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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OPPORTUNITIES FOR FULL-TIME POSITIONS IN THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SERVICE FOR TEACHERS (PDST) IN THE SCHOOL YEAR 2019/2020
There is currently a potential PDST full-time secondment opportunity for the following positions:
- Advisor - Post Primary Mathematics (North West, Region 6)
- Advisor - Post Primary Gaeilge (This advisor will be required to primarily work in the South and South West region – Cork, Kerry, Clare, Limerick and Tipperary)
The Job Descriptions and Application Forms are available to download at the bottom of this page.
Please note, being placed on the panel is not a guarantee of appointment to a position.
This information is also available upon request from recruitment@pdst.ie.
The closing date for applications for Post Primary Mathematics is Thursday 17 October at 3 pm.
The closing date for applications for Post Primary Gaeilge is Thursday 24 October at 3 pm.
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The PDST currently have no part-time Associate positions available.
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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.
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The service is managed by Dublin West Education Centre