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Educational Publishers provide unrestricted access to digital resources.

12th January 2021: Members of the Irish Educational Publishers’ Association (IEPA) have once again moved to provide open access to a range of their digital educational resources to teachers, parents, and students. The decision was taken by almost all publishers to provide the maximum availability to as many resources to assist with the transition to remote learning from the classroom. It follows the announcement by the Department of Education not to reopen schools for the month of January. It is the second time individual IEPA members provided open access to online resources having done so in March of 2020.

Publishers provide online resources which enhance and bring added value to the curriculum both for Primary and Post Primary students and teachers. Post Primary teachers and students will now be able to access Podcasts, Videos, experiments, animations, presentations among other digital material. This resource will allow teachers and students to work independently and augment their textbooks and eBooks.

Resources for Primary School teachers and students account for more than just eBooks, and include full teacher resources, games, puzzles and easy to use interactive exercises for younger children used in the classroom, which are now available for parents and children online. These valuable resources can be accessed online in a matter of minutes by registering on any of the Education publisher’s web site and following the instructions or entering a code that has been provided. These codes are available through the publisher’s social media account, on their web site or through schools.

Educational Publishers provide open access to online resources.

19th March 2020: Members of the Irish Educational Publishers’ Association (IEPA) have taken the unprecedented step to provide open access to all their online educational resources to teachers, parents and students during these uncertain times. The decision was taken by members in an effort to provide the maximum availability to as many resources for teachers, parents and students while working remotely from the classroom.

Publishers provide online resources which enhance and bring added value to the curriculum both for Primary and Post Primary students and teachers. Post Primary teachers and students will now be in a position to access Podcasts, Videos, experiments, presentations among other material. This resource will allow teachers and students to work independently and also augment their textbooks and eBooks.

Resources for Primary School teachers and students account for more than just eBooks, full teacher resources, games, puzzles and easy to use interactive exercises for younger children used in the classroom, are now available for parents and children online.

These valuable resources can be accessed online in a matter of minutes by registering on any of the Education publisher’s web site and following the instructions or entering a code that has been provided. These codes are available through the publishers social media account, on their web site or through schools.

IEPA urges teachers and students to activate online eBooks.

12 March 2020: The Irish Educational Publishers’ Association (IEPA) is reminding teachers and students that free copies of their schoolbooks are available in the form of online eBooks.

The IEPA is urging students to undertake the activation process whereby they can gain access to soft copies of their schoolbooks online. The process can be completed in a matter of minutes by way of inputting a code contained on the inside cover of the book. The necessary instructions for this simple procedure are also provided.

The eBooks are a mirror of the Textbook and are fully aligned with the curriculum. The IEPA said this will help to ensure the smooth continuation of curriculum learning should a decision to close schools nationally be taken.

General Secretary if the IEPA Alan Cantwell said “while there is awareness among a sizable number of teachers and students concerning this resource, the IEPA wants to reinforce the messages that this free facility is available”

The IEPA has been providing advice to schools for a number of weeks around the options available to teachers and students in anticipation of school closures. The membership will be redoubling their efforts in the coming days to remind school principals and teachers that students can access soft copies of their books online through this simple registration procedure.