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What New-Bridge Integrated College like?
Principal, Anne Anderson, tells us about the school & its recent inspection.
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⭕️ Inspection ready?
Get in shape here with insider advice & guidance from school principal Anne Anderson.
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Last week's Teaching Matters was exceptional.
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Last week's Teaching Matters was exceptional.
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Get your school ready for Inspection with insider advice & guidance from school principal Anne Anderson.
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Sweden brings back traditional learning and gets better results Physcial books and handwriting are being prioritised in Swedish classrooms to get reading back up to scratch

In 2009, Sweden replaced textbooks with screens. 15 years later, it's spending €104m to bring them back.

Teachers & parents raised concerns about poor reading comprehension, reduced attention span & weaker writing habits in heavily screen-based classrooms.

#edchatie

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📢 Primary teachers: join our short info session tomorrow at 3.15pm to learn about Switched On, a free programme for 5th & 6th class.

This programme helps pupils build skills to navigate the online world safely & responsibly.

Register at 👉 bit.ly/4rR4byP

#Edchatie @cnam-ie.bsky.social

📢 The Switched On programme for 5th & 6th class is now available for primary schools.

This free digital citizenship programme helps pupils build skills to navigate the online world.

Teachers: join our short info session on March 24th to learn more. 👉 bit.ly/4rR4byP

#Edchatie @cnam-ie.bsky.social

English Meet 2026 An informal meeting of English teachers in the Dublin area to share good practice and enthusiasms. This is the fifth Meet.

Free tickets for the 5th English Meet.

Thursday 7th May, 7.00-9.00pm for teachers of English in the Dublin area. #edchatie

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The SNA U-turn mess, with Ciara Reilly Podcast Episode · The Deirdre O'Shaughnessy Podcast · 27 February · 29m

A few days ago, I spoke to @deshocks.bsky.social on her Irish Examiner podcast to unpack why change in inclusive Ed is urgently needed and why we need to extend the SNA conversation beyond some of the headlines you may have heard so far. #edchatie
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When school is the only place holding a family afloat A story from Cork this week reminded us what happens when families, schools and children are left to carry the weight and neglect of State systems that were never designed to hold them.

New Substack post on what happened in Cork this week, and what it says about the current state of play in special education. #edchatie

Like listening to podcasts? How about making some! Our short online course introduces primary teachers to podcasting in the classroom, in particular to support the Primary Language Curriculum.

Self-enrol: https://bit.ly/Podcast-PLC

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Digital Storytelling can be used right across the post-primary curriculum. Consider taking an hour to learn about the benefits, techniques and approaches you can use.

Self-enrol: https://bit.ly/DigStory_PP

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Irish Journal of Technology Enhanced Learning (IJTEL) Special Issue Call: Celebrating 25 Years of the ILTA EdTech Conference EdTech You: Digital Learning From How to Who | Irish Journal of...

Call for papers! A new special issue of our @ijtel.bsky.social celebrating 25 years of the @iltasky.bsky.social EdTech conference and community has now launched. How has edtech evolved & who or what has been missing from the conversation?
🔗 journal.ilta.ie/index.php/te... #edchatie #edusky #SoTL

AI is Step 3, Not Step 1 Any good initiative or programme starts with a problem. A problem that, if left unsolved, makes someone’s life harder or worse than it otherwise could be. Once a problem is highlighted and br…

I feel like every second post I see at the moment is about AI in education, so I'm wary of adding to that number. But I've managed to find the words to explain what bothers me about general training on AI. Two-minute read.

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History | NCCA

Draft specification for Leaving Cert History
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Saint Patrick’s Day Colouring Pages I have some colouring in pages for Saint Patrick’s Day I’m re-upping for classes or families who are looking for some original and fun Saint Patrick’s Day black and white drawings…

Saint Patrick's Day Colouring Pages www.caricatures-ireland.com/saint-patric... #speirgorm #saintpatricksday #stpatricksday #cartoon #edchatie

The LAI has launched a brand new and very exciting Literacy Leadership award - read all about it here 👉www.literacyireland.com/awardforliteracyleadersh... #spéirghorm #edusky #edchatie #literacy #booksky

📚✨ An bhfuil suim agat i pictiúrleabhair Ghaeilge?
Interested in bringing Irish-language picture books into your classroom?

This may be of interest to #teachers who are Dublin-based (or close by!) #edchatie #Gaeilge #Booksky #Spéirghorm

Edtech you: digital learning from how to who

Only 7 days left to submit! 📣

The call for abstracts for the Annual EdTech Conference from the Irish Learning Technology Association is closing soon. Join us in Dublin this June 2026!

Find out more: ilta.ie/edtech-2026/

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🚨 Last chance to register:
Our Digital Wellbeing Workshop for School Leaders takes place this afternoon, packed with practical strategies you can use immediately
📅 Today, 25 Feb
⏰ 4-5 PM
Register now 👉 t.co/iEoVaGZF2s
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The SNA debacle: The 13 things that should happen next So, here it is.

Grateful to have had two shout-outs for my Substack on the floor of Dáil Éireann this week.
Here’s my most recent piece on where we need to go next. Beyond pauses, optics, and blame, and toward real structural change. open.substack.com/pub/ciararei... #edchatie

Ciara Reilly: Power shift behind SNA U-turn exposes Government's weakness The Government’s climbdown on SNA allocations reveals fragile leadership, weak reform planning, and deep mistrust in special education policy

I'm writing in today's Irish Examiner on what this SNA U-turn tells us about this government coalition. Spoiler alert: it's not good. www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm... #edchatie

The SNA Debacle As they say, a week is a long time in politics, and last week was particularly long for some. We moved from a cliff edge of cuts to Special Needs Assistant places, to the Government ‘Pausing&…

Irish Education for the past week has been full of debate around the Special Needs Assistants debacle (from the government)
Here's my thoughts:
john-hurley.com/2026/02/23/t...
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Delighted to have my copy of the second edition of #CallToAction my new #CSPE textbook, updated with word banks, twice as many CBA ideas and guidelines and even more topical and engaging activities, contact your local Gill sales rep today for your copy #EdChatIE