Online courses

Department of education approved summer course – 20 hours online

A Child Rights Approach to an Inclusive Classroom

This 20-hour online course is for primary school teachers and principals. It is approved by the Department of Education and entitles participants to three EPV days. The cost to participate is €35.

  • Course 1 will be available to access from Tuesday 1st July – Friday 11th July;
  • Course 2 will be available to access from Monday 14th July to Friday 25th July

Supported by an e-tutor, the participants take a self-paced learning journey through the five modules: 

  1. The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child
  2. Child Participation
  3. Rights Respecting Classroom
  4. A Welcome Classroom
  5. Whole School Approach to Child Rights 

Find out more in the course leaflet

Register for the course here.

Child Rights Schools – 3 hours online

This 3-hour online course is for adults that are participating in UNICEF Ireland’s Child Rights Schools Programme, including special need assistants, caretakers, members of the board of management, administration, school leadershipteachers, members of the parents’ association.  

After completing this course, participants will be able to: 

  • Explain the Convention on the Rights of the Child, and how it relates to their school. 
  • List features of a Child Rights School. 
  • Describe the process their school should take to become more rights respecting. 
  • Implement strategies to support the student council. 

If you want to do this course email [email protected]

Introduction to Child Rights Schools Webinar: Wednesday, March 19th at 3.15PM

Interested in learning about the Child Rights Schools programme and how to create a rights respecting environment in your school? This one hour session will provide an overview of what’s involved in Child Rights Schools, giving you the tools to introduce the programme in your school and start working towards the Bronze Award. Register here to receive your zoom invite.

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