The B!G Idea > Teachers

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“The B!G Idea really does give every student the opportunity to shine. Students have developed key skills, grown in confidence and are prepared for any challenges in life they may face.”

Geraldine McGrath, Castletroy College

Transform your curriculum with The B!G Idea’s award-winning creative-thinking programmes. Connect your students with industry mentors to unlock their potential and tackle real-world challenges.

“Loving the structure. Loving the slides. Loving the fact that I can open it up and there's something there ready to go! And I'm loving how it's bringing the class group together.”

Fiona Byrne, Vice Principal, Ringsend College

Why take part in The B!G Idea?

Plug & Play

As a teacher you will gain free access to 25 bespoke workshops that will develop game-changing skills in your students with online mentorship from industry professionals nationally.

Think B!G Packs

Once confirmed and student teams are registered, your class will receive all learning materials needed, levelling the playing field for students of all backgrounds and learning abilities.

Online Mentoring

Industry professionals from CEO to graduates help your students learn future focused skills dynamically through our programme, they mentor student teams online to help unlock their potential.

What’s great about The B!G Idea?

Free and Accessible

Online Student Mentorship

Designed by Experts

All Materials Provided

Teacher Supports

Internationally Award Winning

Structured Programme

Backed by Industry

Aligned with Curriculum

Think B!G Packs

National Reach

Silver Gaisce Award

UDL Principles

Mapped to Policy

Teacher Stories

Kerry Anne Walsh

Borris College, Carlow

Donal Enright

Desmond College, Limerick

Michele Daly

Coláiste Iósaef Community College, Limerick

Colin Louden

Lisneal College, Derry

Jane Hussey

St Leo's College, Carlow

Patricia Dunphy

Our Lady of Mercy Secondary School, Waterford

Michael Bracken

Tullamore CTC

Roisin Shields

St Patrick's College, Tyrone

Niall Finneran

Mercy Secondary School, Ballymahon

Class Room Activities

Teaching resources

“You get the big box at the start with everything you need in it, all the lesson plans are done and it’s all ready everyday all you need to do is look through it”

Chloe Keane, Castletroy College

Meet the Mentors

Kate Killeen
People Lead, Ireland

Glyn Griffiths
Sustainability Innovation Consultant

Glyn Griffiths is an expert in making sure that the technology we love is created in a way that’s better for the planet. He works as a Lead Sustainability Consultant, which means he uses a lot of data to help design things more sustainably. He has a PhD in Sustainability.

Glyn Griffiths
Sustainability Innovation Consultant

Fiona D’Arcy
Director and Investor

Chloe Leonard
Global Operations Key Account Manager

Brian Mulligan
Head of Engineering & BIM

Amanda Fennell
Marketing Director, Construction Marketing

I am director of EMEA Marketing in Autodesk Construction and Autodesk Ireland site lead, based in the EMEA headquarters in Dublin. I have worked in marketing for food, consulting and IT, living in Ireland, France, Germany and the UK. I enjoy running, hiking, travel and cooking.

Amanda Fennell
Marketing Director, Construction Marketing

Sounds cool, right? We think so too!

Register your class today

Join the hundreds of schools and centres across the island of Ireland that have already embraced The B!G Idea. Register and give your students an unforgettable and meaningful learning experience.