Drama Start eBook

‘Drama Start’ is a collection of drama activities, including games, role playing ideas, action poems, plays and monologues, suitable for children between the ages of 3 and 8. It can be used in Early Years’ settings or in primary schools, up to and including second...
Cups and Crowns Art Competition

Cups and Crowns Art Competition

Cups and Crowns is an educational theatre company who are the Theatre in Residence company with both Galway City and County Council for 2011/12. They have just announced the details of their first ever Art Competition for 1st Class pupils in  Primary Schools. To...
Water Bugs and Dragonflies

Water Bugs and Dragonflies

After a recent bereavement in school, when a member of staff passed away suddenly over a weekend, our staff discussed at length how to deal with the situation in school on the Monday morning. A teacher in a local school told me about a book that they used in their...
Exploring Music Course

Exploring Music Course

The Kodály Society of Ireland presents a one-day-workshop with Dr. Laszlo Nemes entitled “Exploring Music: A Practical Approach to Teaching and Learning” on Saturday 14th May 2011, 10.00am – 4.30pm in St. Patrick’s College, Drumcondra, Dublin 9. Following an amazing...
EdchatIE

EdchatIE

For a number  of weeks now teachers across the country have been getting together on Monday nights to chat about educational issues suggested by some of the participants. The conversation is conducted through the medium of Twitter, the micro-blogging website. The...
Forum on Patronage and Pluralism in the Primary Sector

Forum on Patronage and Pluralism in the Primary Sector

The Minister for Education and Skills, Mr. Ruairi Quinn TD, today (Tuesday April 19th) officially launched the Forum on Patronage and Pluralism in the Primary Sector. Addressing an audience of education stakeholders, Minister Quinn said the Forum “is a key objective...