by admin | Aug 15, 2012 | Guest Post
August is upon us. As a seasoned substitute teacher, you are no doubt getting ready to get back into the subbing saddle again. For many of us, we are better prepared for the subbing circuit having been on it now for a couple of years, but for others this is a new...
by admin | Aug 4, 2012 | Teaching News
The Teaching Council has recently recommended changes to the placement of student primary teachers in the Gaeltacht during their undergraduate programme. It is proposed that the Gaeltacht placement now be known as “Tréimhse Foghlama sa Ghaeltacht” and that...
by admin | Jul 4, 2012 | Teaching News
I wrote a Blog Post some time ago about how, after being challenged by Pam Moran and Ira Socol at the ICT in Education Conference in Tipperary to make a change in our classrooms to make the space more conducive to learning, I created a new Learning Space in my...
by admin | Jul 2, 2012 | Teaching News
The INTO has reported that the Education Amendment Act 2012 has been passed by the Oireachtas and signed by the President. As well as a number of other issues, the Act allows the DES and Teaching Council to exchange data in order to compile lists of registered and...
by admin | Jun 29, 2012 | Teaching News
Two days ago, the Minister for Education and Skills, Mr Ruairí Quinn T.D., announced that all pupils transitioning from primary school to post-primary will be accompanied by an “Education Passport” from this coming September. He wants the end of year...
