Job candidate evaluation methods that work
Candidate evaluation methods such as pre-employment assessment, skill testing, and interviewing often work best when combined.
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Catering for Students with Exceptional Ability
Research shows that, without the appropriate supports, exceptionally-able students can lose interest and become disengaged in their learning – leading to academic underachievement.
Read MoreNUI pays tribute to Brian Mooney on his 65th birthday
On the occasion of his birthday, NUI pays tribute to Brian Mooney, Guidance Counsellor, Journalist, Analyst and Managing Editor of ‘Ireland’s Yearbook of Education’.
Read MoreHow to handle the conflict question in job interviews
‘How do you deal with conflict?’ is a question that comes up regularly in job interviews for teachers, assistant principals, deputy principals and principals. It can really throw a candidate so it is important to be prepared beforehand.
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Appyness Online – Internet Safety for Children
This new educational platform, targeted at primary school principals, is set to transform the teaching of internet safety in primary schools.
Read MoreWhat constitutes an effective Principal?
Liam Horan has tips for teachers returning from abroad on how to persuade principals that overseas experience is a highly valuable and transferrable asset.
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How to market transferrable skills gained abroad
Liam Horan has tips for teachers returning from abroad on how to persuade principals that overseas experience is a highly valuable and transferrable asset.
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Primary Principals endure “intolerable working conditions”
Principal Angela Dunne outlines the unprecedented crisis levels of burnout and workload stress being endured by primary school principals in Ireland.
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How to tackle the Assistant Principal application form
Q: An Assistant Principal position is coming up in our school. I want to go for it. But I hear it will be a competency-based application form that could run for pages and pages – I’m not sure I’ll have the staying power for it. Have you anything to soothe my frayed nerves? DR
Read MoreCyber Security for Children and Young Adults
Children’s online safety is the child protection issue of our time. Self-regulation of companies that provide services to children online will not be sufficient.
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Blog Authors
- Advisor, Leader, Guidance Counsellor, Teacher, Editor, Journalist, Commentator.
- Career Coach Sli Nua Careers
- Principal, Rathfarnham Educate Together National School
- Registrar, National University of Ireland (NUI).
- Retired post-primary school principal and author.
- Centre for Preventive Medicine at Dublin City University.
- Principal, Loughmore National School, Templemore, Co Tipperary.
- CSTAI founder, Teacher of Computer Science, Coding, Digital Media, Science and Biology in Gaelcholáiste Mhuire…
- Honorary Consul of Uganda to Ireland
- Former President of Ireland and leader of the Mary Robinson Climate Justice Foundation.
- Co-founder and CEO, Vervoe
- Principal of Scoil Eoin Phóil II Naofa, Tullamore, Co Offaly, a DEIS Band I All…
