Your NQT year will be a bit of a journey, just like your training was – but by now you know that the highs will always balance out the lows. Teaching is one of the most rewarding jobs in the world!
I think with teaching there is a never ending to do list and it’s very hard to just switch off at the end of a busy day when you’re worried about a child/parent/ meeting or just have so many different things that you need to complete.
Hi everyone! My name is Aimee Flynn or for the purposes of Instagram, Aistear in Action. September will be my tenth year teaching. I have taught in learning support (as it was known then), 5th, 2nd/3rd, 1st, Junior Infants, Senior …
Hi! I’m Nadine, a newly qualified primary school teacher from Cavan. I completed a Bachelor of Arts in Humanities degree in English and Geography and the Professional Master’s in Education (PME) (Primary), both in St. Patrick’s College, DCU. I was …
Hello everyone. My name is Lisa. I am 33 and based in County Laois. I’m in my tenth year of teaching and have taught in mainstream, SET and am presently in my 3rd year in my ASD class. I trained …
In today’s busy classrooms, teachers are often racked with guilt. This guilt is a combination of trying to cover an expansive curriculum, keep on top of corrections, give effective feedback and plan interesting and stimulating lessons.
I’m Rozz, a primary school teacher living in Carlow. I’m also the Director of mash.ie, a teacher resource sharing website. I live for books and creative writing and run a literary blog called rozz.ie My alarm goes off… At …
Ciara Lynch is a primary school teacher from Cork, who graduated from Mary I with a ‘B.Ed with Music’. Since starting teaching, Ciara has worked in Community National, denominational and Educate Together schools in both Dublin and Cork. Last year, …
Women make up the bulk of teachers in the Irish education system, yet women are clearly under represented at leadership level.
Why is this?