Sarah Kelly

Katherine Rundell · Why children’s books? Children’s books, to a great extent because they are written for those who cannot participate in the market, can offer...

Wonderful essay by Katherine Rundell.

www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

What Shakespeare Got Right About PTSD A new production of Othello foregrounds what the play’s earliest audiences recognized: the psychological costs of war.

An interesting piece to add to how we work through Othello and other plays with students

📢 @NCCAie are offering you the opportunity to be part of Regional Focus Groups on the draft specification for Leaving Cert English. Follow the link for more details on these one day events & to register: forms.office.com/pages/respon...

The 100 best Irish fiction books of the 21st century so far: No 100 to No 51 The Irish Times assembled a panel of 60 experts – authors, critics, academics, festival curators, booksellers and journalists – to select the best Irish novels and short story collections of the years...

The 100 best Irish fiction books of the 21st century so far: No 100 to No 51. We assembled a panel of 60 experts – writers, critics, academics, festival curators, booksellers & journalists – to select the best Irish novels and short story collections of 2000-2025

www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...

Remaining #edchatie sessions this term after that:

Leadership in Irish schools: challenges & opportunities with @joerolston.bsky.social

ESD in Ireland: the role of education in helping Ireland become climate leaders with @codie1cory@bsky.social

& Leaving Certificate reform: pros & cons with me

Another great Irish debut. Frogs for Lapdogs, published by New Island. Launched tonight. A wonderful child narrator with not a trace of sentimentality. A descendant of the Big House novel too. My Q&A with author Seán Farrell is in Irish Times Saturday week

I’ll be adding much of today’s ‘Irish Times’ article to my ‘Macbeth’ unit of work on kingship and power. Lots to think about here….😩

Approaches to Teaching the Theme of Kingship in 'Macbeth' with @sarfern

Date: Tuesday, 4th March 2025
Time: 7.00pm - 8.00pm
Venue: Online via Zoom

Target Audience: Post Primary Leaving Cert English Teachers

Register here: zoom.us/webinar/regi...

✨This Thursday!
Cork Teachers of English are gathering for an in-person English Meet at Bandon Grammar School
- Short presentations on a variety of topics
- Relaxed vibes (I hope!)
Still time to sign up at the link below!
#edchatie @inotenews.bsky.social

www.eventbrite.ie/e/1213062114...

Opportunities for Writers: February 2025 - Irish Writers Centre Late January/February deadlines for submissions, competitions, bursaries, residencies and other opportunities.

🖊️ Opportunities for writers!

Check out late January and February deadlines for submissions, competitions, bursaries, residencies and more opportunities.

irishwriterscentre.ie/opportunitie...

AI thinkers for English teachers — Julian Girdham Links to thinkers about artificial intelligence, whose writings I find helpful in navigating its implications for English.

For tonight's #edchatie discussion: anyone interested, I put this draft list together of provocative and helpful thinkers (mostly relevant for English). Mentioning writers like @marcwatkins.bsky.social & @janerosenzweig.bsky.social & @audreywatters.bsky.social

www.juliangirdham.com/blog/ai-reso...

Untamed: Writing Without Fear with Alan Parry A 3-hour workshop to confront truths, sharpen your writing, and embrace unfiltered expression. Honest, bold, and unapologetic.

"A thoughtfully structured session—4 stars."

Join us for Untamed: Writing Without Fear.
📅 16th Feb 2025

💸 £20 tickets for Bluesky followers.

🔗 shorturl.at/aHUmE

My name is not on it but I'll be talking at this event at Ennis Book Club Festival on March 8, remembering Edna O'Brien, whom I worked with when I lived in London.
Info here: glor.ie/events/ennis...

✨English Meet Cork is rapidly approaching! ✨

Thursday, Feb 13th-6:30pm
Free event.
Teachers sharing ideas and practice in person.
If you can make it to Bandon, do sign up 🙏!
Link below.
This event is supported by INOTE

www.eventbrite.ie/e/1213062114...

#EdChatie on Bluesky All sessions on Monday evenings, 8:30–9:30 PM. Jan 13th: How can Ireland address its teacher recruitment and retention crisis? Host: @humphreyjones.bsky.social Jan 27th: AI in Irish education. Host: @john-hurley.bsky.social Feb 10th: Cognitive Science in Irish education. Host: @patjburke.bsky.social Feb 24th: Supporting additional needs in Irish schools: barriers and opportunities. Host: @trinagolden.bsky.social Mar 10th: Leadership in Irish schools: challenges and opportunities. Host: @joerolston.bsky.social Mar 24th: ESD in Ireland: the role of education in helping Ireland become climate leaders. Host: @codie1cory.bsky.social April 7th: Open to offers.

AI in Irish education.

Give your opinion TONIGHT on #edchatie!

8.30-9.30pm, hosted by @john-hurley.bsky.social

Pls Repost ...

BBC Radio 3 - The Essay, Michael Longley's Life of Poetry, The Early Years In a 2024 interview, the late poet Michael Longley talks about Belfast and the classics.

Michael Longley’s Life of Poetry | BBC Radio 3

In honour of the late poet Michael Longley, BBC Radio 3 will rebroadcast the series he made with Olivia O’Leary in 2024 to mark his 85th birthday. Tune in nightly 10th-14th February at 9:45pm.

Listen back on BBC Sounds: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

Applications open for Cúirt Young Writer Delegates Programme - Books Ireland Applications are now open for the Cúirt Young Writer Delegates Programme in partnership with the Irish Writers Centre.

Are you a writer aged 18—26? Applications are now open for the Cúirt Young Writer Delegates Programme in partnership with The Irish Writers Centre!
@irishwriterscentre.bsky.social
booksirelandmagazine.com/applications...

Characteristically thought provoking blog from @greeborunner.bsky.social 👌

Winter-themed border of blue snowflakes on a pale grey background. Text reads: Publishing Your Work | Poetry & Writing Calls for Submissions January 2025: Journals, Competitions, Bursaries, Residencies.

Over 160 calls for submissions of poetry, fiction, flash, non-fiction, art, photography & more - competitions, literary journals, residencies, bursaries etc - open or with deadlines in January 2025. Best of luck & pls share! www.thisiswordbox.com/wordbox-blog...

In Macbeth, people initially go along to get along and uphold the appearance of the state they had. It takes a chaotic public performance by Macbeth and a sense that bloody knives may be directed at anyone to turn the tide. Macduff's principled dissent then brings along a wave of pragmatic dissent.

Most secondary teachers will struggle to authenticate students’ work under Leaving Cert reforms, survey finds Exam integrity will be compromised by access to artificial intelligence tools, ASTI says

Most secondary teachers will struggle to authenticate students’ work under Leaving Cert reforms, survey finds

Rónán Hession in conversation with Neil Hegarty - Ennis Book Club Festival Rónán Hession is an Irish writer based in Dublin. His debut novel Leonard and Hungry Paul was published by Bluemoose Books in 2019 and The Sunday Times chose it as one of the 50 great Irish novels of ...

Delighted to be taking part in this year's Ennis Book Club Festival. I'll be interviewed by the wonderful @neilhegarty.bsky.social on 8 March. We'll be chatting about Ghost Mountain and EVERYTHING.

Tickets in the link 👇

Do come!

ennisbookclubfestival.com/Event_slug/r...

a man in a yellow raincoat is standing in the rain . ALT: a man in a yellow raincoat is standing in the rain .

#UKEd #EduSky #UKteaching
I'm keen to give this platform more of a go as Twitter descends further into bin fire territory...

I really miss seeing posts from #TeamEnglish. Some of the regulars from the golden age of blogs / sharing resources / discussion on Twitter never appear here...

Help?

Check this out if you’re in the Cork area. A highly enjoyable in person CPD event with @sarfern.bsky.social & many more engaging English teachers.

✨English Meet Cork is Back!!

Absolutely delighted to announce this free in-person CPD event!

- Friendly vibes
- Short presentations
- Wide range of topics
- Teas, coffees and chats
- Goodie bags and spot prizes!

🗓️Thursday, Feb 13th
Register Now

www.eventbrite.ie/e/1213062114...

“We were all so wrong”: Sweden’s government confirms screens are harming students’ academic performance - Jason Deegan The rise of technology in education was once heralded as the key to modernizing classrooms and enhancing learning. However, Sweden, a country often at the forefront ... Continue Reading →

Interesting.
Sweden starts to move back from digital in the classroom
#edchatie

“We were all so wrong”: Sweden’s government confirms screens are harming students’ academic performance - Jason Deegan jasondeegan.com/we-were-all-...

Discrete😂gr lesson on prepositions- core knowledge + lots of delib practice. Followed by writing lesson - ppls use MWs to construct sentences describing setting using prep/prep phrases b4 looking at wide, medium, close up + prep phrases. Result -layered descriptions - PP and ENP

⚠️Offensive language⚠️
Some people are *loving* the corporate reset in the USA. The linguistic angle here is 'interesting', to say the least and provides an insight into why attempts to rebalance language often face pushback.

— Haruki Murakami, Kafka on the Shore

The image is a promotional poster for "#EdChatie on Bluesky," announcing a series of educational discussions held on Monday evenings from 8:30 to 9:30 PM. Below is the alt-text: "#EdChatie on Bluesky All sessions on Monday evenings, 8:30-9:30 PM. Jan 13th: How can Ireland address its teacher recruitment and retention crisis? Host: @humphreyjones.bsky.social Jan 27th: AI in Irish education. Host: @john-hurley.bsky.social Feb 10th: Cognitive Science in Irish education. Host: @patjburke.bsky.social Feb 24th: Supporting additional needs in Irish schools: barriers and opportunities. Host: @trinagolden.bsky.social Mar 10th: Leadership in Irish schools: challenges and opportunities. Host: @joerolston.bsky.social Mar 24th: ESD in Ireland: the role of education in helping Ireland become climate leaders. Host: @codie1cory.bsky.social April 7th: Open to offers.

#edchatie
is back here on Monday evening for the first session of 2025, 8.30-9.30pm.

"How can Ireland address its teacher recruitment and retention crisis?"

Host: @humphreyjones.bsky.social

All welcome, and pls pass the word / repost.