GAA Future Leaders Programme Overview
Future Leaders Transition Year Programme
The “Future Leaders Transition Year Programme” is a joint initiative from the GAA and Oide, the support service for teachers and school leaders. It is an inclusive cross-curricular leadership programme comprising of a series of modules designed to encourage maturity, initiative, responsibility and leadership skills in students. The Programme gives students the knowledge and skills to support all roles required in the effective staging of Future Leaders Events. As part of the Programme the students are challenged to organise and run both on-field and off-field events in their schools, clubs and communities.
We are currently updating the Future Leaders Programme to align it with developments at Senior Cycle Level. By engaging fully with the updated programme students will develop their Senior Cycle Key Competencies, their digital literacy skills to help them engage with the demands of the AAC's in 5th and 6th year and their understanding of the language used in Senior Cycle subject specifications. The updated Future Leaders Programme will be rolled out in schools in September 2026.
The 2026/27 Future Leaders Modules are:
- Coaching - Event Management - Sports Journalism - Performance Nutrition - Refereeing
- Wellbeing - Performance Analysis - Sustainability - History - Performance Skills
Registration for 2026/27 School Year is now OPEN. Click HERE to register.
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