Dates: Tuesday 1st - Saturday 5th July 2025

Times: 9:30 am - 2:00pm

Location: Rockcorry NS, Rockcorry, Co. Monaghan

FREE of Charge

The Department of Education is pleased to announce Teacher Artist Partnership+ 2025 Summer Course registration is now open.

Please use the following link to register for the upcoming TAP+ Summer Course link

The closing date for receipt of applications is 20th June 2025.

Please contact your local Education Support Centre for queries and support, or email National Arts in Education, Tralee Education Support Centre at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Free to all primary & special school teachers. Hosted by your local full time Education Support Centre. Approved and led by the Department of Education and Education Support Centres Ireland (ESCI) under Creative Youth 2023-2027.

Teacher Artist Partnership+ (TAP+) is a creativity rich summer course that supports professional development through wellbeing, relationships and creative partnership for teachers and creative practitioners.

Participants create, explore and collaborate to enhance creativity and arts in education through creative process, critical reflection, collaboration and enjoyment.

Apply for a free in-school TAP+ Residency for your students too!

During the summer course teachers will have the opportunity to apply for a TAP+ Residency to take place in partnership with a creative practitioner from their summer course and their students in the school year 2025/26. Each ESC will have 8 Residencies for participating teachers

TAP+ 2025 Teacher Registration