Everyone knows that we’re in the middle of a recession: everyone, that is, except for the INTO, the union representing Irish primary school teachers. The McCarthy report outlined several ways that the government could save some cash in the education sector. None of the recommendations included a pay cut. However, the INTO are convincing its … Read more
I decided I’d go about asking the powers that be about online application forms for teaching posts. My intention for next year was to do this when hiring our next teacher. I rang the INTO and CPSMA. Basically the story is that we can’t do the online application thing. Technically we shouldn’t be even accepting … Read more
CESI National Conference “Creative Technology in Challenging Times” 12th and 13th February 2010 At the 2010 Computers in Education Society of Ireland’s (CESI) Annual Conference, we plan to highlight the varied and creative ways teachers are using ICT to enhance teaching and learning at primary and post primary level. In that spirit, the theme for … Read more