“Tell me, and I will forget. Show me, and I may remember. Involve me, and I will understand.”    Enterprise education is topic close to my heart. Having been involved in the development and delivery of a series of enterprise days I know how important they for students. These events provide an opportunity to put [...]

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At the very end of my last post I suggested that if I was a teacher I would join a union. While I am aware I am under no obligation I realise that strength is in numbers and that a union will have my interest at heart…..at least the majority of the time. The press have [...]

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I’m constantly on the look out for new resources I can use in the classroom. While I’ve an abundance in my USB key by this stage I often find I need to revert back to old reliable sites for more. Here is a collection of some I used throughout my PGCE and in additional grinds I give [...]

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As the teachers prepare for a night in Coppers many parents are trying desperatley to organise alternative arrangements in advance of tomorrows strike. Unlike many public sectors the teachers have often found support from the people who recognized that their protests were in protecting the children. This latest action however, regarding further cuts in pay by the [...]

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I recently had to shift some excess stock and given the licence to select any means necessary I choose the cheapest option and headed straight for the free advertisment websites. While I found some minor success on Gumtree’s Dublin site overall the response was……… well awful! I pushed the boat out and gave myself a [...]

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