dr Sabrina Fitzsimons Co-Director of DCU CREATE on RTE's Drivetime discusses the centre's on-going research on Burnout in Primary and Post Primary Teachers in Ireland ➡️➡️➡️rte.ie/radio/radio1/c… Dublin City University DCU Institute of Education Rob O'Hanrahan School of Policy and Practice: DCU IOE Enda Elaine

Our DCU Institute of Education Doctor of Education is running in 2025, & interest has been fantastic! A blended, flexible doctorate designed for professionals in education & related fields, with a vibrant learning community. Apply before 17/04/25 Dublin City University DCU Research dcu.ie/courses/postgr…


Passionate about arts in education? Join the #DCU new innovative p/time MEd Arts Education Practice programme for teachers, artists, & advocates! Explore creative pedagogies, and harness the arts for social change. #ArtsEducation" dcu.ie/courses/postgr… Dublin City University The Ark Dublin


Calling graduates from Dublin City University Graduate Diploma in Inclusive & Special Education (formerly GDILS). Apply for the direct entry to the MEd SEN Yr 2. 📷 Running from Sept 2025 to June 2026 with a streamlined student workload. For more dcu.ie/DC994 Apply by 5th May 📷


Want to be an internationally recognised dyslexia specialist? The BDA accredited MEd Dyslexia equips you with expert knowledge & best practice teaching strategies, dyslexia assessment & intervention. Apply now! dcu.ie/DC732 #Dyslexia #TeacherTraining Dublin City University British Dyslexia Association


📷 Teachers 📷 Want expert training in dyslexia assessment & intervention? The MEd Dyslexia could be for you! 📷 Apply now dcu.ie/DC732 #Inclusion #Dyslexia #TeacherTraining Dublin City University British Dyslexia Association


⏰⏰⏰The countdown is on for DCU Institute of Education's #Unconference on May 21st 2025! This fantastic online peer-led event showcases the wide-range of work being undertaken by early-career researchers in the IoE. Click below to register. DCU Postgraduate Research (IoE) DCU Institute of Education ⬇️ sites.google.com/dcu.ie/pgrunco…
