Newsletter - 1st to 15th February 2026

🌿 Attention, care, and growth

As we move into February, Seamus Heaney’s writing offers a helpful way of thinking about this point in the school year — not as a time of sudden change, but of quiet testing and renewal. Early spring, in his work, is when the thaw begins slowly, almost unnoticed, and hope returns with patience rather than urgency. It is a moment when the land, like ourselves, starts to remember what it can become after winter. In The Cure at Troy, Heaney reminds us to “believe that further shore is reachable from here,” a line that resonates strongly with the steady, reflective work of learning, teaching and assessment. As an educational community, we carry that sense of possibility into the weeks ahead, continuing our professional learning through shared practice, care, and commitment.

Creative Clusters

We are pleased to confirm the link for the Creative Clusters Guidelines has now gone live on the Gov.ie website: https://www.gov.ie/en/department-of-education/publications/creative-clusters/ and details available on the centres website also https://www.cesc.ie/projects-cesc.html

With warm regards,

Edmond Hussey

Director

Cork Education Support Centre