English Literature + Culture - Ireland + UK

13 Day - Teacher Professional Learning Tour

Tour Code: PL-EL+C-IRE+UK

First Hand Insight
World-Class Lectures + Workshops

Teacher Continuous Professional Development Tour earn CPD points plus attend a live theatre performance at the globe theatre

First - Hand knowledge

The itinerary is designed for maximum educational value and is syllabus-linked. Through workshops, tutorials and guided tours teachers have opportunities to refresh and deepen their subject knowledge and teaching practice, and bring innovative ideas, techniques and resources back to the classroom.

Visit global epicentres

This tour takes teachers to Ireland and the UK on an exploration of the cultural heritage and social contexts influencing some of the world’s greatest writers.

English professional development teacher workshops and tutorials

Upcoming Tour Dates

TBC

Tax deductible for most full or part-time teachers

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Tour Highlights

Explore Irish literary heritage through the eyes of Swift, Heaney, Beckett, and Shaw. Tour Trinity College incl Book of Kells, attend a Beckett workshop and a performance at the Abbey Theatre.
Engage with Oxford’s rich literary history and historic Magdalen College – focus on the works of Lewis, TS Eliot and Heaney and visit the magnificent Bodleian Library.
Explore the home of The Bard at Stratford-upon-Avon – visit Shakespeare’s House, go behind the scenes at the Swan Theatre and enjoy an RSC performance.
Tour the Lakes District, synonymous with Wordsworth’s poetry and the Romantic Movement. Then, via the evocative Parsonage Museum at Hawarth, to Manchester for a tutorial on Gaskell’s North and South.
Discover Bath’s Roman origins and Georgian streetscapes synonymous with Jane Austen and her critique of class and manners. Touch on the writings of ST Coleridge.
End the tour with three memorable days in London. Attend an iIntensive Shakespeare workshop. Get immersed in the writings of Keats, Orwell, Forster, Dickens, Donne, and Woolf through tutorials and fascinating guided walks. Performance at The Globe.
Combine a stimulating learning journey with time to visit iconic landmarks – Stonehenge, St Paul’s, Westminster Abbey, TATE Modern plus a West End musical.

Dublin – Manchester – Keswick – Stratford-upon-Avon – Oxford – Bath – London

You certainly can! Anyone can travel on our PL tours, however, non-teachers should be aware the content will be targeted to the relevant syllabus and based on a certain level of prior knowledge. Should any participant choose not to attend one of the planned activities, there would be no refund for an unused portion of the tour.
Please note - Participants must be over 18 years of age to attend the tour, and attendees who are not teachers in Australia may not be able to acquire PL hours or tax deductions.
Our PL tours are designed to provide 35-45 hours of PL for teachers in the relevant subject areas. The tours are aligned with the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers 2.1.2, 6.2.2 and 6.3.2. NSW teachers may apply to have this program count towards elective PL hours at a Proficient Teacher level.
Register Interest to receive a tour brochure for upcoming tours. This will include the full itinerary, terms and conditions and booking form. Reservations close 3 months prior to tour departure. A final tour proposal will be offered for which a deposit is required to book your spot and the final balance of the tour price is due 60 days prior to departure.
Meet and greet your tour group at the tour’s first destination point at the pre-booked hotel prior to tour commencement. Your Tour Manager and Academic Expert will meet you there and are with you for the tour duration.

Your On-Tour Academic Expert

Marilyn Pretorius

I have been teaching English for too many years to mention. I retain my passion through my love of literature and the lessons writers from all over the world convey about love and life.

To impart some of this wisdom to young people is, to me, the greatest gift. To teach young people the joy to be found in English literature is a bonus. Over many years of teaching, I have acquired a depth of knowledge that I could only dream of when I was very young and discovered reading.

I am particularly interested in the therapy literature can provide to troubled souls, and how literature can help. I am a dedicated educator and very interested in teaching gifted students and to this end participated in a research project which resulted in a publication in 1999 titled: Gifted students in secondary schools: differentiating the curriculum / Miraca U.M. Gross, Bronwyn Sleap, Marilyn Pretorius

We make it easy for you …

25-40 hours of PL for teachers in relevant subject areas.
NSW teachers may apply to have this tour program count towards elective PL hours.

Tax deductible for full or part-time teachers in most cases.
Seek advice from your tax agent or the ATO.
Libertas Tour Manager and an Academic Expert on tour to make sure you get the most out of every minute and can apply learning back in the classroom setting.
All on-tour transport, accommodation and venues included.
Comprehensive Tour Packs and pre-departure information

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English Literature + Culture - Ireland + UK

13 Day - Teacher Professional Learning Tour

First Hand Insight
World-Class Lectures + Workshops

First - Hand knowledge

The itinerary is designed for maximum educational value and is syllabus-linked. Through workshops, tutorials and guided tours teachers have opportunities to refresh and deepen their subject knowledge and teaching practice, and bring innovative ideas, techniques and resources back to the classroom.