6 week block suitable for P5-7

Ideal for schools who would like to introduce Gaelic as an L3 or deliver Gaelic as a short term standalone language. Also provides support for teachers who are new to teaching Gaelic as L3 or would like to refresh their skills in the language.

The lesson structure alternates between short bursts of direct teaching from the online teacher, followed by the class teachers leading their own class in a game. This format allows the learning to remain active and therefore learners are fully engaged.

 The aim is to motivate pupils and empower teachers to deliver 1+2 languages entitlement by delivering fun, engaging live online language lessons through a unique team-teaching model. This type of delivery provides on the job professional learning to alleviate workload pressures and helps teachers make the time for languages in a crowded curriculum.

Each lesson lasts approximately 40 minutes and will take place via GLOW Teams. All resources will be available to download in advance of the session and will be stored in the GLOW Team. The sessions will run on the following dates from 2- 2.40pm:

Wednesday 17th April 
Wednesday 24th April 
Wednesday 1st May 
Wednesday 8th May 
Wednesday 15th May 
Wednesday 22th May 

We will cover the basic topics such as Numbers, Introductions & Greetings, Family, Weather etc. throughout the course of the programme.

If you would like to enrol your class, please fill in this Google form – https://forms.gle/Nc8ZL5jNymGYrm648

We will also hold a short support session on Wednesday 20th March, 4-4.30pm for schools taking part. This will be important to make sure that you can access and navigate the Team prior to the course commencing and will give you a clear idea of how exactly the lessons will be delivered.

For further information about this Team Teaching model you can read the case study of the recent national pilot