Great piece by Aoibhinn Ní Shúilleabháin as to why she left NCCA group tasked with reforming Leaving Certificate Maths. It makes for sobering reading for second-level teachers of all LC subjects.
Well done to her for using her profile to speak out about these issues. #edchatie
Students remember more when they write it down on paper. Not type it. Not screenshot it. Write it!
The act of writing slows students down, adds tactile feedback, and helps lock it into memory.
@PaulMurphykk For fecking sure mate, rip off bastards. Irish bar today charging 6.95 a fecking pint. I walked across the road, got a can of same thing for 1.20 and walked back in, twsts
🏟️📢 St Helen's Redevelopment Update
We're creating a modern, vibrant home for our club while staying true to St Helen's history and roots in our region.
Work on the redevelopment will begin next week, marking a major step forward in our move to St Helen’s ahead of the 2026/27 season.
Find Out More 🔗 https://t.co/90sSydYFN9
#OurBloodIsBlack
Once the country with the world’s highest literacy rate, Sweden’s reading standards have declined of late. The government is now determined to dial down digital education in response https://t.co/PWadgAhXhT
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@CarlowWeather The dry weather is welcome but it is soooo cold, I can't remember it being as cold as this in the second week of May, any stats on same would be interesting 🥶
TUI representatives met this afternoon with Minister for Education and Youth, Hildegarde Naughton, TD. Issues raised by the union included unsustainable workload, the recruitment and retention crisis and concerns in relation to Senior Cycle redevelopment.
In the November 2025 issue of ASTIR in schools and online now:
📉 Ireland ranks last in OECD for investment in second-level education - just 0.8% of GDP.
Find the full article here:
https://t.co/FwC6u9cAoN
We are witnessing a very sad moment in American history.
The President of the United States is aligning himself with the dictator of Russia, Vladimir Putin, to undermine the independence of Ukraine and its democracy.
Here are my thoughts:
'We must stop mollycoddling kids' says Saturday detentions head teacher - Alun Ebenezer has spoken to the BBC about his hard line approach to discipline https://t.co/Mb0OWr92Ka
WRU chief executive Abi Tierney spoke today at a press conference at the Vale, following the announcement that Warren Gatland would no longer be Wales head coach.
#BBCSport#BBCRugby#BBCScrumV
No LC exam should contain questions where the student knows neither the number of marks available nor the number of points required.
There were 9 marks available for this 2024 Economics question, which is almost 2% of the entire exam!
What purpose is served by this obfuscation?