As Director of the County Donegal Education Support Centre, it gives me great pleasure to welcome you to our website. I hope as you browse through our website, you will gain a good understanding and insight into our Centre, where you will have the opportunity to view and register for any of the educational courses that we offer or scroll through the pages on projects, programmes, events and resources.
Our website is very user-friendly and is linked to all our social media platforms. For all updates on webinars, courses and programmes, I encourage you to follow us on social media and subscribe on the website for our weekly newsletter. The primary aim of our Centre is to support individual teachers, schools and the wider educational community in Co. Donegal in all areas of professional development learning and our Centre is one of a national network of 21 full time Education Support Centres.
The County Donegal Education Support Centre is seen as a progressive Centre, supporting innovation and growth. The growth of this Education Centre is a testament to the need for local education service provision in support of school communities. The Centre is continually engaging directly with schools and school personnel to respond to the priority needs of the school communities.
Our talented and professional Centre staff are very dedicated and give generosity of their time to ensure that the highest of standards are always maintained. I invite you to explore our website and please don’t hesitate to contact me or any of the Centre staff if there is anything we can do to help or support you or your school.
Kieran Mc Taggart
Director
Mar Stiúrthóir ar Ionad Tacaíochta Oideachais Chontae Dhún na nGall, tugann sé an-áthas dom fáilte a chur romhat chuig ár suíomh gréasáin. Tá súil agam agus tú ag brabhsáil trínár suíomh gréasáin, go bhfaighidh tú tuiscint agus léargas maith ar ár nIonad, áit a mbeidh deis agat féachaint ar aon cheann de na cúrsaí oideachais a chuirimid ar fáil nó a scrolláil tríd na leathanaigh ar thionscadail, ar chláir, ar imeachtaí agus ar acmhainní.
Tá ár suíomh gréasáin an-éasca le húsáid agus tá sé nasctha lenár n-ardáin meán sóisialta go léir. Chun gach nuashonrú a fháil ar sheimineáir ghréasáin, ar chúrsaí agus ar chláir, molaim duit muid a leanúint ar na meáin shóisialta agus liostáil ar an suíomh gréasáin dár nuachtlitir sheachtainiúil. Is é príomhaidhm ár nIonad tacú le múinteoirí aonair, le scoileanna agus leis an bpobal oideachais i gcoitinne i gCo. Dhún na nGall i ngach réimse d'fhoghlaim na forbartha gairmiúla. Tá ár nIonad ar cheann de líonra náisiúnta de 21 Ionad Tacaíochta Oideachais lánaimseartha.
Féachtar ar Ionad Tacaíochta Oideachais Chontae Dhún na nGall mar Ionad forásach, a thacaíonn le nuálaíocht agus le fás. Is léiriú é fás an Ionaid Oideachais seo ar an ngá atá le soláthar seirbhíse oideachais áitiúil mar thacaíocht do phobail scoile. Tá an tIonad i dteagmháil go leanúnach go díreach le scoileanna agus le pearsanra scoile chun freagairt do riachtanais tosaíochta na bpobal scoile.
Tá ár bhfoireann chumasach agus ghairmiúil san Ionad an-tiomanta agus tugann siad flaithiúlacht dá gcuid ama chun a chinntiú go gcloítear leis na caighdeáin is airde i gcónaí. Tugaim cuireadh duit iniúchadh a dhéanamh ar ár suíomh gréasáin agus ná bíodh aon drogall ort teagmháil a dhéanamh liom féin nó le haon duine d'fhoireann an Ionaid má tá aon rud gur féidir linn a dhéanamh chun cabhrú leat nó chun tacú leat féin nó le do scoil.
Ciarán Mac an tSagairt
Stiúrthóir
