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The Céim ar Aghaidh resource can be used to support teaching in a variety of subject areas and the exercises can be adapted to suit children of varying abilities through differentiated worksheets. Céim Ar Aghaidh/Step Ahead provides an extremely comprehensive spread of opportunities for children.
There are three versions of the Ceim ar Aghaidh/Step Ahead resource available- the Senior Cycle/Ardranganna, the Middle Cycle/Meanranganna and the Junior Cycle. The Ceim ar Aghaidh DVD, produced in conjunction with RTE, has been developed to assist teachers of pupils throughout Primary School and is free with the Middle Cycle resource.
Senior Cycle/Árdranganna Resource
The Senior Cycle/Ardranganna resource was produced in 2006. This resource contains material which has been developed for the senior cycle of Primary Schools, Primary 7 in Northern Ireland and fifth and sixth classes in Republic of Ireland. The Teacher notes are colour coded with references to the photocopiable worksheets in the associated Pupils Worksheet.
Both the Teacher and Pupils worksheets are available to download and photocopy from the Senior Cycle page
The resources are available to download as Gaeilge by clicking on the Árdranganna section.
The resources section provides a comprehensive list of resources, which can be used in conjunction with this pack.
Middle Cycle/Meanranganna
The Middle Cycle/Meanranganna resource was produced in 2007. Material in this resource has been designed for the middle cycle of Primary Schools in Northern Ireland and third and fourth classes in Republic of Ireland. Similarly to the Senior Cycle, the Teacher notes are colour coded with references to the photocopiable worksheets in the associated Pupils Worksheet.
Both the Teacher and Pupils worksheets are available to download and photocopy from the Middle Cycle page
The resources are available to download as Gaeilge by clicking on the Meanranganna section.
Junior Cycle
The Junior Cycle was produced in 2008 and aimed and first and second class pupils in the Republic of Ireland or Key Stage 1 in Northern Ireland.
Resources
The Resources section provides a comprehensive list of additional resources, which can be used in conjunction with this pack.
Both the Senior and Middle Cycle resource packs compliment the GAA Fun Do Learning Resource pack which provides the Physical Education aspect of the resource. More information on the GAA Fun Do Learning Resource pack is available here.
For more information on the Ceim ar Aghaidh resource packs or the GAA Fun Do Learning Resource Pack email gamesdevelopment@gaa.ie and a member of the Games Development team will provide whatever assistance possible.
There are ancillary resources to compliment the Ceim ar Aghaidh pack such as My Active Body, a healthy eating book for children, The World of Gaelic games, a book telling the stories of newcomer pupils who are playing Gaelic games and a set of six books "as gaeilge" for pupils. For more information on these books e-mail modeleducation@vodafone.ie.
Partnership with RTE Sport
The Ceim ar Aghaidh DVD is produced in association with RTE Sport. To ensure that teachers can access up-to-date match footage and find information on new features on Ceim ar Aghaidh, visit the dedicated Ceim ar Aghaidh page on the RTE website.
Scoilnet
The largest education website in Ireland, Scoilnet, features a range of activities that can be used in conjunction with Ceim ar Aghaidh. Links to important GAA related websites as well as pupil friendly competitions and quizes can be downloaded. Access the GAA page on Scoilnet here.
Acknowledgements
Céim Ar Aghaidh/Step Ahead concept was devised by Micheál Martin (Model Education) in conjunction with Pat Daly, GAA Director of Games.
Model Education wish to acknowledge the work of Eileen Creevey (Music, Creative and Aesthetic), Seán Carthy (Special Needs Education), Eddie Hassett (Art and Design), Orla Sayers (Drama, Creative and Aesthetic, Music), Laura Walsh (Maths, Science and SESE), Micheál Martin (Drama, Creative and Aesthetic), (Maths and SESE), (English, SPHE, SESE), Seanachán MacGearailt (Gaeilge), Colm Ó Nualláin (Maths) and Pat Daly/Jimmy Darcey (Physical Education) for their consultation and hard work in the subject areas.
The advice and assistance of Tom Fitzpatrick, Peter Horgan, Richard Bowles, Paul Duggan, Gerry O'Meara, Aisling Foley and Jimmy O’Dwyer is greatly appreciated.
The Middle Cycle reource was edited by Declan O’Brien.
The Céim ar Aghaidh DVD was produced by RTE Sport in conjunction with Model Education. It was produced and directed by Tracy O’Connor. Model Education wish to thank the pupils and staff of the schools who participated in the production of the DVD as well as the players who gave their valuable time to contribute.
Pictures kindly supplied by Sportsfile and the GAA Museum.
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The publishers have, as far as possible, endeavoured to acknowledge sources. The publishers would therefore be glad to hear from any unacknowledged copyright holder.
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