IDEA's Working Groups are open to all members, providing a space for IDEA members to collaborate on tasks and issues that are important to them and their work. Working Groups contribute to IDEA's work, ensuring that IDEA reflects the needs and energy of its members.

There are currently four active working groups:

Formal Education

The IDEA Formal Education Working Group works on the many areas that IDEA is focusing on in the Formal Education sector, including the reform of curriculum and so on. To get involved contact the IDEA staff contact Leigh@ideaonline.ie.

Adult & Community Education

The IDEA Adult & Community Education Working Group focuses on the needs and challenges relating to this sector. To get involved contact the staff contact Maximiliana@ideaonline.ie

Quality & Impact Working Group

The IDEA Quality and Impact Working Group aims to explore the concept of "quality" in Development Education in line with the Code of Good Practice. Additionally it provides support to its members in developing skills relating to impact measurement and also promotes discussion within the sector on quality and impact.


To get involved contact the IDEA staff contact Anya@ideaonline.ie.

Amplify Your Voice

The IDEA Adult & Community Education Working Group focuses on the needs and challenges relating to this sector. To get involved contact the staff contact Maximiliana@ideaonline.ie

Development Education on Palestine Working Group

The overall purpose of IDEA’s Development Education on Palestine Working Group is to support education, discussion, collaboration and activism among IDEA members in solidarity with Palestine. To get involved contact the IDEA staff contact Leigh@ideaonline.ie.

Other working groups

Members are welcome to propose new working groups. Please send a brief description of this new group, a possible title, and what you would like to achieve as a group to Elaine Mahon, IDEA's Head of Membership, Quality & Impact. The National Council makes the final decision on proposals for new groups.

IDEA Monster Working Group Meetings

In the past, IDEA hosted a Monster Working Group Meeting open to all members every 2-3 years. These provide an opportunity to review the value of the Working Groups, what has worked & what could be improved, and which Working Groups are needed. The Working Groups also meet within this process to reflect on their work and plan for the coming year. The last Monster Working Group took place, 21 March 2018. You can read the report from that meeting here.