CBI Pride Reading Guide
Children’s Books Ireland have produced a handy and helpful selection of ‘100 great reads for ages 0-18’ to mark Pride Month 2022.
Read MoreEnglish teaching vacancy
Details of English teaching vacancies for 2022-23.
Read MoreAlex Quigley's 'Closing the Writing Gap'
Alex Quigley’s Closing the Writing Gap joins its predecessors on vocabulary and writing to form one of the very best resources around for teachers of all disciplines.
Read MoreLeaving Certificate English 2022, Paper 2
Observations on English Paper 2 of the 2022 Leaving Certificate
Read MoreLeaving Certificate English 2022, Paper 1
A review of the first English paper in the 2022 Leaving Certificate.
Read MoreOn Professional Development for Teachers in Irish Schools
Some considerations on CPD in post-primary schools in Ireland.
Read MoreLeaving Cert Exam Tips
A fuller version of some ‘tips’ from today’s Irish Times.
Read MoreZoe Enser's 'Bringing Forth the Bard'
Zoe Enser’s Bringing Forth the Bard is a valuable guide for both novice and experienced teachers of Shakespeare.
Read MoreBernardine Evaristo's 'Manifesto'
Bernardine Evaristo’s autobiographical account traces her personal, sexual and creative journeys on the way to her recent artistic success and her ‘established and unswayable’ character.
Read MoreAn Cailín Ciúin | The Quiet Girl
Colm Bairéad’s superb version of Claire Keegan’s ‘Foster’ is beautifully done.
Read MoreresearchED Dublin: the return
researchED Dublin returns on Saturday 24th September. Grab your ticket while you can from the evening of Thursday 12th May.
Read MoreAn English Meet, 2022
An account of the English Meet on Thursday 5th May 2022 at St Columba’s College, with the presentation and relevant links.
Read MoreEnglish Teaching vacancy
We’re hiring: English teaching vacancy for 2022-23 and perhaps beyond.
Read MoreNeil Sentance: 'Water and Sky' & 'Ridge &Furrow'
Neil Sentance has written two marvellous short collections, imagining the lives of his family over many decades on the border of Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire.
Read More'Your Show' by Ashley Hickson-Lovence
Ashley Hickson-Lovence’s novel Your Show, an imagining of the career of the only black Premier League referee, Uriah Rennie, is a zippy and enjoyable read.
Read MoreNotes on 'Never Let Me Go'
A post with some notes for those teaching Kazuo Ishiguro’s novel Never Let Me Go (on the Leaving Certificate comparative list):
Read MoreOn Senior Cycle Reform in English
Comments on the planned Senior Cycle changes in English in Ireland.
Read MoreVivian Gornick on J.L. Carr
Vivian Gornick’s Unfinished Business includes a chapter on J.L. Carr’s beautiful short novel A Month in the Country, as she reconsiders it after reading Pat Barker’s Regeneration.
Read MoreSonia Thompson on Ron Berger
Sonia Thompson’s short ‘In Action’ book on Ron Berger’s An Ethic of Excellence is concise, practical and helpful for teachers and school leaders at any level.
Read MoreToni Morrison's 'Desdemona'
Toni Morrison’s play Desdemona gives voice to the silenced women from Shakespeare’s story.
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