26/08/2026
𝗖𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗴𝗮𝘃𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗿𝗲𝗮 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗺𝗲𝗲𝘁
On Tuesday, over 600 educators from across the Craigavon Area Learning Community (CALC) gathered at St. Ronan’s College for an aligned Staff Development Day.
It was an inspiring day dedicated to exploring the latest developments in educational research, celebrating exceptional classroom practice, and strengthening cross-school collaboration.
𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗱:
𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗞𝗲𝘆𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗲𝘀: Keynote addresses by 𝗝𝗼𝗻 𝗘𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗻 (Director of Devon Research School) and 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳. 𝗡𝗼𝗲𝗹 𝗣𝘂𝗿𝗱𝘆 (Director of the Centre for Research in Educational Underachievement at Stranmillis University College) offered powerful insights into evidence-informed pedagogy and inclusive learning strategies.
𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗿-𝗟𝗲𝗱 𝗕𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗼𝘂𝘁𝘀: Over 50 dynamic breakout sessions led by talented CALC teaching staff and external agency partners, covering high-impact topics across AI in education, metacognition, literacy, numeracy, and pastoral care.
𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴: A valuable space for colleagues across schools to connect, reflect, and share practical strategies to take back to their classrooms.
An event of this scale would not have been possible without the dedication, expertise, and energy of everyone who presented, organised, and participated. Special thanks to St. Ronan’s College for being fantastic hosts.
𝗖𝗔𝗟𝗖 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀, 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝘂𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗲𝗻𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘆-𝘁𝗼-𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁-𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗽𝘂𝗽𝗶𝗹 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗴𝗮𝘃𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗿𝗲𝗮 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆!
