1、 The Teacher Upskilling Programmes Study:An evaluation of the process and outcomes of the post-primary upskilling programmes in mathematics,physics and Spanish In partnership with The Teacher Upskilling Programmes Study:An evaluation of the process and outcomes of the post-primary upskilling program
2、mes in mathematics,physics and Spanish Stephen Quirke,Aoife Guerin,Kathy OSullivan,Lauren Matthews and Amna Yousaf In partnership with THE TEACHER UPSKILLING PROGRAMMES STUDY:AN EVALUATION OF THE PROCESS AND OUTCOMES OF THE POST-PRIMARY UPSKILLING PROGRAMMES IN MATHEMATICS,PHYSICS AND SPANISH Stephe
3、n Quirke Aoife Guerin Kathy OSullivan Lauren Matthews Amna Yousaf February 2026 To cite this report:Quirke,S.,Guerin,A.,OSullivan,K.,Matthews,L.&Yousaf,A.(2026).The teacher upskilling programmes study:An evaluation of the process and outcomes of the post-primary upskilling programmes in mathematics,
4、physics and Spanish.Department of Education and Youth.1 Table of Contents Overview.13 1 Executive Summary.14 1.1 Background.14 1.2 Teacher upskilling programme participants profiles.14 1.2.1 Age and Teaching Experience.14 1.2.2 Gender and upskilling subject teaching experience.14 1.2.3 Existing Teac
5、her Qualifications and Contract Status.15 1.2.4 Aspirations,Motivations and Credibility.16 1.3 Professional Diploma in Mathematics for Teaching(PDMT).16 1.4 Professional Diploma in Teaching Physics(PDiTP).17 1.5 Higher Diploma in Spanish for Teaching(HDSPT).19 1.6 Teacher Upskilling Programme Framin
6、g.20 1.6.1 Design.20 1.6.2 Implementation.21 1.6.3 Output.21 1.7 Considerations.23 1.7.1 Fundamental Aspects.23 1.7.2 Areas for Consideration.24 1.8 Limitations.25 2 Introduction.26 2.1 Teacher Shortage.26 2.2 Addressing Teacher Supply and Demand in Ireland.27 2.3 Provision of Post-primary Teacher U