Love2 Learn Language School
Love 2 Learn is a language school offering quality and fun language programs for young learners, families and adults. Our school is in the heart of Waterford City, with bright and spacious classrooms. All our teachers are native and qualified to teach. Our group classes are only of maximum 8 students, making sure every student…
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The Impact of Concussion
Health and safety awareness is high in Irish education. But a recent sporting tragedy has raised new concerns about the dangers of concussion and prompted calls for managers and principals to respond.HEAD injury has always been taken seriously. But only in recent years has the seriousness of concussion as a potentially fatal injury been fully…
CÚRAM Researchers Find Potential New Treatment for Lower Back Pain
Professor Abhay Pandit and his research team at CÚRAM, the SFI Research Centre for Medical Devices based at NUI Galway, have just published their research into a potential new treatment for lower back pain in the prestigious journal Science Advances. The research team developed a biomaterial-based therapy that can be adapted to an injectable system,…
Twelve Reasons – Dún Laoghaire Further Education Institute
DFEi offers 12 Level 6 courses. These courses provide students with an opportunity to gain a higher qualification and improve their chances of entering the workforce at a supervisory level. Some of the course below offer progression opportunities into the second year of many third year courses. 1> Our Animal Health Care / Advanced Animal…
Achill Archaeological Field School 2018
Ireland’s oldest and best-known Archaeology Field School with over 26 years of experience of training archaeology and anthropology students in the techniques of fieldwork and archaeological excavation. We offer residential introductory and modular courses that include a combination of in-depth training and a focus on state-of-the art archaeological research.
The Real Student’s Review
Hi, my name is Aaron, and I’m going to tell you all the reality of being a student. I’ll start from the very start. I went to secondary school and I completed my Leaving Cert. I got a pretty good result of just over 400 points. In the months leading up to the Leaving Cert…
New policy prioritises teaching foreign languages
The Minister for Education and Skills, Richard Bruton has launched the government’s Strategy for Foreign Languages in Education 2017-2026. The plan sets out a roadmap to put Ireland in the top ten countries in Europe for the teaching and learning of foreign languages, through a number of measures targeted at improving proficiency, diversity and immersion.
Physical Education is coming to the Leaving Cert
When will the new Senior Cycle Physical Education Framework be available in schools? Senior Cycle Physical Education Framework (SCPE) will be available on a phased basis starting with a group of schools in September 2018 (Phase 1).
GDPR for Education – what you need to know
Schools and colleges across Europe are by now well aware of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and its imminent arrival on 25th May. The legislation has received significant media coverage over the past twelve months. It poses a challenge for the sector. Education providers store large volumes of personal data – on students, parents,…