The Professional Development Service for Teachers (PDST) is a cross-sectoral support service under the remit of the Teacher Education Section of the Department of Education and Skills (DES) and is managed by Dublin West Education Centre (DWEC). The PDST offers professional development support to primary and post-primary teachers and school leaders. The work of the PDST contributes to school improvement by providing high quality CPD on curricular and educational issues, fostering reflective practice and ongoing development among teachers and school leaders.
Amongst the priorities for the Department of Education and Skills for the coming years is the implementation of proposals to improve literacy and numeracy in both primary and post-primary schools. Other key priorities include support for implementing the new Primary Language Curriculum, school leadership, school self-evaluation, health and wellbeing, post primary subjects and programmes and the Digital Strategy for Schools.
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DUBLIN WEST EDUCATION CENTRE DIRECTOR - THIS IS A RE-ADVERTISEMENT
There is a full time secondment opportunity for the position of Director in the Dublin West Education Centre.
Application Form and full criteria for the position are available to download below.
| Job Title | Application Form | Job Description |
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| Director | AF DWEC Director | JD DWEC Director |
The closing date for the above position is 5 pm on 17 September 2020.
| PDST FULL-TIME POSITIONS |
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The PDST has a full-time position available for the role of Classical Studies Advisor. For full Job Description and Application Form, please see table below.
| Job Title | Job Description | Application Form |
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| PDST Advisor - Classical Studies | JD Classical Studies Advisor | AF Classical Studies Advisor |
The closing date for this position is 5pm on Monday 21 September 2020.
| PDST PART-TIME ASSOCIATE POSITIONS |
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Applications for part-time Associate positions have closed.
| LOCAL FACILITATOR POSITIONS |
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If you wish to self-nominate as a local facilitator please e-mail recruitment@pdst.ie. Due to the volume of self-nominations, you will only be contacted if we have a vacancy in the area for which you are self-nominating.
Please Note: While the PDST is managed by Dublin West Education Centre, the administration base for the Associate and Local Facilitator Administration (ALFA) is Blackrock Education Centre. For the purpose of any engagement with the PDST, Dublin West Education Centre is the employer and the role of Blackrock Education Centre is an agent for payment only.
Click here for information on ALFA Online Claims. |
