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Emotional Intelligence:Assertiveness and the primary school curriculum Part 1

Posted on May 22nd, by rozz in Emotional Intelligence. No Comments

Emotional Intelligence:Assertiveness and the primary school curriculum Part 1

The next competency connected with being emotionally intelligent is Assertiveness. This is the third of the five intrapersonal realms, we have covered self actualisation and emotional self awareness already. you will be … Read on…



Ricoh survey reveals worrying feedback

Posted on March 5th, by admin in News. 1 Comment

Research published by Ricoh Ireland reveals the education sector is suffering from out of date working practices more than any other industry*, as it struggles to keep up with the pace of technology-led change. 88 per cent of those surveyed … Read on…



What do Good Writers do? Teaching writing in the primary classroom-Part 1

Posted on September 2nd, by rozz in English. 7 comments

Writing is one of the most challenging strands for the primary school teacher. That’s not just me making a statement though, in a survey carried out by those Department Inspector folk, teachers reported that they find teaching children to write … Read on…



Podcast: Interview Liz Russell

Posted on January 21st, by admin in Podcast. 1 Comment

At the BETT Breakfast in London, we bumped into Liz Russell, a former teacher who set up an educational consultancy company, 21CLN.  We spoke with her just as the news broke that Michael Gove, the education secretary in the … Read on…



NCTE Grant CAN be used for software

Posted on November 23rd, by admin in NCTE, News. No Comments

In a bit of a u-turn thanks to some pressure from principals, the NCTE have decided to allow schools to spend some of their ICT grant on software under special circumstances.

If schools have the baseline infrastructure in place they … Read on…


So marching works…a little

Posted on December 14th, by admin in Opinion. No Comments

From RTE news web site:

The Department of Education has announced a significant rowing back on controversial proposed cuts to substitution cover in primary schools.

The department said it will be restoring cover for teachers on uncertified sick leave in

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