📽️ WATCH | Next week, the Department of Education will launch the new Northern Ireland Curriculum for public consultation. Teachers, subject leaders and academics have been central to shaping it, with 13 subject working groups coming together to develop plans for what will be taught in each subject. We've been speaking to some of those involved to hear more about their experiences and hopes for the new curriculum. 👉 Watch to find out more. @lucy_crehan @Counsell_C

Professional Jonathan Haidt warns against Ai being introduced into schools, saying it will damage their wellbeing just as Social Media has. facebook.com/share/v/1BbqvRj…

An interesting (and brave) discussion for sure … facebook.com/share/v/1B39ns1…

I mean, he’s not wrong is he?

Following direct intervention from NAHT, a revised timetable for implementing both the new curriculum framework and qualifications reform has been issued today, providing an additional year to allow the system to stabilise.

facebook.com/share/r/1C5M7JG… Teaching: art form or science? It’s undoubtedly BOTH. Teaching is more than imparting knowledge. It is greater than the sum of its parts & certainly not painting by numbers! @Education_NI @Ed_Authority @tgeducation @DrWHKitchen #TransformED

facebook.com/share/r/1FoYLb… Real reform builds on success. TransformED risks breaking strong parts of NI education while chasing theory over practice — exactly the mistake Ken Robinson cautions against. #EducationNI @Education_NI #TransformED

Sobering reading. Highlights exactly why NI must avoid repeating England’s mistakes: ideological reforms, diminished teacher professionalism, & policy made above the heads of those who deliver it. We need open, honest, locally grounded conversations, not pre-packaged solutions.

RE & Collective Worship in NI Schools

Don’t ask questions if your not prepared to hear the answers … education-ni.gov.uk/sites/de…

Being a primary head is a ‘very stressful and lonely job’ tes.com/magazine/news/primar…

Teachers in England say they would strike over pay bbc.com/news/articles/c05n76…

43,522 teachers left the profession last year. The government’s plan to recruit 6,500 new ones is nowhere near enough. Rachel Reeves had the chance to give schools the funding they urgently need in her spring Statement. She didn’t. Vote now to send the government a message that our current education system is not working and needs to be prioritised.👉 NEUActivate.com #FundFairPay #SaveOurSchools

USA vs NI “I Get Paid for 180 Days of Work Each Year, but I Actually Work More Than 250.” (USA) NI teachers work 195. “Hours of Instruction in the Classroom: 1,170” NI teachers 1,265. Image below relates to US. NI & GB would be at least equivalent if not significantly more