Job Opportunity: Clerical Officer
← Go Back PPLI is happy to announce that applications are being accepted for the role of a Clerical Officer to support the implementation of Languages Connect – Ireland’s Strategy for Foreign Languages in Education 2017-2026 diversifying, enhancing and expanding the teaching of foreign languages in post-primary schools. The Languages Connect Awareness Raising campaign, facilitated by […]
February 2024 Newsletter now available
Our News & Articles ← Go Back Our latest email Newsletter has just been issued to subscribers, and can also be viewed below. Have you already subscribed? If you haven’t, then here are links to the most recent Newsletters, and underneath there is a sign up form which you can complete. December 2023, September 2023, August […]
#ThinkLanguages Winners
← Go Back Our Lady’s Bower Secondary School are #ThinkLanguages Champion Team of the Year! The national final of the #ThinkLanguages Champion Team of the Year competition took place today at The Clock Tower in the Department of Education, where transition year students of Our Lady’s Bower Secondary School, Athlone were crowned winners, taking home […]
Italian Upskilling Course for Primary Teachers
← Go Back In the context of the Department of Education pilot for the language upskilling of primary school teachers, a new online Italian language course is now available to all registered primary school teachers. Funded by the Department of Education and supported by Post-Primary Languages Ireland, the course is being rolled out by the Italian […]
Win a Language Learning Week in Spain
← Go Back Calling all 5th year students of Spanish. You could win a week in Spain for you, your friend, and your teacher! Flights, accommodation and Spanish course all included! We are delighted to have teamed up with the Consejería de Educación de la Embajada de España en Dublin, La Junta de Castilla y […]
Design and Deliver Language Upskilling Course
← Go Back Following the publication of the Framework for a redeveloped Primary School Curriculum, the Department of Education has launched a pilot modelling various routes for the language upskilling of primary school teachers. This is a great opportunity to assist in the redeveloped Primary Curriculum Framework. We are seeking to employ tutors to design […]
December 2023 Newsletter now available
Our News & Articles ← Go Back Our latest email Newsletter has just been issued to subscribers, and can also be viewed below. Have you already subscribed? If you haven’t, then here are links to the most recent Newsletters, and underneath there is a sign up form which you can complete. September 2023, August 2023, […]
Languages Connect Summit
Our News & Articles ← Go Back Saturday October 14 was a landmark event in the field of Modern Foreign Language (MFL) education in Ireland with over 1,200 guests in attendance at one of the largest events ever for MFL teachers – the Languages Connect Summit. Spearheaded by Post-Primary Languages Ireland (PPLI) in collaboration with […]
September 2023 Newsletter now available
Our News & Articles ← Go Back Our latest email Newsletter has just been issued to subscribers, and can also be viewed below. Have you already subscribed? If you haven’t, then here are links to the most recent Newsletters, and underneath there is a sign up form which you can complete. August 2023, May 2023, […]
Associate Recruitment
Our News & Articles ← Go Back PPLI is recruiting MFL teachers to work part-time in the capacity of PPLI Associate. We are looking for teachers available in Carlow, Kilkenny, Roscommon, Tipperary, Wexford, and Wicklow. Join a team of passionate language enthusiasts who work to promote, enhance, and diversify language provision in Ireland. Associates should […]
August 2023 Newsletter now available
Our News & Articles ← Go Back Our latest email Newsletter has just been issued to subscribers, and can also be viewed below. Have you already subscribed? If you haven’t, then here are links to the most recent Newsletters, and underneath there is a sign up form which you can complete. May 2023, February 2023, December 2022, October […]
FLA scheme: Advance Support Sessions for Cooperating Teachers
Our News & Articles ← Go Back Are you a teacher who will soon host a foreign language assistant in your school? Perhaps you would like to learn more about available teaching and learning supports over the coming year to assist you and your FLA in your collaborative work together? If so, do drop in […]
Open Night Toolkit – Community of Practice
Our News & Articles ← Go Back As preparations for open evenings commence in schools around the country, come join us for a Community of Practice dedicated to supporting you in promoting language uptake within your school amongst prospective incoming first year students! In this one-off themed session, we will demonstrate how the toolkit could […]
TY Beginners’ Modules: new French version available. Spanish & Italian updated
Our News & Articles ← Go Back We have updated our Spanish and Italian ‘TY Beginners’ Modules’, designed to introduce a new language at beginner level to TY students. Each module has a selection of tasks and includes topic overviews, task description, learning outcomes and photocopiable student resources. We have also developed a new French […]
PPLI Annual Report 2022
← Go Back Our Annual Report 2022 is now available. The Annual Report details the progress on many actions from Languages Connect – Ireland’s Strategy for Foreign Languages in Education 2017-2026. Find out more about our work with various education and language stakeholders including the growth of the Say Yes to Languages primary module, various […]