When it comes to Special Education in Ireland, we have a very interesting system, full of the right intentions but with a complete lack of investment. The government will trot…
…rule, that if we add something to the school week, something of equal time has to be taken out and provided by someone else. So, for example, if we have…
…For example they pronounce ‘autumn’ as /or/t/u/m and ‘saw’ as /s/or/. In the beginning the JP action and song for ‘or’ struck me as being strange- they have a child…
…group work or active learning, according to a new report from the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) Irish Examiner – Girls spend more time in school learning religion while…
…I was shocked to hear that the stories she write are considered “Art”.hmmm.. Maybe we need to set another committee up to examine what exactly constitutes art in this country!…
…between €2,000 and €3,000 to their list of “procurements.” Naturally, I doubt they will. So far, they seem to work a couple of years behind everyone else. Examples include an…
…at present but there are some nice examples of NQT’s displays in various subjects. I won’t go as far as saying that this seems to imply that only NQTs make…
…language. A recent study shows that only about 3% of Irish people speak Gaeilge as their main language of communication. This is despite the fact that anyone who leaves school…
…cites the example of an Irish-speaking internet user planning an African safari. Web results about safari tour companies in English, French or another language can be translated into Irish in…
…children added the Alliance. Children in Primary Schools cannot fight for themselves said the Alliance. This is why so many organisations in the primary sector have come together to make…