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...
by admin | Jun 17, 2013 | Competitions
The O’Brien Press, which has an extensive catalogue of children’s books as well as many books of general interest, recently launched its new website. It features a new layout which includes an easy navigation, author profiles, book extracts, reviews,...
by admin | Jun 15, 2013 | Website
Blog Awards Ireland will bring together the Irish online community collaborating in a single event in October 2013 to celebrate blogging in Ireland. The event celebrates the best in Irish blogging by creating 31 categories which offer plenty of scope for bloggers....