by admin | Jul 17, 2013 | Apps, Guest Post, Resources Websites, Technology
What can be a big problem when trying to solve maths problems? For some children they just can’t picture or visualise what is happening in the problem. If this is something you notice in your class, then I’d really recommend you check out Thinking Blocks,...
by admin | Jul 17, 2013 | Teaching News
It’s not often that things are totally free for teachers, but to celebrate the summer holidays, Sea Life Bray have a special offer for teachers this August. Quite simply, teachers can avail of two free tickets to visit Sea Life Bray during the month of August....
by admin | Jul 3, 2013 | 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, PE, Resources Websites, Teaching News
The International Handball Federation has recently developed a project called Handball at School and is currently rolling out the project in several countries around the world, including Ireland. The aim of the project is to get children of school age interested in...
by admin | Jul 1, 2013 | Teaching News
It has become a tradition in our school in recent years to produce a commemorative Yearbook to present to the pupils in 6th class as they leave the school. The organisation, collection of material and printing of the book is all done by parents. It includes profiles...
by admin | Jun 28, 2013 | Website
The power of Facebook was clearly demonstrated to me last night. I came across this maxim on Twitter yesterday afternoon, shared by Toby Price: “Teachers Don’t Take Summers Off – They Do A Year’s Worth Of Work In Ten Months”. I liked the...
by admin | Jun 23, 2013 | AEN, Teaching News
The announcement by the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) during the week that support for pupils with special educational needs (SEN) is to be further reduced, to a cumulative 25% over the past three years, was met with dismay by most observers in the...
