BellTime Magazine Spring 2018 BellTime 9-5 | Page 24

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This Programme will future proof our games in towns
and villages countrywide by developing capacities in
young people to empower them to take ownership of
the games and carry them forward for the next
generation. They will be the future administrators,
coaches, referees, ground staff, performance
analysts, nutritionists etc. They could be the reason
1000s of children will play our games in every corner
of the country in the years to come.
There are presently 48 schools delivering the
Programme as part of Pilot Phase 2. The Professional
Development Service for Teachers (PDST) are our
partners in this programme and are providing training
and development to the teachers involved in this
initiative. The Programme will be rolled out nationally
in 2018/19 and presently we have more than 250
schools registered to start in September.
“The PDST team are delighted to be part of this
wonderfully innovative project which provides rich
opportunities for students to develop in the most
holistic sense in line with the principles of the TY
programme. I believe that this initiative provides a
unique and creative learning pathway for young
people to acquire skills which are both sports
related and transferable not only across the
curriculum, but beyond TY itself. It is a privilege to
work with the schools involved and our colleagues
in the GAA”.
Ciara O Donnell, National Director of the PDST
“This programme will be of great assistance to
teachers in providing them with material for multi-
skill development by the students away from the
main curriculum.”
John Horan, Uachtáran Tofa, CLG
Post Primary School Teachers/Principals who wish to express interest in
delivering the Future Leaders Transition Year Programme can do so at
learning.gaa.ie/futureleaders.
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