Register for Webinar on Methodology DBQ/Projects – Wed 20.10.21
*Wednesday 20 October 2021 @7pm* Dr. Aimie Brennan is a lecturer in Marino Institute of Education. Aimie teaches research methods and supervises educational research projects from undergraduate dissertation to Ph.D. level. She is Head of Department – Policy & Practice and the Convenor PSPP with…
Dare To Care- A Development Education Programme for Transition Year
For the last three years Mustard Seed Ireland has been running the Children for Children Volunteer Programme which has seen in excess of 200 Irish volunteers fundraise and travel to Mustard Seed Communities in Jamaica to see first hand the work that is carried out…
Resource- From Grassroots to Government (Financial Justice Ireland)
This resource from Financial Justice Ireland is designed to support Leaving Certificate Politics and Society teachers explore the themes of globalisation and sustainable development. The focus of the resource is Strand 4 of the curriculum: Globalisation and Localisation, with links to each of the other…
Register for Theories in Action (Gerard Elwood) Webinar – Wed 21 April
Wednesday 21 April @7pm Gerard Elwood teaches Leaving Certificate Politics and Society at Maynooth Post Primary School, Kildare. He studied Politics and Sociology in both his primary degree and secondary teaching qualifications. He is currently a Higher Level examiner and member of PASTAI. Gerard will…
Ombudsman for Children’s Office – Student Workshops 2021
Every year, the Ombudsman for Children’s Office welcomes approximately 1,400 primary and post-primary students to children’s rights workshops in our specially designed education and participation spaces in the office. Since Covid 19 this has been impossible to do. This is very disappointing for us as…
New Politics & Society book -Theories in Action
Theories in Action available from Folens covers all the key theorists from the specification, 17 chapters – one chapter per key thinker. Each chapter contains a short bio, and informed coverage of each thinkers’ key works, ideas, and concepts. It explains how their theories relate…
Childrens Rights Alliance Report Card 2021
The CRA Report Card 2021 launch was recorded and can be viewed here: https://we.tl/t-eICvyc3NIQ. It includes four videos from young people, as well as inputs from CRA speakers former Supreme Court Judge, Catherine McGuinness, Noeline Blackwell Director of the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre and Don…
Register for Projects 2022 Webinar – Dr. Eileen Culloty DCU Wed 14 April
Wednesday 14 April @7pm Dr. Eileen Culloty DCU – see full profile here: https://www.dcu.ie/communications/people/eileen-culloty Dr. Culloty will discuss and advise members on the 2022 Citizenship Project title: Investigate the potential of social media influencers to exert political power over young people. This will also link…
Register for Fast Fashion and Childrens Rights Project Webinars (Feb 2021)
Wednesday 17th February @7pm Dr. Joanie Willett – Politics Dept, University of Exeter will discuss and advise members on Title 1 of the Citizenship Project 2021: Research the environmental impact of ‘Fast Fashion’. Email secretary@pastai.ie for an invitation to Zoom call. Wednesday 24th February @7pm…