Live Webinar: Recorded Preparation for Mainstream Class Teachers

Webinar Details

Date: Monday, 24 August 2026.
Time: 7–8.30 p.m.
Duration: 90 minutes.
Location: Live online via Zoom.

This practical webinar will support mainstream class teachers in understanding and applying the 2026 Guidance on Preparation for Learning, Teaching and Assessment Updated Guidance for all Primary and Special Schools. 

The webinar will explain what the updated guidance means for teachers’ day-to-day preparation, with a particular focus on long- and short-term recorded preparation. It will also consider how recorded preparation can remain manageable, meaningful and responsive while schools gradually enact the redeveloped Primary School Curriculum.

Target Audience

Primary school mainstream class teachers in Irish primary schools (Infants – 6th Class), as well as school leaders who want to ensure their school is following the most up to date guidance regarding recorded preparation. The webinar will also include information on recorded preparation for teachers completing Droichead and also for multi-grade teaching.

Topics Covered

The webinar will explore:

• What is meant by preparation for learning, teaching and assessment.
• Invisible, visible and recorded preparation and the relationship between them.
• The principal additions and changes contained in the updated 2026 guidance.
• The relationship between individual teacher preparation, whole-school curriculum plans and agreed whole-school approaches.
• What is required in long-term recorded preparation.
• What is required in short-term recorded preparation.
• How preparation may be adapted during the phased enactment of the redeveloped Primary School Curriculum.
• The Cuntas Míosúil.
• The place of Classroom Support Plans within the broader understanding of recorded preparation.
• Practical resources, web-based tools and other supports that may assist teachers with recorded preparation.

Resource Pack

A supporting resource pack is included with your booking and is available for download immediately upon purchase. It contains editable templates and completed examples for both long- and short-term recorded preparation:

Long-Term Recorded Preparation

• Two alternative editable long-term recorded preparation templates (in Google Docs and Microsoft Word formats).
• A completed Senior Infants Social and Environmental Education plan using the first template (in PDF format).
• A completed Senior Infants Social and Environmental Education plan using the second template (in PDF format).

Both completed examples cover the same class level and curriculum area. This allows teachers to compare two different ways of organising and presenting the same long-term preparation and to select the approach that best suits their needs.

Short-Term Recorded Preparation

• Three alternative editable short-term recorded preparation templates (in Google Docs and Microsoft Word formats).
• Three completed examples (Junior Infants, Second Class, Fifth Class), with one example provided for each template.

The alternative versions reflect the different combinations of curriculum specifications that schools may be using during the phased enactment of the redeveloped Primary School Curriculum. Teachers can select the version that corresponds most closely with the curriculum areas being enacted in their own school. The completed examples demonstrate how each version of the template may be used in practice.

Webinar Slides

A PDF copy of the webinar slides will be emailed to participants in the week before the webinar, together with a reminder and the joining details.

Joining the Live Webinar

The webinar will be hosted live through Zoom and joining instructions are included in the download that you will receive upon purchase. The joining link is for the registered purchaser only and must not be shared. Participants should join using the same full name provided when booking so that their registration can be verified. Technical support will be available by email on the evening of the webinar if required.

Webinar Recording

A recording will be made available following the live webinar. Please allow up to three working days after the event for the recording to be circulated.

This means that registered participants will still be able to view the webinar if they are unable to attend the live session. However, those wishing to participate live should set a reminder and join at the scheduled time.

Certificate

A certificate of completion is included. TeachingPlans.ie does not independently verify attendance or whether the recording has been watched in full. Participants may enter their own name on the certificate and declare that they have completed the webinar in full. The certificate is not a certificate of verified attendance and does not constitute an accredited qualification.

Presenter Bio

Claire is an Irish primary school teacher with extensive experience in mainstream, SEN, EAL, as an autism class teacher and as a SENCo. She runs TeachingPlans.ie, offering high-quality editable resources and practical guidance for teachers across Ireland. Her webinars have been attended by thousands of Irish teachers and SNAs.

Webinar Terms and Conditions

Please familiarise yourself with our full webinar Terms and Conditions prior to purchase. Completing a purchase indicates an acceptance of these T&Cs. Important points to note:

• You must enter in your email address correctly (without typos) in order to receive the automated email with your resource pack and instructions on watching the Zoom webinar! Please check your spam folder and ensure your inbox is not full prior to registration.
• All webinar fees are non-refundable and non-transferable. Once registered, you will receive access the webinar link and resource pack immediately.
• Access to the webinar and resources is for individual use only and may not be shared, copied, or redistributed without prior written permission from Teachingplans.ie.
• Refunds cannot be provided where a participant misses the live session. A recording will be supplied following the event.