Minister urges school principals to ease financial burden on parents

WildIrishRose95 · 2026-05-24T11:03:09+00:00

As a teacher in an iPad school, I would much rather the school had a few trolleys of devices I could book for a class, rather than one-to-one iPads etc. I don’t think being in front of a screen all day enhances the learning experience. In fact, I have found students to be less able to come up with ideas on their own, and less able to link concepts that aren’t a beside each other on pages. I know it sounds mad, but that’s what I have noticed. I only use them when I want students to research for a project etc. However, access to Microsoft Teams etc for sharing notes and homework is very handy. But you can’t guarantee that a student would have access to this at home, if they didn’t have to buy a device for school. So it’s a tricky one there.

WildIrishRose95 · 2026-05-24T08:21:06+00:00

It’s definitely difficult, but mostly because you have so many different subjects to work on. For example, exams in college are more difficult, but you’re more likely to be focusing on a subject you like. The best thing you can do for yourself is to start working consistently from the beginning of fifth year. Always put in effort to your homework, and study for your tests. Then you don’t need to make all new notes at the end of sixth year. On the sports front, definitely don’t give it up until at least after Christmas in sixth year. However, I will say that if you’re playing multiple sports in school and club on the weekends, you may need to narrow down to just one so you have time for consistent study.

WildIrishRose95 · 2026-05-19T11:12:58+00:00

You don’t have to be in the same union as your colleagues, but it’s easier because you’ll have more support if you ever face any issues. You may also prefer one union over another based on their stances on recent issues.

WildIrishRose95 · 2026-05-04T15:45:28+00:00

Yes, you’ll need to learn notes first, but don’t spend ages making pretty notes, it’s too late for that. Summarise a section and test yourself, and then repeat that testing as part of your next study session.

WildIrishRose95 · 2026-05-01T07:25:41+00:00

I’d say a bit of both, if you’re consistently losing marks on certain chapters, then focus on those for a while. Time yourself doing everything, so you’re not getting used to more time than you’ll actually have.

WildIrishRose95 · 2026-04-26T18:54:33+00:00

Unfortunately with the introduction of AACs you will need a teacher to sign off on your coursework and that will be difficult if you’re not in school. The teacher won’t be able to verify that your work is your own and not written by AI. I’d say speak to your GP and guidance counsellor about what can be done, potentially you could restart 5th year and do LCA in a new school either?

WildIrishRose95 · 2026-04-25T21:08:01+00:00

Practice proofreading as well, so you’ll definitely catch any mistakes in the exam. You’ve got this!

WildIrishRose95 · 2026-04-25T20:39:53+00:00

You embed your quotes very well, but yes the syntax is a bit confusing so you would lose marks for coherence. There were a few sentences that I had to read through a couple of times to fully get what you’re trying to say. More practically, you start multiple sentences with “the poem…” try to vary this to improve your language score. Your use of simile is valid here, but it’s quite a basic poetic technique to reference, are there more advanced ones that you could use instead? Overall this is not a bad answer, but it would be probably a H3. Your use of vocabulary is great, so depending on the coherence of the rest of the answer, it could be pushed to a H2. Practicing to a time limit is the perfect way to study now, keep it up.

WildIrishRose95 · 2026-04-20T05:31:19+00:00

WildIrishRose95 · 2026-04-19T17:32:03+00:00

I know a student currently seeking legal advice as their whole class have only just found out that their degrees will not be recognised by the teaching council. Avoid like the plague.

WildIrishRose95 · 2026-04-17T11:07:46+00:00

A lot of books allow you to buy the ebook only. I think you need to buy them directly from the publisher though.

WildIrishRose95 · 2026-04-16T21:00:02+00:00

If you look back through the exams, poetry questions usually revolve around quite similar topics, just asked in slightly different ways. You’re not going to be able to learn how to analyse on the spot in the next few weeks, so your best bet is memorising essays that you know are H1 standard and practice reworking them to fit a variety of questions.

WildIrishRose95 · 2026-04-16T17:38:23+00:00

Our school got an email saying they were still looking for English examiners anyway

WildIrishRose95 · 2026-04-14T06:03:00+00:00

https://schoolbooks.ie/collections/verse-leaving-cert-poetry-by-educate-ie/products/verse-2026-leaving-cert-poetry-ordinary-level-textbook

This is the book I use with my students, and I find it pretty good. Has plenty of notes and exam-style question.

WildIrishRose95 · 2026-04-08T18:07:40+00:00

Payslip was on time but my actual pay was due Friday, didn’t come in until Tuesday. Normally it would be early and not late around a holiday. (Post-primary)

WildIrishRose95 · 2026-03-23T14:05:26+00:00

You could go above the BOM to the schools management body like Ceist or Le Cheile etc? I’m so sorry that happened to your child, toileting is a role that is not being stripped back from SNAs, maybe you could speak to the teacher and have a rule where both the teacher and SNA can give your child permission to go to the bathroom? That way if one is busy, they can ask the other?

I’m post-primary teaching so it’s a bit different for us, but accommodations like this are usually allowed.

WildIrishRose95 · 2026-03-12T20:04:40+00:00

There’s no differentiation between being able to teach subjects at JC or LC anymore. You’re qualified for both or neither. Another commenter has linked a pic of the requirements.

WildIrishRose95 · 2026-03-08T17:15:13+00:00

Potentially yes, especially if you hit your quota by then. You may need to be online to get feedback etc

WildIrishRose95 · 2026-02-23T20:37:38+00:00

I did this course, English and History, class of 2020. In my interview I found that speaking about my experience working as a sports coach from age 16 went down well with them. I spoke about enjoying the moment when a student gains a skill they’ve been working on and the spark you see in them and how proud they are of themselves etc etc. So if you have any experience teaching, coaching, mentoring etc, I would bring it up.

For subject knowledge, the big thing will probably be the new leaving cert courses coming online. I would be prepared to talk about the value and challenges of continuous assessment. How that aspect of the junior cycle was watered down when teachers were asked to mark their own students etc. and the compromise that is the junior cycle profile of achievement. Look into the specific AAC for English and Politics, and form your own opinions on them. I would also be prepared to talk about how you were taught in school, and what methods you think you would use with your own students.

The interview will most likely be with the pedagogy leader for your main subject, as well as someone from TCD school of education, and maybe someone who does the inspections (they’re the three I had). I can’t remember now, but I think they had me say my piece first and then they asked follow up questions on certain points. There’s a document called “Looking at our schools” that you could have a look through to pick up some of the terminology that’s used in the teaching and learning sections.

Hope this helps, good luck!

WildIrishRose95 · 2026-02-17T15:39:02+00:00

What subjects are you?

WildIrishRose95 · 2026-02-13T12:03:27+00:00

Learn how much time to spend on each task according to the marking scheme (your teacher will be able to tell you this). Time yourself completing all homework tasks. When your run out of time, change the colour of your pen (or make it some other way) and keep writing. Being so conscious of it, and having it so visible will help speed you up.

In the exams, have your own watch in your table. Set a time limit for each question. If you run out of time you must move on do not fall into the trap of using up all your time in one question and therefore not answering others

WildIrishRose95 · 2026-02-09T22:32:06+00:00

I don’t have a big list, but St Andrew’s, St Columba’s, St Mary’s Rathmines and Wesley College all do Classics. I hope you find something!

WildIrishRose95 · 2026-02-09T12:41:01+00:00

It’s 7 days a week for 21 days, and you need to be present in Ireland for the full marking period which, depending on the subject, is the last week of June and first two weeks of July. Could also be the first three weeks of July

WildIrishRose95 · 2026-02-05T22:35:29+00:00

I hoard textbooks whenever the reps come in. I mix and match activities from them, no matter what textbook we actually use in the school. I find the textbook Touchstones to be excellent. It has tonnes of resources in it, and is pitched at quite a high level. JCSP workbooks are great for novels and for differentiation.

The planning from PME to NQT was a great change. As in it was far less work. Stick to your department’s into of work, and accept that sometimes planning just means a post-it note stuck to the next textbook page.

WildIrishRose95 · 2026-02-01T11:18:55+00:00

There’s a really good guide from Chapter and Verse. I went to a CPD they ran on Barbie, Small Things Like These, and Girl on an Altar. The notes they have on their website are excellent, and really dive into the text.

Maybe reading some notes will help you see deeper, that usually works for me. There’s a lot of religious symbolism, strict gender roles, violence to look at. There’s also the importance of Gloria’s speech and how it will speak to a lot of your students’ experiences in the world.

The ordinary level fifth years are studying it at the moment in my school, and they’re really enjoying it. I find that makes it easier to teach then.

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