This professional learning seminar is designed for post-primary special education teachers and mainstream subject teachers who are currently engaged in co-teaching, or who are planning to implement co-teaching in their schools.

Course Description:
Co-Teaching is a full-day, seminar that supports post-primary teachers to develop effective and sustainable co-teaching practices.

This updated seminar provides practical, evidence-informed approaches to planning, delivering and evaluating co-teaching, with a focus on improving outcomes for all learners in inclusive post-primary settings.

The seminar will explore:
- Irish and international context for co-teaching at post-primary level
- The rationale for co-teaching as part of inclusive education
- Models of co-teaching and their application in practice
- The benefits of co-teaching for students, teachers and schools
- The impact of co-teaching at individual, subject department and whole-school levels
- Exemplars of effective practice in post-primary settings
- Planning and evaluation tools to support implementation
- The development of an action plan to support co-teaching practice in participants’ own schools

Learning Outcomes
Participants will:
- Understand the theory, principles and rationale underpinning effective co-teaching
- Identify and compare the key models of co-teaching and their appropriate use in post-primary classrooms
- Examine the positive impact of co-teaching on students, teachers, subject departments and whole-school practice.
- Develop the knowledge, skills and confidence to plan, implement and review co-teaching at:
- Whole-school level, Subject department level and Classroom level.

Participation Requirements
Participants should bring a laptop or tablet to access resources that will be engaged with during the seminar.

Additional Information
An NCSE Certificate of Attendance is available to participants.
Participants will require permission from the Board of Management to attend.
Typically, substitution for this full-day professional learning experience will only be allowed to class and subject teachers and if it is deemed essential by the principal.