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What we offer
We have been talking and listening to students, teachers and industry over the years, looking to get their views on skills-based learning. Skills like critical thinking, communication, creativity, teamwork and resilience, for example. We have also seen a steady move towards this form of learning, notably through the introduction of the Framework for Junior Cycle in 2015, and the growing emphasis on ‘life skills’ in the ongoing Senior Cycle Framework.
We are big supporters of this movement, and want to play our part in supporting students to develop key transferable life skills through their engagement with the curriculum. Fundamentally, we believe that learning skills now will future-proof the lives and careers of students, along with our future economy. Everyone will benefit, and this form of educational environment will be more important than ever in the post-pandemic era.
Our brand purpose at AIB is to back people to achieve their dreams and ambitions, and as part of this, we are pleased to establish an exciting new ‘Future Sparks’ schools programme. This will be an interdisciplinary programme across all year groups, joining the dots for young people and their teachers, as they navigate major transitions and key life moments within the various stages of their formal education.
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We hope that the programme will also serve as a platform for schools to share their practice and learnings in this area with the broader school community. We know that good work by schools is often unseen and unrecognised, and we invite you to share your own unique input and expertise.
We are also bringing industry professionals along with us on this journey, asking them to share their life skills stories and learning tools to further strengthen skills-based learning for young people in Ireland. It’s important to note that this programme has been designed by teachers for teachers, allowing it to fit in seamlessly with the curriculum, mapping onto current key skills frameworks and providing invaluable educational resources.
Launched in September 2021, key features include an online repository of targeted, subject-specific education resources, along with our online series, Future Sparks TV, which takes a teen-centric approach to real life stories, sparking off conversations and further learning.
We have been working with schools since 2002, and are in this for the long term. We now want to take a major step forward in helping schools to develop a Future Sparks Community, where schools, teachers and students who join us in our school programme will be rewarded for their efforts.
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It is an interdisciplinary programme for post primary schools which encourages the development of key life skills and supports young people, their teachers and parents as they navigate major transitions and life moments. Key features include:
• 1 easy to use online portal
• 270+ free digital educational resources for students, teachers, and parents across Guidance Related Learning and Wellbeing, Business, Accounting, Economics, TY, Home Economics, Financial Education, and more
• 65 inspirational life skills TV episodes and podcasts, Future Sparks TV
• Regular digital ezines and resource sharing
• Free interactive ‘Stay Safe’ fraud awareness presentations for your school
• Partnership with CareersPortal.ie and the AIB Career Skills Competition
The AIB Future Sparks Programme has been primarily designed as a resource bank for teachers to assist in the teaching of life skills as part of curricular work. All the resources on the website are ‘pick up and teach’ and some resources are available for students to use directly or for parents. Simply enter as a guest or register for an account to gain access to a wealth of free resources here.
Teachers, students, and parents can simply enter the website without needing an account. If teachers would like to enjoy additional benefits such as being registered for the AIB Future Sparks mailing list, a ‘favourite’ function, relevant suggestions, and more, they can register for an account here.
The AIB Future Sparks Programme has resources for every year group from 1st Year right up to 6th Year, including TY and LCA students. Subjects include: Guidance Related Learning and Wellbeing, Business Studies, Business, Accounting, Economics, Home Economics and Financial Education subjects, LCVP, and Transition Year modules.
No, AIB Future Sparks is completely free!
AIB have seen the move towards skills-based learning in recent years, especially with the introduction of the Framework for Junior Cycle in 2015, and emphasis on developing students’ talents and ‘skills’ in the ongoing Senior Cycle Framework, and we believe that learning life skills today will future-proof lives, careers and our economy for tomorrow. Post pandemic, we believe that this type of education environment where students develop key transferable life skills through their engagement with the curriculum will be more important than ever and we want to do our part.
For teachers
What we offer
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