by admin | Mar 21, 2012 | Interviews
Seomra Ranga: 1. Can you explain the background to the work of the National Educational Welfare Board? Clare Ryan: In Ireland, the complex issue of attendance has been the subject of policy attention in recent decades but was not addressed systematically until the...
by admin | Mar 15, 2012 | Competitions
To celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, the O’ Brien Press has kindly given us five copies of “The Story of Ireland” by Brendan O’ Brien as prizes for a website competition. The Story of Ireland begins “After the Ice” and lasts 9,000...
by admin | Mar 13, 2012 | Interviews
Dr. Harold Hislop is the Chief Inspector with the Department of Education and Skills (DES). Originally from Co. Cavan, he trained as a primary teacher in Church of Ireland College of Education (CICE). He taught in Whitechurch NS in Rathfarnham, where he later became...
by admin | Mar 11, 2012 | Teaching News
I received some Tweets yesterday informing me that the Sunday Business Post was going to be publishing a supplement in today’s edition on technology in schools. I was really interested to find out what developments in technology in education were in the...
by admin | Mar 10, 2012 | Teaching News
Tugann Foras na Gaeilge cuireadh do scoileanna físeán gairid a léiriú a thaispeánfaidh sárchleachtas na scoile i leith na Gaeilge labhartha. Bíodh spraoi agaibh le GLEO agus tú ag cruthú físeán nuálach trí Ghaeilge. Tabharfar aitheantas do scoileanna ag trí leibhéal...
by admin | Mar 8, 2012 | Interviews
Dr. Harold Hislop is the Chief Inspector with the Department of Education and Skills (DES). Originally from Co. Cavan, he trained as a primary teacher in Church of Ireland College of Education (CICE). He taught in Whitechurch NS in Rathfarnham, where he later became...