Irish-medium annual teachers conference in Belfast

Hundreds of teachers from the Irish-medium schools sector will be making their way to Belfast this Friday for the sectors annual conference.  The Conference which will be held at Coláiste Feirste,will be hosted jointly by Comhairle na Gaelscolaíochta and the Educational and Library Boards   This years conference will include talks from a range of experts on areas such as effective assessment for teaching and learning, linguistic phonics, improving use of Irish in all areas of the school, encouraging advanced bilingual writing skills.  The conference will run from 9.30am until 4.00pm