Power Up Your Pedagogy - Post-Primary Professional Learning for Induction ECTs

Target audience:  ECTs undertaking Induction in Post-Primary and Special

ECTs registered with the EA for the academic year 2026-2027 will have received an access code to enable them to apply for this event.  

About this event

Power Up Your Pedagogy is designed to support Early Career Teachers in developing a deeper understanding of high-quality teaching and learning.  Led by educational author and practitioner Bruce Robertson (Next Level Education), the session explores evidence-informed approaches to effective classroom practice, drawing on insights from cognitive science and educational research.  Through practical examples, professional dialogue and reflection, participants will consider how key pedagogical principles can be translated into everyday classroom practice to support pupil learning and strengthen their own professional development.

Objectives

By the end of this session, Early Career Teachers will be able to:

• Develop their understanding of evidence-informed approaches to high-quality teaching and learning, including key principles from cognitive science.

• Explore practical strategies such as questioning, retrieval practice, feedback and adaptive teaching, and consider how these can be applied within their own classroom context.

Date

Wednesday, 13 January 2027

Time

9.30 am - 3.30 pm

Venue

Dunsilly Hotel, Antrim

Substitute cover is available for the release of Induction ECTs working in schools (excludes Independent Schools).  Monies in relation to sub cover will be issued to schools after teacher has attended event.  Schools advised to code to Miscellaneous School Charge/Cost on NISTR. Special Schools Only:  Please code to EA-V In-service training (quoting EA ECT event) on NISTR.

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This professional learning opportunity aims to support the development of the following GTCNI competences:

GTCNI Competence No 1

Teachers should demonstrate that they understand and uphold the core values and commitments enshrined in the Council’s Code of Values and Professional Practice.

GTCNI Competence No 2

Teachers will have developed a knowledge and understanding of contemporary debates about the nature and purposes of education and the social and policy contexts in which the aims of education are defined and implemented.

GTCNI Competence No 13

Teachers will have developed a knowledge and understanding of the statutory framework pertaining to education and schooling and their specific responsibilities emanating from it.