Peter Lydon, giftedandtalented.ie 2011 was a very successful year in terms of raising awareness about issues affecting the inclusion of gifted children in schools in Ireland. Thanks to Brian Clavin of KPMG we were able to fund the distribu... ...
The final part of my letter to Ruairi Quinn…
Has there been any mention of learning here? Of children? Of humans? Basic human rights to respect and consideration.
This is a country we should not be following or ...
Continuing from my letter from the last day, here is part 2…
Instead, in the UK, schools are restricted by regulations, standards, targets and appraisals which are designed to give a uniform approach to learning, no matter ...
The current Junior Certificate was introduced in 1989 with the first exams in 1992. It replaced the Intermediate Certificate and was heralded as being a much more modern qualification. In the interim it has become a content-heavy “Leaving Cert Lite ...
Following a lengthy period of consultation with teachers, students, parents and anyone who wished to have a say, the NCCA has put forward a new Framework for Junior Cycle. This has been approved by the Minister for Education, Ruairi Quinn, and is d... ...
Literacy and Numeracy Strategy For Learning and Life The National Strategy to Improve Literacy and Numeracy among Children and Young People 2011-2020 The Department of Education and Skills launched this new initiative on Friday 8th July. As participan... ...
In the marathon that is the school year, Frazzled and I hit the infamous “wall” at about the Easter holiday mark. We limped to the finish line this week with the end of the state exams and congratulated ourselves at having arrived at this stage. N... ...
Below is our poster for EU Talent Day and National Gifted Education Awareness Day. This initiative has the official support of the Department of Education and Skills. The Minister for Education, Ruairi Quinn, has declared his own personal recogniti... ...