TPL Thursdays!

TPL Thursdays! - Taking Boys Seriously: Empowering Boys using the Boys' & Young Men's Quadrant

TPL Thursdays! - Taking Boys Seriously: Empowering Boys using the Boys' & Young Men's Quadrant

Date:  Thursday 5th February 2026

Time:  3.45 - 4.30 p.m.

Presenters:  Susan Morgan - TBS Principal Investigator, Ulster University and Andy Hamilton - TBS Researcher

The final webinar explores the theme of empowering boys in education, drawing on the evidence-based Boys' & Young Men's Quadrant. The Quadrant is a new online resource for educators. It includes the Empowering Boys Questionnaire, tested with over 1100 students, with 25 scaled questions that invites reflections on voice, influence, interdependence, belonging and being a boy in schools. The webinar will include:

An opportunity to complete the Empowering Boys Questionnaire from the perspective of a young person faced with compounded educational disadvantage; Engagement with intentional practice resources from https://www.theboyquadrant.org/intentional-practice; Guidance on how to implement the Boys' & Young Men's Quadrant to embed and enhance relational empowerment within your educational context.

TPL Thursdays! webinars are online via MS Teams.

To register, please click on the 'Book' button at the top of the page.

Booking closes at 2.00 p.m. on the day.

Please ensure you enter the correct email address to obtain webinar joining details which can be found by scrolling down the booking confirmation email you will receive from the Education Authority.

TPL Thursdays! - Teaching for Successful Learning: What Successful Teaching Looks Like - Research & Insights from HEIs

TPL Thursdays! - Teaching for Successful Learning: What Successful Teaching Looks Like - Research & Insights from HEIs

Date:  Thursday 19th February 2026

Time:  3.45 - 4.30 p.m.

Presenter:  Dr Andrea Doherty - Senior Lecturer, Stranmillis University College

In her session, Teaching for Successful Learning,  Andrea will invite practitioners to reflect on their current teaching practices, consider the world children are growing up in today, and explore how practice might be adapted to ensure the highest quality learning experiences for all. Drawing on research and practice, Andrea aims to provide a foundation and context for the series, offering examples of how teaching might be reimagined in 2026 and beyond.

TPL Thursdays! webinars are online via MS Teams.

To register, please click on the 'Book' button at the top of the page.

Booking closes at 2.00 p.m. on the day.

Please ensure you enter the correct email address to obtain webinar joining details which can be found by scrolling down the booking confirmation email you will receive from the Education Authority.

TPL Thursdays! - Teaching for Successful Learning

TPL Thursdays! - Teaching for Successful Learning

Date:  Thursday 26th February 2026

Time:  3.45 - 4.30 p.m.

Presenter:  To be confirmed

 

TPL Thursdays! webinars are online via MS Teams.

To register, please click on the 'Book' button at the top of the page.

Booking closes at 2.00 p.m. on the day.

Please ensure you enter the correct email address to obtain webinar joining details which can be found by scrolling down the booking confirmation email you will receive from the Education Authority.

TPL Thursdays! - Teaching for Successful Learning in Special Schools

TPL Thursdays! - Teaching for Successful Learning in Special Schools

Date:  Thursday 5th March 2026

Time:  3.45 - 4.30 p.m.

Presenter:  Pauline Devine - Harberton Special School

In this webinar, Pauline Devine from Harberton Special School shares practical strategies and insights that have proven effective in her SEN classrooms. This webinar is particularly valuable for both mainstream teachers providing SEN provision and those starting out as SEN practitioners.

TPL Thursdays! webinars are online via MS Teams.

To register, please click on the 'Book' button at the top of the page.

Booking closes at 2.00 p.m. on the day.

Please ensure you enter the correct email address to obtain webinar joining details which can be found by scrolling down the booking confirmation email you will receive from the Education Authority.

TPL Thursdays! - Teaching for Successful Learning in the Primary Classroom

TPL Thursdays! - Teaching for Successful Learning in the Primary Classroom

Date:  Thursday 12th March 2026

Time:  3.45 - 4.30 p.m.

Presenter:  Mrs Nuala O'Hare - Vice Principal, St Joseph's Primary School Lisburn

This session explores what successful teaching looks like in vibrant, knowledge-rich primary classrooms where every learner is supported to grow in confidence and independence. Through examples of effective modelling, purposeful scaffolding, meaningful practice and high-quality feedback, participants will consider how these core elements enable pupils to build strong foundations across learning areas. The webinar will spotlight active and enquiry-led approaches that keep expectations high while fostering curiosity and deep understanding. Throughout, we will connect primary pedagogy to key aspects of the Empowering Improvement Framework - particularly curriculum and assessment - helping teachers reflect on how to design learning that is both ambitious and responsive to the needs of all children.

TPL Thursdays! webinars are online via MS Teams.

To register, please click on the 'Book' button at the top of the page.

Booking closes at 2.00 p.m. on the day.

Please ensure you enter the correct email address to obtain webinar joining details which can be found by scrolling down the booking confirmation email you will receive from the Education Authority.

TPL Thursdays! - Teaching for Successful Learning in Post Primary Schools

TPL Thursdays! - Teaching for Successful Learning in Post Primary Schools

Date:  Thursday 19th March 2026

Time:  3.45 - 4.30 p.m.

Presenter:  TBC

In this session, we turn our focus to what successful teaching looks like within rich, subject-specialist environments across the post-primary phase. Participants will explore approaches that bring challenge, clarity and curiosity to the forefront of classroom practice, including effective explanation, high-quality questioning and responsive teaching that meets learners where they are. This webinar highlights how strong disciplinary knowledge and thoughtful pedagogy work together to promote progression and strengthen learner agency. Teachers will also be supported to reflect on their own practice through the lens of the Empowering Improvement Framework, considering how to design subject-rich learning that is ambitious, adaptive and impactful for all young people.

TPL Thursdays! webinars are online via MS Teams.

To register, please click on the 'Book' button at the top of the page.

Booking closes at 2.00 p.m. on the day.

Please ensure you enter the correct email address to obtain webinar joining details which can be found by scrolling down the booking confirmation email you will receive from the Education Authority.