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A splash of colour in November.

(taken by my Pentax K1 with a 50mm 1.4 lens)

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🚨Primary School Survey🚨
The Department of Education & Youth is asking you as a parent or guardian of children in primary school to ‘Have Your Say’ about your child's primary school

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Delighted to see this. Our colleagues were subjected to a campaign of vilification & threats based on unsubstantiated and deliberately misleading accounts. It is good to see a public reaffirmation of their professionalism & integrity.

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with multiple pathways and strong underpinning supports based on need.

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I am hopeful that this will result in a system that is reflective of the diversity of Ireland today, is future-focused, consults genuinely with teachers, students and parents, and seeks to be explicit about the importance of creating a society based on equality of opportunity

First national convention on education to be established in 30 years Education minister Helen McEntee is to establish a national convention on education, touching on all aspects of teaching and pupil well-being.

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30 years after 'Charting Our Education Future', which lead to the Education Act, 1998, it is entirely positive to see that there will be a new National Convention on Education. Kudos to the Minister.

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A lovely blue sky today. #bluesky #spéirghorm

Congratulations Martin!

I’m looking to widen my network here on Bluesky. Do feel free to follow me if you’re an #educator, #leader, má tá #Gaeilge agat, or a #researcher

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Níl bua gan dua. #SnaG #SeachtainnaGaeilge

Bain taitneamh as scannain gaeilge ar IFI@Schools!

Enjoy Cartoon Saloon as Gaeilge or recent Irish language feature films An Cailin Ciúin, Tarrac and Róise & Frank in the classroom for Seachtain na Gaeilge 2025

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Anois teacht an Earraigh le Misneach

Picture of the paper's abstract which reads: Post-primary students in Ireland are awarded the Leaving Certificate after passing the required assessments that occur inthe final year of senior-cycle education. While planned changeshave introduced incremental adjustments as to how assessment in this state-certified qualification is undertaken, recent unplanned events such as the COVID-19 pandemic have accelerated discussions on future assessment reforms. As we arrive at the centenary of the Leaving Certificate’s foundation, it seems timelyto review the empirical research that has been conducted on the assessment approaches that it currently uses. Taking the publication of the Commission on the Points System in 1999 as a starting point and using Arksey and O’Malley’s. (2005) six-step approach for scoping reviews, 107 publications up to 2024 were included in this study. Analysis and synthesis of the studies resulted in five broad research topics: Curriculum Development and Assessment Reform, Maths and Science Education, Fairness, Transition to Higher Education, and Emergency Measures. The results of this study highlight past researchand policy priorities as well as gaps within the existing literature. Itis hoped that the freely available database arising from this study will help to inform future research and policy agendas pertaining to Leaving Certificate assessment. The abstract's title is: Back to the future? Reflections from 25 years of empirical research on Leaving Certificate assessment in Ireland. It was written by Paula Lehane, Gillian O'Connor and Michael O'Leary

📢 New publication (from last month, yes, but still!)

A scoping review of research on assessment in Ireland’s Leaving Certificate (1999–2024)! 📚 With the LC's centenary approaching, now is the perfect time to take stock of the empirical research on LC assessment. 🧵👇1/11

Doctor of Education | This programme, the only member of The Carnegie Project on the Education Doctorate outside the US, will help you hone your writing, research, analytical and leadership skills to the highest standards....

Are you keen to develop your research skills, extend your knowledge and become a leader in your field? If so, please consider joining us on the @dublincityuni.bsky.social EdD programme which is now recruiting for Autumn 2025.more detail here www.dcu.ie/courses/post... #educationalresearch

So, I recently took my father’s camera apart. The lens elements had fungus on them (it’s a thing!) and produced hazy, smeary shots. I’m happy that the camera is now shooting like it did in the 60s. (Film: Ilford HP5+ developed and scanned by Gunn’s Cameras, Wexford St., D2)

Helplines to help you this Christmas Christmas can be a tough time of year for many people, but there is support out there if you need it.

You are not alone. You are not a burden. You are much loved and needed. If you, or someone you know, is having a mental health crisis, reach out to them and/or trust that you can call out for help.

Announcing the Winners of the DRI Community Archive Scheme 2025 - Digital Repository of Ireland The Digital Repository of Ireland (DRI) is delighted to announce the winners of the Community Archive Scheme 2025 are the Computers in Education Society of Ireland and the Donaldson ‘Tidy Towns’ Colle...

We are so pleased to share the CESI has won the Digital Repository of Ireland's Community Archive Scheme for 2025! We will be ingesting a collection of CESI newsletters ranging from the 1980s - early 2010s. #EdChatIe #EdShareIe dri.ie/news/cas-win...

Patrick Freyne: I am becoming a demotivational speaker – let’s all have an averagely productive December I keep meeting people who are extremely burned out. I meet them so often that I’m beginning to think burnout is something that exists by design

I'm launching a new career as a demotivational speaker (thanks to everyone who got in touch this morning - it's nice to hear it strikes a chord) www.irishtimes.com/life-style/p...

' A teacher who left MVPA recently because she disliked this, told the Observer: “The final straw was when teachers were given a training session entitled ‘healthy fear’. I was so shocked. It was just wrong.” . Something very wrong with a QA system that rates schools accused of this as outstanding

So then, now that a new government (of whatever composition) will likely be in place by early new year, what practical steps do we need to see in education? #edchatie

“The other platform” offering a 40% discount on premium membership tells you all you need to know about its future. It doesn’t have one.

Hopefully, this platform will enable debate in a safer environment. I’d like to see a Citizens Assembly on Education for starters. There’s depth and breadth to the wellbeing conversation that is hard to encapsulate in 300 characters. Nonetheless, both ‘simple’ and structural approaches necessary.

Thank you, John. What would meaningful consideration of wellbeing look like?

Let’s talk about the real issues facing education in Ireland, #edchatie, as we approach #GE24:
➡️teacher retention
➡️teacher & leader wellbeing
➡️curricular changes
➡️consultation
➡️funding for supports
Go ahead and add to these if you wish to comment below…

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Hello! I’m on Bluesky. I’d like to add to the positivity by posting a picture of my favourite non-human. Say hi to Luna.