by admin | Sep 9, 2017 | Teaching News
President Michael D. Higgins today launched a new website that is being provided for children interested in learning more about their Head of State. The Children’s Section of www.president.ie is a new interactive website providing information about the role and work...
by admin | Sep 7, 2017 | Teaching News
The Call for Entries for the RDS Primary Science Fair 2018 is now open and will close on Wednesday, October 4, 2017. The RDS Primary Science Fair is a non-competitive exhibition which showcases primary school STEM-related (science, technology, engineering and maths)...
by admin | Aug 22, 2017 | Resource Packs, Teaching News
As many of you may know, I started teaching in a newly established Autism Unit attached to a mainstream school in September 2013. It was a massive learning curve for me which took me a while to get my head around as it is a totally different way of teaching compared...
by admin | Aug 18, 2017 | Teaching News
It’s an annual summer ritual for most primary teachers – get the Summer Course done to get your three days leave for the following school year. Course Days, or Extra Personal Vacation (EPV) Days to give them their correct title, have been around for many years. Some...
by admin | Aug 7, 2017 | Teaching News
In our SEN setting (an autism unit) we are constantly looking for inventive ways of helping pupils to learn and consolidate a basic sight vocabulary in order to allow them to access reading material. We came across an online idea of using books designed for small...
by admin | Jul 10, 2017 | Teaching News
I came across this lovely idea on a visit to a local park today – it had a “Free Wee Library”. Almost like a bird house, it has a slate roof and a door with a window. Inside, it contains books for children and adults which have been supplied by the local community....
