Monday 4th July - Friday 8th July 2022 from 9.30am-2pm (3 days face-to-face & 2 days ONLINE)

Gaelic Games - enhancing the delivery of PE with other curricular subjects

This GAA Teacher Summer Course is a blended course using the Association's new Learning and Development Community Portal. The face-to-face element runs over three days face-to-face, and approximately eight hours on online modules to be completed thereafter.

Being largely practical-based, it aims to introduce teachers to Gaelic games - hurling, Gaelic football, camogie, ladies Gaelic football, handball and rounders. The main objective of the courses is the advancement of teachers' pedagogical, teaching, learning and management skills in the context of the primary school physical education (PE) curriculum. Courses are organised by Local Education Centres under the remit of the Department of Education and Skills. The courses are delivered by GAA Games Development staff and tutors.

Furthermore participants will develop the ability to delivery elements of the PE curriculum through the medium of Gaelic games. An emphasis on numeracy and literacy programmes highlight the opportunity to integrate PE through a teaching curriculum by using the various resources developed by the GAA.