Official Twitter account of Junior Cycle for Teachers (JCT) English Team, a Department of Education support service for schools. Email: info@jct.ie
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11 Sep 2023
📢 Important News!
To all our followers, this account will be deactivated shortly, but we are delighted to announce the launch of Oide English on X.
Follow @Oide_English for all the latest updates, news & insights.
Thank you for being a part of our journey. #OideIreland
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11 Sep 2023
📢 Important News!
To all our followers, this account will be deactivated shortly, but we are delighted to announce the launch of Oide English on X.
Follow @Oide_English for all the latest updates, news & insights.
Thank you for being a part of our journey. #OideIreland
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8 Sep 2023
📣 We are delighted to announce our autumn seminar series ‘Leading English Language Support in Post-Primary Schools’.
Suitable for anyone unable to attend this day last year, specifically teachers and coordinators of EAL.
Booking available here - oide.ie/apply-book-now/teach…
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2 Jun 2023
A huge thank you to all who engaged with our CPD and resources this academic year. Wishing you all a relaxing break ☀️
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30 May 2023
🎉 A huge congratulations to author, Patricia Forde @PForde123 who has been announced as Ireland’s new @LaureatenanOg
🎧 You can listen to our podcast with Patricia here. Perfect for a summer’s evening walk!
on.soundcloud.com/Lx6DM
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26 May 2023
📣 Arrangements for the implementation of the Framework for Junior Cycle for 2023/2024 have been released.
Students to complete a minimum of 1 CBA. The Assessment Task will not be examined in the 2023/2024 academic year.
💻 Full details - gov.ie/en/circular/cb454-arr…
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22 May 2023
📚The @ILFDublin is currently taking place. The festival symbol is the hippocampus - a part of the brain that works to shape the way we view the world around us.
🔎 Students might enjoy exploring literary symbols in their own texts with this resource.
drive.google.com/file/d/17mm…
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10 May 2023
✨ Applications are now open for book-gifting projects 2023-2024 from @KidsBooksIrel
📚 Apply for hundreds of books for your school library, class sets for students to keep, visits from authors, illustrators, and more.
All details at the link ⬇️
childrensbooksireland.ie/new…
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2 May 2023
✨ Some fantastic elective opportunities for teachers in June.
Check out the summer schedule from @JuniorCycleArts and visit their website at artsinjuniorcycle.ie
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27 Apr 2023
The Department of Education invites applications from suitably qualified teachers who are fully registered with the Teaching Council, for secondment to the following European School posts commencing this September! The closing date is by COB Tuesday 2nd May:
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27 Apr 2023
✨ Today is #PoetryDayIrl! To celebrate, students might enjoy engaging with this poem by Paul Hayward entitled ‘Dance’.
drive.google.com/file/d/1foy…
📣 You can find further resources and events taking place through @poetryireland and on poetryday.ie
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25 Apr 2023
✍🏻🎭 To celebrate Shakespeare’s life, students might enjoy experimenting with some phrases commonly attributed to the Bard himself!
🎧 You can also listen back to Pauline Kelly discuss Shakespeare’s Italian story on @RTERadio1
rte.ie/radio/radio1/clips/22…
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24 Apr 2023
Pauline Kelly recorded a piece for @RTESunMisc that reflects on the resonance of Shakespeare's 'The Merchant of Venice' after more than 430 years. Of interest to teachers of English looking at the play for Spetember! #EdChatIE #ShakespeareDay
rte.ie/radio/radio1/sunday-m…
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24 Apr 2023
Today we were delighted to present the National Write a Poem awards to students from across Ireland. In the JC category, Olivia Lambert from Villiers Day and Boarding School was awarded first place for her poem, "Christmas Wishes". Congratulations Olivia.
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24 Apr 2023
🎉 Delighted to be attending the @PDSTie Wellread Awards today.
👏🏻 Huge congratulations to the students, teachers and wider school communities on their award and for their involvement in this wonderful initiative.
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20 Apr 2023
📄 The Dept of Education Inspectorate has published ‘Looking at English - A Draft Guide for Post-Primary Schools’.
💡 It seeks to support SSE and share highly effective practice from subject inspections.
💻 Access the document & provide feedback here - gov.ie/en/publication/41afd-…
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JCT English retweeted
4 Apr 2023
Our Poetry Day Ireland Programme for 2023 is now LIVE! #PoetryDayIrl takes place on Thur 27 April & everyone is invited to take part. Check out our amazing programme feat. everything from hikes to poetry tattoos!
Visit poetryday.ie for full details and listings
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18 Apr 2023
Join us in Donegal on 6 May or Cork on 13 May as we explore costume & set design of @AbbeyTheatre production of Tartuffe. This play is now on nationwide tour, offering teachers the opportunity to enjoy the production and engage in a workshop! Reg here: artsinjuniorcycle.ie/
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JCT English retweeted
18 Apr 2023
A couple of places remain for a workshop with @d_ruddenwrites on Wed 3 May, 5-6.30pm. If you are engaging with Knights of the Borrowed Dark with your students, or you want to gain insights to structuring a story & creating characters, this is for you! Reg: artsinjuniorcycle.ie/
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