New Director Appointed to Teaching Council

New Director Appointed to Teaching Council

The Teaching Council, the regulatory body for teaching in Ireland, has announced the appointment of Tomás Ó Ruairc as Council Director. Mr Ó Ruairc will assume the role with effect from Monday next, 14 May. Mr Ó Ruairc will move to the Teaching Council from a senior...
Niamh Sharkey Appointed New Laureate na nÓg

Niamh Sharkey Appointed New Laureate na nÓg

Yesterday May 8th, President Michael D. Higgins announced the appointment of author and illustrator Niamh Sharkey as Ireland’s second Laureate na nÓg. Niamh commences her two-year term of office and succeeds Siobhán Parkinson, our inaugural Laureate na nÓg who...
Megan and the Money Tree

Megan and the Money Tree

Although published in 2011, I only recently came across Megan and the Money Tree in one of my local book stores. (Yes, I still buy real books!) In terms of structure, it is an unusual book, but it works very well. Written by Emma Kennedy, the personal finance...
ICT In Education Conference 2012

ICT In Education Conference 2012

The 8th ICT in Education Conference will take place in LIT (Limerick Institute of Technology) Tipperary on Saturday May 19th. The theme of this year’s conference will be “Learning Spaces” and it aims to take a broad view at both physical and virtual...
Seas Suas Website Launched

Seas Suas Website Launched

Last week saw the launch of Seas Suas, a new and exciting website of special interest to primary teachers. Put together by Simon Lewis of Anseo and Nigel Lane of The Inside Lane, the website brings the writings of pupils from their own school blogs to a larger...