Secret Teacher Ireland
@irlsecret.bsky.social
MFL teacher in Ireland. Not revealing identity but it’s not particularly interesting anyway. Looking for a new place to chat #edchatie
Good summary here of all the issues that surround Leaving certificate reform.
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www.rte.ie/news/educati...
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What impact will the changes to Senior Cycle have?
Plans to overhaul how Leaving Certificate students are assessed will be discussed by the leadership of the ASTI teachers' union at a two-day meeting in Killarney which begins this afternoon.
www.rte.ie
June 24, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Good summary here of all the issues that surround Leaving certificate reform.
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www.rte.ie/news/educati...
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www.rte.ie/news/educati...
Excellent article with lots of links for #bloomsday
What happened on the very first #Bloomsday in 1954? Dublin's annual celebration of James Joyce's Ulysses may be a big event now, but its debut outing was rather inauspicious, as @barryhoulihan.bsky.social @uniofgalway.bsky.social explains www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
What happened on the very first Bloomsday in 1954?
Dublin's annual celebration of James Joyce's Ulysses may be a big event now, but its debut outing was rather inauspicious
www.rte.ie
June 16, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Excellent article with lots of links for #bloomsday
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Introducing the Yard Duty Rota Generator after weeks of coding, tweaking, and relentless going around in circles!
Get ready to revolutionise your yard duty management 🌟
Check it out for free: anseo.net/yard-duty-t...
Introducing the Yard Duty Rota Generator after weeks of coding, tweaking, and relentless going around in circles!
Get ready to revolutionise your yard duty management 🌟
Check it out for free: anseo.net/yard-duty-t...
June 12, 2025 at 9:12 PM
You asked for it...
Introducing the Yard Duty Rota Generator after weeks of coding, tweaking, and relentless going around in circles!
Get ready to revolutionise your yard duty management 🌟
Check it out for free: anseo.net/yard-duty-t...
Introducing the Yard Duty Rota Generator after weeks of coding, tweaking, and relentless going around in circles!
Get ready to revolutionise your yard duty management 🌟
Check it out for free: anseo.net/yard-duty-t...
I don’t know why the screenshot is so blurry.
But this is big news. At least some acknowledgment that this is rushed and ill thought through.
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But this is big news. At least some acknowledgment that this is rushed and ill thought through.
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May 26, 2025 at 6:42 AM
I don’t know why the screenshot is so blurry.
But this is big news. At least some acknowledgment that this is rushed and ill thought through.
#edchatie
But this is big news. At least some acknowledgment that this is rushed and ill thought through.
#edchatie
May 26, 2025 at 6:39 AM
What do we think of the department of education suddenly being interested in attendance?
About time. Or maybe long overdue.
I don’t understand why I have to take attendance every single lesson if that data isn’t looked at.
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About time. Or maybe long overdue.
I don’t understand why I have to take attendance every single lesson if that data isn’t looked at.
#edchatie
May 20, 2025 at 8:45 AM
What do we think of the department of education suddenly being interested in attendance?
About time. Or maybe long overdue.
I don’t understand why I have to take attendance every single lesson if that data isn’t looked at.
#edchatie
About time. Or maybe long overdue.
I don’t understand why I have to take attendance every single lesson if that data isn’t looked at.
#edchatie
‘It would be a tragic irony if reforms that are supposed to encourage individual development and independent thinking were to be undermined by a technology that bypasses exactly those human qualities.’
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May 13, 2025 at 7:05 PM
‘It would be a tragic irony if reforms that are supposed to encourage individual development and independent thinking were to be undermined by a technology that bypasses exactly those human qualities.’
#edchatie
#edchatie
So create the situation where people feel alone, lonely and want more friends.
But they don’t have time for 15 friends because they are working or spending time online.
Then provide them with fake friends and hope that fixes everything?
A chatbot ain’t no friend.
But they don’t have time for 15 friends because they are working or spending time online.
Then provide them with fake friends and hope that fixes everything?
A chatbot ain’t no friend.
Mark Zuckerberg says Meta's chatbots will supplement your real friends: "The average American has fewer than 3 friends ... but has demand for ... 15 friends" (h/t x.com/romanhelmetg...)
May 1, 2025 at 5:08 PM
So create the situation where people feel alone, lonely and want more friends.
But they don’t have time for 15 friends because they are working or spending time online.
Then provide them with fake friends and hope that fixes everything?
A chatbot ain’t no friend.
But they don’t have time for 15 friends because they are working or spending time online.
Then provide them with fake friends and hope that fixes everything?
A chatbot ain’t no friend.
If Minister wants this done and dusted by early May, that’s the end of next week?
What are the proposals?
Well they include any guidance on AI use and AACs?
If not, why not?
#edchatie
What are the proposals?
Well they include any guidance on AI use and AACs?
If not, why not?
#edchatie
‘Minister for Education Helen McEntee has said she wants talks between her department and the ASTI and TUI on Accelerated Senior Cycle Re-development completed by the beginning of May.’
The Minister realises this is 8 days away?
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www.rte.ie/news/educati...
The Minister realises this is 8 days away?
#edchatie
www.rte.ie/news/educati...
McEntee wants talks on senior cycle reform done by May
Minister for Education Helen McEntee has said she wants talks between her department and the ASTI and TUI on Accelerated Senior Cycle Re-development completed by the beginning of May.
www.rte.ie
April 23, 2025 at 12:44 PM
If Minister wants this done and dusted by early May, that’s the end of next week?
What are the proposals?
Well they include any guidance on AI use and AACs?
If not, why not?
#edchatie
What are the proposals?
Well they include any guidance on AI use and AACs?
If not, why not?
#edchatie
‘The resolution states that if negotiations with the Dept of Ed fail, the TUI "will utilise all mechanisms available to the union, up to and including a ballot for industrial action, to defend professional standards and protect student outcomes".’
ASTI same
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www.rte.ie/news/educati...
ASTI same
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www.rte.ie/news/educati...
TUI votes in favour of potential action over exam reform
Delegates at the Teachers' Union of Ireland annual congress have voted unanimously in favour of a motion that threatens possible industrial action, if talks on Leaving Certificate reform fail to deliv...
www.rte.ie
April 23, 2025 at 12:43 PM
‘The resolution states that if negotiations with the Dept of Ed fail, the TUI "will utilise all mechanisms available to the union, up to and including a ballot for industrial action, to defend professional standards and protect student outcomes".’
ASTI same
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www.rte.ie/news/educati...
ASTI same
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www.rte.ie/news/educati...
‘Minister for Education Helen McEntee has said she wants talks between her department and the ASTI and TUI on Accelerated Senior Cycle Re-development completed by the beginning of May.’
The Minister realises this is 8 days away?
#edchatie
www.rte.ie/news/educati...
The Minister realises this is 8 days away?
#edchatie
www.rte.ie/news/educati...
McEntee wants talks on senior cycle reform done by May
Minister for Education Helen McEntee has said she wants talks between her department and the ASTI and TUI on Accelerated Senior Cycle Re-development completed by the beginning of May.
www.rte.ie
April 22, 2025 at 6:18 PM
‘Minister for Education Helen McEntee has said she wants talks between her department and the ASTI and TUI on Accelerated Senior Cycle Re-development completed by the beginning of May.’
The Minister realises this is 8 days away?
#edchatie
www.rte.ie/news/educati...
The Minister realises this is 8 days away?
#edchatie
www.rte.ie/news/educati...
‘It will be easier for Junior Cycle students to achieve the two top grades in their exams under changes to Junior Cycle grade bands announced by Minister for Education Helen McEntee.’
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www.rte.ie/news/educati...
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Bands for top Junior Cycle grades to be widened
It will be easier for Junior Cycle students to achieve the two top grades in their exams under changes to Junior Cycle grade bands announced by Minister for Education Helen McEntee.
www.rte.ie
April 22, 2025 at 6:43 AM
‘It will be easier for Junior Cycle students to achieve the two top grades in their exams under changes to Junior Cycle grade bands announced by Minister for Education Helen McEntee.’
#edchatie
www.rte.ie/news/educati...
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www.rte.ie/news/educati...
‘Newly qualified teachers may become eligible for a permanent contract after just one year in a post, in a new measure announced by the Minister for Education.’
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www.rte.ie/news/ireland...
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www.rte.ie/news/ireland...
Teachers could get permanent post after a year - minister
Newly qualified teachers may become eligible for a permanent contract after just one year in a post, in a new measure announced by the Minister for Education.
www.rte.ie
April 21, 2025 at 7:12 AM
‘Newly qualified teachers may become eligible for a permanent contract after just one year in a post, in a new measure announced by the Minister for Education.’
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www.rte.ie/news/ireland...
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www.rte.ie/news/ireland...
April 18, 2025 at 6:49 AM
‘The Union of Students in Ireland is urging students to be "cautious" about the potential risks involved in "activism" while on a J1 visa in the United States this summer.’
Not great
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Not great
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April 15, 2025 at 8:49 AM
‘The Union of Students in Ireland is urging students to be "cautious" about the potential risks involved in "activism" while on a J1 visa in the United States this summer.’
Not great
#edchatie
Not great
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‘The Union of Students in Ireland is urging students to be "cautious" about the potential risks involved in "activism" while on a J1 visa in the United States this summer.’
Not great
#edchatie
www.rte.ie/news/ireland...
Not great
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www.rte.ie/news/ireland...
Students warned over risks of J1 'activism' this summer
The Union of Students in Ireland is urging students to be "cautious" about the potential risks involved in "activism" while on a J1 visa in the United States this summer.
www.rte.ie
April 15, 2025 at 8:48 AM
‘The Union of Students in Ireland is urging students to be "cautious" about the potential risks involved in "activism" while on a J1 visa in the United States this summer.’
Not great
#edchatie
www.rte.ie/news/ireland...
Not great
#edchatie
www.rte.ie/news/ireland...
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April 5, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Really interesting case about VAT on private school fees in UK. It’s gone judicial review. #edchatie
Private school VAT 'discriminatory', court hears www.bbc.com/news/article...
Private school VAT 'discriminatory', court hears www.bbc.com/news/article...
Legal action begins over private school VAT changes
Families argue that the policy "interferes with the fundamental right to an education".
www.bbc.com
April 1, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Really interesting case about VAT on private school fees in UK. It’s gone judicial review. #edchatie
Private school VAT 'discriminatory', court hears www.bbc.com/news/article...
Private school VAT 'discriminatory', court hears www.bbc.com/news/article...
You know what’s concerning?
The White House saying this
“US President Donald Trump's administration has said it was "concerning" to exclude candidates from politics, in response to a French court's ruling against French far-right leader Marine Le Pen.”
The White House saying this
“US President Donald Trump's administration has said it was "concerning" to exclude candidates from politics, in response to a French court's ruling against French far-right leader Marine Le Pen.”
March 31, 2025 at 7:28 PM
You know what’s concerning?
The White House saying this
“US President Donald Trump's administration has said it was "concerning" to exclude candidates from politics, in response to a French court's ruling against French far-right leader Marine Le Pen.”
The White House saying this
“US President Donald Trump's administration has said it was "concerning" to exclude candidates from politics, in response to a French court's ruling against French far-right leader Marine Le Pen.”
I really hope the State acquires this property.
Joyce house owner offers to sell to State amid occupation www.rte.ie/news/2025/03...
Joyce house owner offers to sell to State amid occupation www.rte.ie/news/2025/03...
Joyce house owner offers to sell to State amid occupation
The current owner of the house in which James Joyce set his famous story 'The Dead' has said if the Arts Council or the Government are interested in purchasing the property, he would be a willing sell...
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March 30, 2025 at 10:25 AM
I really hope the State acquires this property.
Joyce house owner offers to sell to State amid occupation www.rte.ie/news/2025/03...
Joyce house owner offers to sell to State amid occupation www.rte.ie/news/2025/03...