Graham Mulhern, speaker with Be Secure Online, an organisation who provide talks and training for schools in Ireland and the UK got in touch with us to raise this important issue. “Every teacher knows that they are the front-line of …
Going back to school is a nerve-wrecking time for everyone – including teachers! It is a brand new start; a chance to do things differently and establish a new routine. We asked some of our followers what are their “Back …
In June 2019, I travelled to London to attend two days training with Ross Morrison McGill aka Teacher Toolkit. Ross is an experienced school leader, teacher trainer, most influential educational blogger in the UK, author, speaker and currently working on …
The reoccurring, and ever-important, issue of work-life balance comes to the fore as we reflect on the school year almost over. How can we build on our successes and adapt to improve our areas of development, both personally and professionally? …
It is our mission to encourage and support the empowered decision-making of teachers. And that is exactly what is needed when the work piles up and the you-know-what hits the fan! Empowered decisions. It feels like, as teachers, we have …
We are all about efficiency and effectiveness at Rathú. We fully believe in the principles of working smarter and essentialism. This handy resource from our “Work Smarter, Be Happier” EPV Summer Course for Teachers fits right into this ideology. We are not trying …
Martin Stuart, a learning support teacher, at Talbot SNS in Dublin, wrote an insightful piece on his research surrounding homework in the January / February 2019 edition of the INTO’s Intouch magazine, titled “Homework – is it worthwhile”? He raised …
Abraham Lincoln once said: “Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.” This quote highlights the importance and value of proper planning before executing a task. However, as teachers …