by admin | May 5, 2017 | Teaching News
Outdoor Classroom Day, a worldwide day with a focus on learning and playing outdoors in school, takes place on Thursday May 18th. Its aim is to give teachers and pupils an opportunity to try learning outside the classroom for the first time. For others who regularly...
by admin | Apr 20, 2017 | Teaching News
Poetry Day Ireland is a major one-day festival of Irish poets and poetry at home and abroad. This year Poetry Day Ireland takes place on Thursday 27 April and the theme for the 2017 event is “Poetry Connects”. Events will be taking place all over the country on this...
by admin | Jan 12, 2017 | Teaching News
Amnesty International Ireland run an Irish Aid funded CPD programme for primary school teachers called Rights Sparks. The Rights Sparks programme provides free CPD workshops to primary school teachers on human rights and development education methodologies which can...
by admin | Jan 6, 2017 | Teaching News
Now in it’s 4th year, the Bord Gáis Energy Student Theatre Awards gives students, teachers and schools a chance to be recognised and rewarded for their participation in the dramatic arts. There are lots of budding actors, singers, dancers, choreographers and writers...
by admin | Dec 28, 2016 | Teaching News
After the unexpected success of the Hallowe’en Twitter Project (#SamhainArScoil), where so many schools Tweeted about what they were doing in their classrooms on the theme of Hallowe’en, we decided to follow this up with a Christmas-themed Twitter Project:...
by admin | Dec 15, 2016 | Teaching News
Music Generation Sligo, in collaboration with the Centre for Special Educational Needs Inclusion and Diversity (CSENID) in St. Angela’s College, Sligo, have developed a music resource for teachers working with pupils with ASD. Launched at a recent seminar in St....
