Summer CPD: Teaching with SPACE – Not Just Try Five+!

🚀🚀Teaching with SPACE: Increasing inclusivity in the classroom through hands-on STEAM 🚀🚀

We are delighted to let you know of an upcoming Summer CDP course for teachers. This free 5-day practical summer course is for teachers who want to make STEM and STEAM more hands-on, more inclusive and easier to deliver in classrooms without needing expensive materials.

Using a space theme, the course explores simple, creative activities that can be adapted for different age groups and linked to the Primary STEM specification, the Primary Mathematics Curriculum, and relevant Junior Cycle subjects.

Across the week, teachers will try out practical activities for themselves, including terrariums, simple electronics, maths-through-art and rocket building. The course also looks at how to plan for inclusion from the start, so that more pupils can take part, feel included and succeed.There is a strong focus on low-cost teaching ideas, teacher confidence, and making the curriculum feel real and relevant for students. Participants will also explore useful planning tools, reflect on their own practice, and consider how small changes can support improvement in their classrooms and schools.

By the end of the course, teachers will leave with classroom-ready ideas, practical resources, and a clearer sense of how to teach STEM in ways that are engaging, manageable and meaningful.

📅August 17^th – 21^st, 2026.