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Here is a re-cap of our most popular blog posts of 2019. Enjoy! 1. The Not-So-Secret Diary of a Teacher – Julie Prendiville Julie is a primary School teacher (AP2 Post Holder) and CEO of Enriching Education. She is a very proud Kerry woman, living and working in Kilkenny. Julie filled us in on her typical day – early starts of 6am, blasting her Mary Black music and the importance of keeping close to family! […]
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For a teacher with nearly 20 years experience in the primary sector, for Julie Anne Brown, every year is an adventure and a new challenge is a way to up-skill and get the best out of the work life balance! Mól an Óige is Tiocfaidh sí! My alarm goes off typically at… 7am each morning. Getting my own three primary school children out the door and on the road at 8am is no mean feat
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Julie Prendiville I am a Primary School teacher (AP2 Post Holder) and CEO of Enriching Education. I am a very proud Kerry woman, living and working in Kilkenny. I graduated from Mary Immaculate College and continued my studies in Waterford Institute of Technology where I completed a Masters in Management in Education. In 2016 I set up my own business, Enriching Education, and began giving Enriching English Masterclasses in Education Centres in 2017. In 2019
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Kathryn Corbett is principal in Dublin. Previous to this, she worked as a Regional Development Officer with the NIPT, and also had the role of Professional Learning Officer with the Teaching Council. She has completed a Master’s in Education in Maynooth University, and is currently in the final stages of her PhD with University of Limerick. My alarm goes off… I’ve always worked best in the morning. I like to get up early, before anyone
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Aoife Condron, 30, Mainstream Primary Year Six school teacher from Co.Offaly. B.Ed from St. Patrick’s College. Currently living my best life in Brisbane, Australia. Teaching for over nine years. Huge fan of The Gram (@teacha_efa) for ideas, inspiration and working collaboratively. As teachers, our greatest resource is each other. Passionate about kindness and well being. My alarm goes off… I groan and snooze at least twice. I have not yet embraced the early bird Aussie lifestyle!
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Aoife O’Sullivan, 26, Primary school teacher based in Co. Wicklow. From Dublin. PME Primary graduate from St. Patricks College, BA in Psychology holder from UCD. Mental health advocate and volunteer. Instagram enthusiast (@RangAoife). Aspirations to do further study in the field of Educational Psychology, with a focus on well-being in the classroom. My alarm goes off… … I generally am a fan of hitting the snooze button at least twice before I get out of
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Primary School Teacher for over 10 years. Part-Time Lecturer in Teacher Education and Early Childhood Education. From Donegal. Based in Dublin. Specialised in the areas of Literacy, Early Literacy, Children’s Literature and Play Based Learning. My alarm goes off… Who needs an alarm clock when you have a 10 month old?! Alarm clocks will be a shock to the system when maternity leave ends! Ten years of alarm clocks have consisted of a 6.30am wake up
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Valerie King, 3rd and 4th class teacher & owner of www.muinteoirvalerie.com. My alarm goes off… At 6:30 AM, time to walk Sonny! I am responsible for getting Sonny walked, Lara to her child miner and myself to school! My typical day consists of… Prayers, homework corrections, maths, Irish, English, religion, SESE. I am a creature of habit! The best part of my job… The children. The most challenging part of my job… The end of year rush, corrections and
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Minister of State Mary Mitchell O’Connor TD My alarm goes off… I am not a great sleeper so when my alarm goes off I am delighted to get up and start the day. I have usually spent the night thinking about all the things I need to do, phone calls I need to make and places I need to be. So when the morning rolls around I can start to action all the things I have
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Kathleen Byrne, BEd. MEd., PGDEL. Kathleen is the principal of St. Patrick’s NS, Glencullen, Dublin 18 since 2008. Kathleen is a passionate advocate of all aspects of education and is involved with many partners in education. She is a member of the IPPN National Committee, a mentor with the Centre of School Leadership and a PDST Digital Leadership summer tutor. She has recently begun a pilot initiative for IPPN entitled ‘Partnership Principals’. In March 2014,
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Featured in January 2018 Teaching & Learning Newsletter Patrick Sullivan currently oversees the development of curriculum and assessment at primary level in his role as Director in the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA). He is a former principal of Ard Rí Community National School, which he founded in 2010. He holds a first-class masters in Educational Leadership from Maynooth University and is currently undertaking a Professional Doctorate in Educational Leadership in Dublin City
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Featured in December 2017 Teaching & Learning Newsletter Mary Hickey is a primary school teacher based in Co. Kerry. She is currently teaching in a job share position in North Cork, in order to facilitate further studies in the area of Art Psychotherapy. Mary has nine years teaching experience and has completed a Masters in Education and the Arts. She also holds an Associate position with the National Induction Programme for newly qualified primary school
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