If you were to ask teachers what was the most divisive initiative to come into the primary education system in the last decade, Droichead would be high on the list. Initially designed so that schools would probate their own new staff, it developed from a pantomime into a circus. In part one, we look at … Read more
With all the talk about early childhood education in the media, I was interested in hearing about the sector and the differences between it and primary education. It became apparent very early that we share a huge amount in common in all sorts of areas including the complications of ownership of buildings, of all things! … Read more
With all the talk about early childhood education in the media, I was interested in hearing about the sector and the differences between it and primary education. It became apparent very early that we share a huge amount in common in all sorts of areas including the complications of ownership of buildings, of all things! … Read more
In this summer episode, I go back to my roots in educational technology and offer you five tech tools that helped me in my job this school year. They are: Gmelius – https://gmelius.com/ Sunsama – https://sunsama.com/ Voice over IP – https://www.3cx.com/ and https://explore.zoom.us/en/products/zoom-phone/ Clever.com – https://www.clever.com Screencastify – https://www.screencastify.com/ Oh…and in the spirit of these … Read more
In this summer episode, I go back to my roots in educational technology and offer you five tech tools that helped me in my job this school year. They are: Gmelius – https://gmelius.com/ Sunsama – https://sunsama.com/ Voice over IP – https://www.3cx.com/ and https://explore.zoom.us/en/products/zoom-phone/ Clever.com – https://www.clever.com Screencastify – https://www.screencastify.com/ Oh…and in the spirit of these … Read more
On 9th July 2021, I was racially abused by people that claimed to be members of the National Party. I received a number of phone calls from the heads of representative bodies, stakeholders and partners. For the first time, I was asked by them, how could they help. And I told them. In this episode, … Read more
On 9th July 2021, I was racially abused by people that claimed to be members of the National Party. I received a number of phone calls from the heads of representative bodies, stakeholders and partners. For the first time, I was asked by them, how could they help. And I told them. In this episode, … Read more
The NCSE was established in 2003 to “improve the delivery of education services to persons with special educational needs arising from disabilities with particular emphasis on children.” It’s rare to find an organisation that has achieved exactly the opposite of what they set out to do in such a short amount of time. What started … Read more
The NCSE was established in 2003 to “improve the delivery of education services to persons with special educational needs arising from disabilities with particular emphasis on children.” It’s rare to find an organisation that has achieved exactly the opposite of what they set out to do in such a short amount of time. What started … Read more
In the final part of our chat, Conor and I discuss the INTO’s support of the LGBT+ community. We talk about schools that raise the Pride Flag but do nothing more and then we talk about some resources that teachers could use in the classroom without “undermining” the ethos (not my words!) Finally, Conor tells … Read more