Welcome to Seomra Ranga, the Hub for Primary School Resources. For the overseas visitors “Seomra Ranga” means “classroom” in the Irish language.
Seomra Ranga has been successfully providing tried and tested resources for primary school classrooms since 2007. Since that time, the site has gradually built up a strong following amongst educators as a repository of quality teacher-created resources. The resources on the site, which support all areas of the curriculum, are arranged in accordance with the curricular provisions of the Irish primary school….
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Guidelines Issued For Book Rental Schemes
The Minister for Education and Skills, Ruairí Quinn, TD, today launched new “Guidelines for Developing Textbook Rental Schemes in Schools”. The Guidelines provide practical advice to primary and post-primary schools on how rental schemes can be established and operated. It is claimed that book rental schemes can help parents to save up to 80% of the cost of new books. The aim of the guidelines is to encourage as many schools as possible to commence and develop book rental schemes. read more…
Grandparents Project
This week is Catholic Schools Week, and as part of that week, Wednesday January 30th has been designated Grandparents’ Day. It is great to celebrate grandparents in school and this resource gives details of how to organise pupils to do a project on one of their grandparents, either living or deceased. The cross-curricular project covers aspects of SPHE & History with curricular links to English, IT, Art, Music, Geography and Religion.
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CESI 40th Anniversary Conference
The Computer in Education Society of Ireland (CESI) is gearing up for its annual conference on Saturday February 22nd, and, as it’s the 40th anniversary of the foundation of CESI, the theme of this year’s conference is “CESI 4.0: Back To Our Future”. The conference will be held this year in the Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology (GMIT) campus in Galway. read more…
In a World (Drama) App
The “In a World …Drama” app allows you to create a movie-type trailer. Download the app, which is available for free for iPod Touch and iPad, from the App Store. You select the script from the pre-determined template. The script is read by the well-known voice-over artist Jonathan Cook. You select images from your photo album to illustrate the trailer. You can choose the typeface read more…
Safer Internet Day 2013
Safer Internet Day 2013 is an EU wide initiative to promote a safer Internet for all users, especially young people, and will be celebrated in Ireland on Tuesday 5th February 2013. This year, Safer Internet Day, which is promoted in Ireland by the PDST Technology in Education and Webwise, is urging all internet users to “Connect with Respect”. read more…
Guest Post: Emily Logan – Ombudsman For Children
My Role as Ombudsman for Children
In December 2003, following an open and innovative recruitment process in which children and young people played a significant role, I was appointed Ireland’s first Ombudsman for Children by President Mary Mc Aleese. In December 2009, I was reappointed for a second term of six years. As Ombudsman for Children, my job, and statutory responsibility, is to promote and monitor the rights and welfare of children up to the age of eighteen and to ensure that in law, policy and practice children’s best interests are considered. My specific obligations in this regard are set out in primary legislation, the Ombudsman for Children Act, 2002. read more…
