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 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 13, 2013 | Teaching News
I wrote back in April on this website about Droichead, the proposed new pilot project for induction and probation of Newly Qualified Teachers (NQTs) developed by the Teaching Council. The proposed pilot project was due to take place in in the seven counties which...
by admin | Jun 5, 2013 | Teaching News
Are you looking for a unique way to integrate science and maths in your classroom? As the school year comes to an end, the people at the RDS Primary Science Fair are looking forward to what’s coming up next term. If you’ve ever thought about entering the RDS...
by admin | Apr 9, 2013 | Teaching News, Technology
Next week sees the arrival of our 3rd annual Digital Art Week. This gives primary school children around Ireland the opportunity to share their digital art with other children around the country and complete some fun visual arts activities. As it’s digital, over the...
by admin | Apr 2, 2013 | Teaching News
The Minister for Education and Skills, Ruairí Quinn T.D., took the opportunity during his speech at the INTO Annual Congress in Cork this morning to announce that Section 30 of the Teaching Council Act 2001 will be fully implemented from November 1st 2013. Seomra...
