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1 October 20205 October 2020

Why I’m excited about our new Nurture Project

[caption id="attachment_6529" align="alignright" width="400"] A Nurture Space in Clogher Road Community College[/caption] Sandra Irwin-Gowran There were no teachers in my family before me and I wasn’t strongly encouraged into the …

1 October 20205 October 2020

New Schools, New Transitions, New School Leaders

Congratulations to the principals, staff, pupils and students of three new primary and two new post-primary Educate Together schools: Primary Cherrywood ETNS, Dublin Rathcoole ETNS, Dublin Owenabue ETNS, Cork Post-primary …

1 October 20205 October 2020

Stepaside ETSS: A School of Sanctuary

Sallie Ennis, Stepaside ETSS teacher After almost six months of school closures, teachers across the country have been working tirelessly to get schools Covid-ready. Almost Home Our re-opening in Stepaside ETSS …

1 October 20201 October 2020

Second-level Guidance and Counselling Community of Practice

Alice O’Connor is the Guidance Counsellor in Stepaside Educate Together Second level School in Dublin. She has started a community of practice for Guidance Counsellors working in Educate Together schools. …

1 October 20201 October 2020

Riverview ETNS Pollinator-friendly Schools

Róisín Dexter, Riverview ETNS In the midst of the global mass extinction of many animal species we are currently living through, the disappearance of pollinating insects is perhaps the one that most immediately affects human food production. …

1 October 20201 October 2020

Kishoge Community College COVID Awareness Campaign – Q&A with Dr. Matt O’Toole

Aaron Kenny, Michael Forrestal and Maeve Ward, teachers at Kishoge Community College, recently organised a Q&A session with Dr. Matt O'Toole, head of the GP Doctors Union and a key …

1 October 20205 October 2020

Online Focus Groups on the Learn Together Review

The Learn Together review is growing apace! Many thanks to everyone who contributed to the online survey last year. Your comprehensive and reflective contributions were invaluable when it came to developing …

28 May 202014 May 2021

Laura Dooley: In praise of teachers

[caption id="attachment_5997" align="alignright" width="224"] Mural of Dr Tony Holohan painted by illustrator Niall O’Loughlin[/caption] “Not all heroes wear capes” is a refrain we’ve become used to during this pandemic. A …

28 May 202028 May 2020

Changes to School Support

You may have noticed some changes to the way we’re operating support for schools. Any email sent to the school support email address generates an automatic reply, explaining that school …

28 May 202028 May 2020

Teacher of the Year Awards 2020

Teachers of the Year Awards 2020 Unfortunately, due to the Covid-19 pandemic and lack of funding, we are unable to proceed with the Teachers of the Year Awards as planned …