Click here for further information and links to sign up on the eLearning Courses.

Check our website for webinars to support distance learning. Webiste is updated on a daily basis.

Where demand exceeds capacity, additonal webinars will be organised. 

DAVID RUDDY B.L., Mason, Hayes & Curran

·      Primary School Principal for 20 years

·      IPPN President 2017-2019

·      Lectures on many leadership programmes.

·      Author of “Legal Diary” for IPPN and NAPD.

·      Currently works with Mason, Hayes & Curran Education Law Section as a training consultant and  advisor to schools. 

Admission Policy for Schools: Click  here to view the answers provided by David Ruddy to questions submitted by Athlone Education Centre on behalf of School Principals. 

Each week, we will be uploading some challenges for pupils in a number of curricular areas. We hope pupils will  enjoy doing these challenges and that they will post a photograph of their completed challenge to our Twitter feed. Our thanks to Gemma Meehan for the Visual Arts challenges and to the Directors of Clare, Galway and Laois Education Centres for sharing some of their challenges with us. Thanks to Niall Larkin, PDST IT Advisor for designing our posters and for overseeing our Twitter feed.

Click here to download Week 1 of the Weekly Challenge Posters (STEAM, Visual Arts, Literacy & Numeracy)

Click  here to download Week 2 of the Weekly Challenge Posters (STEAM, Visual Arts, Literacy & Gaeilge)

Click here to download Week 3 of the Weekly Challenge Posters (STEAM, Visual Arts, Literacy & Numeracy)

Click here to download Week 4 of the Weekly Challenge Posters (STEAM, Visual Arts, Literacy & Numeracy)

 Click here to download Week 5 of the Weekley Challenges (Climate Action, Visual Arts, Literacy, Numeracy/Gaeilge)

Click here to download Week 6 of the Weekly Challenges (STEAM, Visual Arts, Literacy & Numeracy)

Click to here download Week 7 of the Weekly Challenges (STEAM, Visual Arts, Literacy, Numeracy)

Click to here download Week 8 of the Weekly Challenges (STEAM, Gaeilge, Visual Arts, Numeracy)

We will upload details of the third web meet for Principals before the end of May.

The Education Centre Network ESCI (@ESCItweets) with Breathing Space Ireland (@BSpaceIreland) would like to continue to support teachers during this difficult time. Follow us on  twitter @athloneec for the daily midday moments. Keep yourself and your families safe and well during these challenging times.