Zippy's Friends is a 24 session programme for teaching social and emotional skills. It is designed for 5-7year old children. The Zippy's Friends resource pack contains session plans and activities, covering topics such as; feelings, communication, relationships, conflict resolution and more. It teaches the children how to cope with everyday difficulties, to identify and talk about their feelings and explore ways of dealing with them.
The programme has been evaluated in Ireland and Internationally and is ideal for your SPHE class.
This 1-Day in person training will support you in delivering Zippy's Friends in your school.
9.30am-3pm
Please make sure you fully complete the registration process.
If you do not receive a confirmation email you are not registered for the course.
- Substitution cover is available for this course. Substitution claims can be made after the course has been completed through the Online System, using the code 'Professional Development 1'. Only teachers on the Dept of Educations payroll will be able to make these claims.
- Travel expenses are not available for this course.
- A maximum of 2 teachers per school will be allocated places on this course.
- For more information contact [email protected]
We will generate a waiting list when the course is full, unfortunately we may not have the resources to service all waiting lists and so being on a waiting list does not guarantee you a place on a future course.
List of training dates available;
Zippy's Friends - 1 Day Training - West Cork Education Centre, Dunmanway, Co. Cork - 21/11/24
Zippy's Friends - 1 Day Training - Limerick Education Centre - 26/11/24
Zippy's Friends - 1 Day Training - Limerick Education Centre - 26/02/25
Zippy's Friends - 1 Day Training - Blackrock Education Centre, Blackrock, Dublin - 03/04/25
Zippy's Friends - 1 Day Training - Killarney - 08/04/25