As the 2014 calendar year winds towards its end we at Education Matters are savouring the conclusion of a very busy but tremendously rewarding and successful twelve months. We are naturally very…
Frontiers of science need to connect with the school system, says S.Ananthanarayanan. India has a large challenge of providing bare literacy to vast numbers. Even so, there is a case for…
The Pine Forest Art Centre at Glencullen, in the Dublin Mountains, has been providing creative and educational art and craft courses to children and young people for over 40 years.…
I’ve always thought it worthwhile to do a little dissecting of one’s work after it has been left for a time to digest. There is a certain amount of work…
Have you ever thought for a minute about the way we are teaching our children in school today? Do you think it needs an overhaul? Sir Ken Robinson has devoted…
39% worry their handwriting will be unreadable, compared to 37 worrying about a mind blank Two thirds (64%) of teachers say poor writing has prevented them giving the marks a…
Lelia Doolan has been described as the godmother of independent film in Ireland. She began her career in RTE in the 1960’s with her ground-breaking work with the TV drama…
A few weeks ago we shared a blog post with you asking if our education system is undermining children’s creativity. SInce then we have met with a few teachers who…
