EPV Summer Courses 2022
Here is a brief update of our summer course plans for 2022.
We will have a few new courses to add to the collection so watch this space!
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Summer Course News
Updates on Rahoo EPV Summer Courses – stay informed!
EPV Summer Courses 2021 Early Bird Booking Open 1st May
It is that time of year… planning and preparing for our online summer courses has well and truly commenced.
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Summer Courses 2021
Here is a brief update of our summer course plans for 2021.
We will have a few new courses to add to the collection so watch this space!
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Reflections of a Summer Course Tutor
Last year was my first Summer working as a Rahooley, (Summer Course Tutor with Rahoo). It was an experience that I really, really enjoyed. The Fostering Emotional Resilience and Harmony Course was a super course to be part of and one which steered away from the more traditional Literacy and Numeracy to the more holistic. I made it a priority to connect with all participants from the get go and there after offering constructive feedback
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The Not-So-Secret Diary of a Teacher in Lockdown with Irish Primary Teacher
I think with teaching there is a never ending to do list and it’s very hard to just switch off at the end of a busy day when you’re worried about a child/parent/ meeting or just have so many different things that you need to complete.
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4 Ways To Use Assessment for Learning Daily
Colette Gleeson is a primary school teacher with an interest in pupil well wellbeing and resilience. She strives to look after the most vulnerable children and to make school a happy and safe place for them whilst giving them the tools to carve out their own unique path in life. Colette believes that teachers are the greatest resource any school has and that we can learn a huge amount from working together and sharing ideas. Colette works
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EPV Summer Courses 2020 Early Bird Booking Open 1st May
It is that time of year… planning and preparing for our online summer courses has well and truly commenced.
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How to Work Smarter Every Day
I tried relentlessly for years to be one of those teachers that could get all of my planning and correcting done before leaving school. I dreamed of floating out the door, leaving a stack of corrected copies in my wake, whistling my favourite tune as I planned my evening’s activities.
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Why Choose Rahoo?
Why should you choose Rahoo for your EPV Summer Course? With a plethora of providers out there – what makes us worthy of your time, energy and money? Here are 5 reasons why you should join us this summer! 1. We have excellent feedback from the teachers who took our EPV Courses last year. Teachers like Jamie said “It was the most engaging course I have done in years”. Thanks Jamie! 2. We think you
Exciting Collaboration News
EPV Summer Course Collaboration 2020 We are delighted to announce an upcoming summer course collaboration with the one and only Niamh Dunphy aka Irish Primary Teacher! Rahoo is all about providing courses that advocate for teachers and help with practical solutions. The work that Niamh has been doing with her educational blog and other professional endeavours means that she has a unique insight into the problems teachers are facing every single day. Niamh is committed
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EPV Summer Courses 2020
It is that time of year… planning and preparing for our online summer courses has well and truly commenced. We wanted to update you all on important information and dates for your diaries! Our CPD Summer Courses will run in the same format as last year with all courses being facilitated by the dedicated team of Rahoolies (aka Professional Tutors). All summer courses are online – with 10 hours online and 10 self-verified
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5 & a Half Highlights from 2019
5 (and a half) Highlights of 2019 for Rahoo
2019 was a busy year for all of us – it was a year of full of meetings, planning, learning and meeting new people!
For us, it was our second year running our online CPD summer courses, which we expanded to meet the growing demand. It was, no doubt, a challenging year too – full of ups, downs and what we like to call learning curves!
We would like to re-cap on some of our highlights of 2019 – five and a half to be exact! Enjoy!
We won an ALL-STAR!
At the start of 2019, the All Ireland Business Foundation awarded Rahoo with All-Star accreditation in recognition of the company’s outstanding contribution to the development of standards in teaching.
This was HUGE for us – not only did we get to go on a trip to the big smoke, have a swanky lunch in Croke Park and have photographs taken with Government ministers – but we got the title of All-Star too!
In all seriousness, after our first year in operation, we applied for assessment from the team at the All-Ireland Business Foundation. We had a successful first year and felt we had offered strong support for the teachers who worked with us and we wanted to test this theory. The foundation got in touch with teachers who worked with us and did a few sneaky assessments like secret shopper… and we passed… with flying colours!
Delighted!
We met The Rahoolies!
In January 2019 we put out the call to create Ireland’s next biggest pop band… Only joking… Professional Tutor Team. We were looking for enthusiastic and committed teachers to work with us on our Summer Courses. From having a small team of 3 to expanding to a team of 16, this was no easy feat!
Following the recruitment drive, we whittled it down to the dream team, affectionately known as “The Rahoolies”. A fantastic bunch from all walks of life across the profession with one thing in common – a drive to support and empower teachers!
Learn more about the Rahoolies here.
Rahoo Team Leader won Ireland’s Best Young Entrepreneur Start-Up Award in Clare!
This was personal!
A bit of context: IBYE is a business pitching competition where you must pitch (Dragon Den’s style) to a team of judges and submit a robust business plan.
Ciara won Clare IBYE Best New Idea in 2017 with her vision for Rahoo, which didn’t even exist at that point! Rahoo got started and got a huge boost from winning that first award. The funding made a huge difference for a teacher with zero business experience setting up her own business!
To come back in 2019 and win the next category of the awards at county level was wonderful. The funding allowed Rahoo to further develop it’s offering!
Oh and we got more pictures with Government ministers!
Woohoo!
DES Inspection
Don’t call us crazy… but yes, our DES inspection of our EPV Summer Courses was a highlight for us in 2019.
We believe that it is important to see these challenges as opportunities to learn and improve. That said, when the email came in initially we all had mini-heart attacks! We recovered quickly and got to work on showcasing our work to the inspector and making their job as easy as possible.
The experience was overwhelmingly positive and we received excellent feedback – as well as a few recommendations for tweaks in 2020.
Learn more about Rahoo CPD Summer Courses here.
Instagram
A bit of a strange one but hey ho…
We would strongly encourage teachers to create professional accounts or use their personal accounts to follow other teachers on Instagram. We have found the experience to be overwhelmingly positive with teachers actively collaborating and supporting each other.
Unfortunately, teachers can often get a bad rep for promoting a moan culture – you won’t find that on Instagram. That’s not to say we don’t have plenty to moan about but the focus on the platform seems to be more constructive and positive than others!
Check out Rahoo’s Instagram page here.
Shh.. Can’t Tell Yet!
Our half from 5 and a half highlights of 2019 is a work in progress. We are embarking on an exciting partnership for a project in 2020 and all will be revealed soon. Watch this space!
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