038. Reduce the number of stakeholders in primary education
Have you ever wondered what happens when the Department of Education has a meeting with all education partners? I always did and wondered what it would look like. When I was invited to represent a body regarding a new Department of Education initiative, I could see exactly why the education system is so messy. I […]
Droichead: The People have Spoken
Yesterday, the INTO revealed the results of the ballot regarding non-cooperation with the Droichead scheme. Despite all the obstacles put in the way from the CEC of the INTO and all the propaganda from the Teaching Council, 91% of INTO members have voted in favour of the ballot, which means that Droichead cannot happen in […]
What do Droichead, Irish Water and the Junior Cert Reform have in common?
In my opinion, the answer to the above question is the same. I know some people won’t agree with me, but I believe all three are a good idea in theory. Taking them in reverse: the Junior Cert is a ridiculously outdated examination that no longer has any purpose. It is simply a practice for […]
Droichead: The Film Script
The story of Droichead has been worthy of a film. It’s got a cast of characters, a big problem to be resolved, some bad guys, good guys and everything in between. If Droichead was to become a film, here’s my attempt at a script. Some meeting room somewhere. Inspectors: We don’t want to probate newly […]
Less than 10% vote in Teaching Council Elections
In an article by Seomra Ranga today, it was revealed that less that 10% of teachers voted in the Teaching Council elections. It will be interesting what the party line will be as to the reason for this.
Anseo Podcast Week 5
It’s week 5 of Rozz’s weekly podcast. Will she mention the Teaching Council this time? Tune in to find out!
Do we need Teaching Council 2.0?
It hasn’t been the best couple of months for the Teaching Council. Established six years ago “to promote teaching as a profession” and to “regulate standards” in teaching, the general perception amongst the teaching profession is that it hasn’t really achieved its aims. With the latest fiasco of errors in the latest election ballot forms, […]
Anseo Radio Week 3
This week Rozz speaks about the latest news with the Teaching Council and the fiasco of their election mix up and the potential downfall of CEPP. She also looks at ways of protecting your iPad and finally talks about how she broke her MacBook! [audio:https://anseo.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/anseoradio3.mp3]
Podcast: Anseo Radio
Rozz takes over the podcasting on Anseo.net with her first full podcast. In her first episode, she discusses CEPP, the controversial new proposal from the Teaching Council that will flip the role of the principal to being the one who probates Newly Qualified Teachers. She also discusses the upcoming CESI conference. Finally, she bigs up […]
It's oh so quiet..New draft document on Inspectorate handing probation to Principals
Email I got an email today from the Teaching Council and I almost deleted it straightaway! I was glad I didn’t. Last year at the Irish Primary Principals Conference, Harold Hislop played panto bad guy with the principals. He told us that we would probate newly qualified teachers. We told him we wouldn’t. He told […]