Ger Halbert

Retired teacher with continued interest in young people's participation in decision making in school. The opinions expressed are my own

[Ger Halbert @GerGlenc]

@Buseireann Is there any good reason you cannot put money on your leap card in the Cork Bus office?? We have the technology. PS Are there any staff actually working there?

[Ger Halbert @GerGlenc]

@aontas Dearbhail spoke with such empathy and respect for all those accessing 2nd chance education. Her advice to all is 'Just do it'.

[AONTAS @aontas]

This morning AONTAS CEO @DearbhailLawles spoke with @BrendanCourtney on the @NineShowRTE about her story and the power of adult education. If you missed her inspirational interview, have a listen here 👇 https://t.co/l24MZYTDvq

[Ger Halbert @GerGlenc]

@aontas What an absolutely inspiring interview with Dearbhail Lawless, CEO of Aontas. Such empathy and respect for those accessing 2nd chance education- education for the whole person not just for employment.
https://t.co/Lf9pfkjr8S

[Ger Halbert @GerGlenc]

Terrific rebutal of the misinformation out there about the draft senior cycle SPHE specification.

[Ger Halbert @GerGlenc]

Alicia, our UN youth delegate @A_lee_see_ahh, @UNYouthIRL inspiring students to have their voices heard at @accs Student Voice and Participation conference in Dublin Castle!

[Ger Halbert @GerGlenc]

Even better....Claire Keegan reading her excellent story with discussion with George Saunders on New Yorker https://t.co/AGy7q2OLq0

[Sally Hayden @sallyhayd]

If anyone needs some reading: I hadn't come across this Claire Keegan short story before. https://t.co/bKz3nfjuBi

[Ger Halbert @GerGlenc]

Absolutely powerful.

[Ger Halbert @GerGlenc]

Australian Council for Student Voice: 2023 Symposium Check out three very stimulation sessions below
https://t.co/QA83IvxFUj

[Ger Halbert @GerGlenc]

Inspirational!
Jacinda Ardern gives final speech to New Zealand parliament https://t.co/HWuSZqz1sg via @YouTube

[Ger Halbert @GerGlenc]

Germany announces new "feminist foreign policy" where
($12.8 billion) of development funds will go to projects with gender equality as their main goal, while 85% must have it as their secondary goal. https://t.co/bdmMBEyxO2

[Ger Halbert @GerGlenc]

https://t.co/WjHZwRxKex #Trocaire

[BBC Woman's Hour @BBCWomansHour]

🗣️ 'The best way to rebuild societies is via gender-based efforts'

Women and girls are suffering more in the aftermath of the Turkey-Syria earthquakes. That’s according to @Elif_Safak, who joined @KrupaPadhyBBC to explain the issues being faced by women.

Listen here ⬇️

[Women in Sport @Womeninsport_uk]

Girls as young as 5 don't feel that they belong in sport.

Our groundbreaking research uncovers the devastating truth of how young girls are having their self-belief undermined.
The full report can be found on our website:
https://t.co/LNL7sShGDA

#girlsbelonginsport #IWD2023

[Ger Halbert @GerGlenc]

How lucky am I? Waiting for my good buddy to have lunch in Cork's Quay Co-Op.

[Ger Halbert @GerGlenc]

Powerful resource to start a conversation with young people in Physical Education class What needs to be done to encourage them to be physically active?

[This Girl Can @ThisGirlCanUK]

It's here! 🚀
@Sport_England’s research found that 2.4 million fewer women than men enjoy exercise – we call this the ‘Enjoyment Gap’. It’s limiting women from getting active how they like, and we want to close it so they can feel good. 💪
Find out more: https://t.co/IugQZNX2ko

[Ger Halbert @GerGlenc]

Diarmuid, only you would think of such a fun way to teach these challenging concepts!

[Ger Halbert @GerGlenc]

Senior Cycle Physical Education Framework includes TPSR - opportunity to include social justice content in physical education.
https://t.co/iQw9tXdh5t

[Ger Halbert @GerGlenc]

'An open-access first year, would be a way of ensuring all students who want to go to college can – it would be like putting transition year at the end of schoo'.

[Katriona O'Sullivan @katrionaos]

"Access courses can feel like charity ‘Look at what we are doing to save some of these poor kids from this awful life, they should be grateful.’ but I am clever & capable & I succeeded...in spite of a system that militates against people like me.”
https://t.co/H9SHFsZYvo

[Ger Halbert @GerGlenc]

Just brilliant!

[Tansu Yegen @TansuYegen]

Turkish photographer Ugur Gallenkus portrays two different worlds within a single image. Brilliant work

[Ger Halbert @GerGlenc]

Listening to an abridged version of My Father's House on Radio 4 - powerful and moving book
https://t.co/F2YFPeCu6K

[Flor MacCarthy🇺🇦🇵🇸 @florNEWS]

What a privilege and a pleasure to share a stage tonight with #JosephOConnor and chat about My Father’s House, his superb new novel which hit #1 on the bestseller lists today (less than a week after publication!). We talked writing, Rome & resistance @PavilionTheatre

[Ger Halbert @GerGlenc]

@fhsperformance Thank you for sharing your important research in such an accessible way as opposed to just providing a link to the paper. Your research can inform how teachers can plan their physical education programs and schools their extra curricular. Students' voices should be central here