Thought-provoking

Articles to make you think and reflect on your current practice and the educational landscape.

International Women’s Day Reflection – What is the picture of women in educational leadership in Ireland?

My thoughts on this topic occurred naturally as I was doing administrative tasks for Rahoo. I was writing to principals and deputy principals to let them know that we were offering professional development courses for teachers. I had come across figures somewhere that approximately 70% of Irish teachers were women. But I was sending the majority of my correspondence to school leaders with “Mr” as a title! It struck me as odd, given the dominance […]

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A Day in the Life of…

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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