Science teachers. Please find below dozens of ideas and activities for Science Club. Pls RT if useful! drive.google.com/drive/folders/…

Humphrey Jones 🔬🧬🥼🧪 Increasing lab provision is essential. Laboratories are part of the Summer Works 2026. However only essential works will be funded. So if your school has an old crumbling lab that functions at a basic level, will that be a no to the schools grant application?

Banning smartphones in schools has little or no impact on the wellbeing of students or their education or on the prevalence of online bullying, research by the Anti-Bullying Centre at Dublin City University has found. share.google/p3Sd8U9AzRfgz4…

The CAO system needs to change … it’s fuelling a type of education that isn’t in the best interests of the child or indeed society. The best schools nurture children, develop their passions and let them grow and develop in a safe space. Schools shouldn’t be about outputs, profit

This article is why I think all teachers should be paid by the government. This article articulates, clearly, why an LC with 40% project work won't be equitable. Why do you think those rugby heads are investing? irishtimes.com/ireland/educat…

💪 This guide highlights RETRIEVAL PRACTICE as a powerful learning strategy to strengthen memory and boost learning. It offers valuable insights and practical ways in can be applied in the classroom. 👊 REPOST and grab a free HQ copy here: jamieleeclark.com/graphics

What a difference a day makes. Our National Broadband Ireland journey is finally over - many thanks!

An advantage of knowledge-rich curricula over skills-based ones that I haven't seen discussed much is with the former students can see they are making progress—they know things they formerly didn't. When students see they are making progress they are more likely to invest effort.

Becoming President and getting a free bed in the Áras is fast becoming one of the only viable options for teachers renting in Dublin.

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Zero balance in this ⁦The Irish Times⁩ article. I’ve had an EV for 4 years and would never go back | EV owners have their say: ‘After five years of EV ownership, we will switch back to petrol or diesel’ irishtimes.com/life-style/202…

Excellent news for Irish science. Government approves final steps for Ireland to join CERN via @RTENews rte.ie/news/2025/0715…

Education that prioritises "21st-century skills" over content knowledge is like teaching someone to fish by removing all the fish from the lake. You can't think critically about nothing, collaborate meaningfully around ignorance, or create innovatively from an empty vessel.

It will be interesting to see how this develops in the coming year and I hope the teacher voice is well represented at the proposed Education Convention. Teachers feel very connected to and deeply committed to improving our education system - it’s not just a job. A good move by

I was so annoyed by this yesterday that I emailed the president of the TUI. To his credit, he replied immediately and did his best to explain their decision. I still don’t quite understand the logic and why, now, they’re still concerned around infrastructure, AI and fairness - I

My first “hole in one” today … on the 14th hole at KilmashogueGC. Sadly, it wasn’t enough to win my singles matchplay but a nice memory all the same.