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?
There’s no doubt but that teaching is a demanding job. There are days that feel like we are on a hamster wheel with tasks and demands flying in from all sides. A few weeks of days like this can have …
Whether you’re a trainee teacher, NQT or more-experienced and you are looking for a community of teachers to collaborate, get tips from and steal ideas, seeing a little square of advice or a short story on Instagram can be re-invigorating …
Good behaviour management is seen as fundamental to effective teaching and learning. Without harnessing the skills and strategies needed to work magic with large groups of students and individuals with differing personalities, teachers can find themselves ineffective and lost in …
Working on my own is a challenge and I really miss the social side of school life. I loved seeing and interacting with my friends and colleagues every day and especially having a laugh together.