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Media Focuses on Religion during Maths Week

17th October 2015 by oldposts

There were a number of stories in the newspapers and media this week surrounding the question of religion in schools. This topic seems to be rearing its head more and more often. The last explosion of interest from the media were stories about children who had not been able to enrol in schools due to the religious beliefs … Read more

Should we be Celebrating the 1916 Rising?

9th August 201723rd September 2015 by simon

Earlier this week, two army officials came to my school to present us with a copy of the Proclamation of Independence and an Irish Flag, which we will have to raise on March 15th 2016. This is all part of the 100th anniversary celebrations of the 1916 Rising. However, should we be celebrating the 1916 … Read more

Burren National School: A symbol of the divestment process

9th August 201726th August 2015 by simon

Today, Educate Together announced that the proposed new Educate Together school in Castlebar was not going to open because a suitable premises was not offered. The building that the church offered is a school that hasn’t been used in over 20 years, is inaccessible and is over 12km from Castlebar. Rather than providing a suitable temporary … Read more

Hibernia Graduates and the Catholic Qualification

7th June 2015 by oldposts

A couple of weeks ago, the diocese of Meath published a letter regarding the recognition of qualifications to teach Catholic Religious Education in Catholic Primary Schools. In the letter, it stated that: “Only teachers with an approved religious qualification may be considered for any fixed term, substitute or temporary cover…At present the Hibernia Religious Diploma is not recognised by … Read more

Should schools be allowed to discriminate?

9th August 20177th April 2015 by simon

The headline grabber from the INTO congress was Jan O’Sullivan’s announcement that new enrollment guidelines will now be enacted. The media have decided to set their focus on one aspect of the new guidelines: now schools can only prioritise the enrollment of 10% of past pupils. It has been taken on to such an extent that one … Read more

A short guide to religion in primary schools

3rd January 20196th September 2014 by simon

Over the last number of years, the population of Ireland has changed. One of the things that has changed greatly in the last while is the rise in the number of belief systems in the country. Traditionally, Ireland consisted of a population of around 99% Christians, generally either Catholic or Church of Ireland with a smattering … Read more

5 Headlines about the ESRI report on 9 year olds in primary schools

18th January 2012 by oldposts

The ESRI have just released a study about 9 year olds in Irish primary schools. I thought it might be interesting to see how the main media publications covered the story. RTE – A new study has found significant variations in how children spend their school day, according to the kind of school they attend. The … Read more

Me…a scrooge?

14th December 2008 by simon

Hi there!
Am so excited re the holidays which are fast approaching! With one week to go, I know the class are going to be going slightly more mental than usual! Before every celebration or big event, i.e. Halloween, Easter, Christmas or Bank Holdiays, certain members of my class will start to lose the plot, get overexcited and become hyperactive little aliens.

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