Review:Prayer Assemblies for primary schools (Veritas)

This book is designed for Catholic primary schools. It is a teacher resource book which contains 40 assemblies based on themes from the academic and liturgical year. Teachers, principals and student will find … Read on…

The final month of the school year has arrived already! The countdown to the summer holidays seems to have come a bit quicker due to the late Easter break but I’m sure it won’t be a relaxing one for principals … Read on…

Social networking is now part of almost everyone’s everyday lives, with people checking their online lives on their phones, iPads and any other Internet device several times a day.  Of all the social networks out there, Facebook is the most … Read on…

Moodle is a tool for creating online courses and virtual learning environments (VLEs).  When you do a summer course online, it is likely that it has been created with Moodle.  With Moodle, the developer provides you with the course content, … Read on…

In a pre-Budget statement issued today (Wednesday 2nd December), the National Alliance for Primary Education is reminding the Government that the Primary education system is a fundamental corner-stone of economic progress. It is one of the critical keys to unlocking … Read on…

Readers of this web site know that I enjoy ranting about technology in primary schools.  I’ve been asked to give a talk in Carlow Town on Wednesday, 25th November about how schools around the country are using technology in their … Read on…