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IssueNo186 April2019 ISSN1393-4813(Print) ISSN2009-6887(Online) Joe’s year as INTO President Supporting our school secretaries Snapshots from Special Education Conference Keeping InTouch 9 Interactive dialogue with members, and key news items 0 Looking forward GeneralSecretaryDesignate’sComment This year our annual Congress will be taking place in Galway, government and agreed to seek a resolution in the context of from 22 to 24 April. Further information on this year’s event is the Public Services Agreement. As our annual Congress contained within the magazine. approaches, we want to be in a position to put a proposed Along with the rest of the nation, and quite a few international resolution to our members at the earliest opportunity. spectators, INTO is following the ongoing Brexit talks between A commitment to invest in our school leaders was also the EU and the UK. As you will know, recently, INTO President secured at this international summit, which will include the Joe Killeen and Northern Ireland Chairperson Paddy McAllister teacher unions and other stakeholders working together to led a delegation to Brussels to raise the concerns raised by our sustain and reduce the burdens facing our school leaders. members who cross the border to take up critical roles in I was proud to deliver my first speech as General Secretary schools in both jurisdictions. As things become clearer, INTO Designate in Belfast at this year’s Northern Conference. The will provide further guidance to such members. conference was a credit to all those involved in organising this Our recent special education conference was a triumph. vibrant event. This year’s consultative conference explored ‘Inclusion – a Finally, I’m proud of our work with our friends in FORSA in continuum of support’. Dr Finn O Murchú reminded us that supporting their school secretaries’ campaign. School “the power of being a teacher is incredible”. secretaries play pivotal roles in our school communities and I was honoured to attend the recent 2019 International deserve the dignity of a living wage. A feature on the Summit on the Teaching Profession, which brought together campaign is included in the following pages. ministers and teacher union leaders from countries and regions with high-performing or rapidly-improving school INTO General Secretary systems. During our session with the Minister, INTO secured Designate an acknowledgement from Minister McHugh that pay equality for new entrants is a top priority for the Irish GeneralSecretaryDesignate: John Boyle Photography:Moya Nolan, Shutterstock please contact [email protected]. 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INTOUCH 3 AprIl 2019 CONTENTS 26 Money matters Your guide to PAYE Modernisation 27 InFocus Education, Research and Learning section 29 Global Solidarity Education in Palestine Sad passing of Rong Panha nEwSDESK 31 Teaching Council revetting CórFhéile Na Scoileanna 33 Retirements Retirement functions around the branches 34 School secretaries campaign INTO supports school colleagues Case studies 37 Asthma Society of Ireland Council of Irish Chiefs and Clans 10 prize in History KEEping inTouCh New branch officer training University of Limerick study on PE 3 Editorial 21 #NoMorePlasticPaddy 39 Young Engineers Awards Cobh primary school students awarded top Looking forward Entries from schools for the campaign Engineering honour 22 Benefits 7 Stay connected PhD Stipend from Irish 10 Things you should know Discover benefits available to members with Manufacturing Research their Membership Plus card 23 International Women’s Day inTo nEwS ICTU Women’s Seminar LifE 9 John Boyle starts in INTO Head Member survey on reproductive 41 Travel Office health related matters Aisling Hester shows us the jewel of the Alps, 2019 International Summit on the Innsbruck Teaching Profession 43 Recipes inTo ADViCE 10 Countdown to Congress 2019 A flavour boost in your day INTO Conference App 25 Managing a PR crisis in your school Congress delegates’ social night 44 Cumann na mBunscol 16 Communications advice for members Shuttle bus information 13 Clustering for teaching principals’ release days INTO Political Fund 14 Meet the President InTouch sits down with Joe Killeen 16 INTO Special Education Conference Snapshots from the event 19 Northern Conference Lobbying news 20 INTO Learning INTO Summer Programme 2019 INTOUCH 4 AprIl 2019 April 2019 25 62 finiShing TouChES Comhar Linn 61 Noticeboard l March prize winners Wina Upcoming events l Comhar Linn Crossword fabuloushotelbreak 63 Scoilnet Panel 26 inHayfieldManoror GreatSouthern Killarney TEAChing MATTErS Page60 45 Exploring the Scientific Process 58 Irish resources Introducing the new resource JellyLab Gaeilge reading ideas Online 59 Reviews 46 Motivating children as readers 52 and writers Some ideas for your classroom 49 The Schools’ Forum Reviewing and redeveloping the primary curriculum 45 51 Bunratty Castle Discover its long and interesting history 52 ILLEY – Inspiring Language Learning in the Early Years A new website from the European Centre for Modern Languages (ECML) 55 Life and work of Ernest Kavanagh Michelle O’Connor shares a glimpse of this ‘Artist of the Revolution’ 56 Dinosaurs in the classroom Dale Treadwell share ideas for your Aistear play areas 57 Something Fishy Project All-Ireland winners Letterkenny ETNS 56 37 INTOUCH 5 AprIl 2019 Keepingintouch Stay informed Social media E-Newsletter Follow the INTO on Facebook and INTO’s weekly e-newsletter with Twitter for all the latest news and important union news and education updates. updates for members. Subscribe to L Facebook: facebook.com/intonews the INTO enewsletter at L Twitter: @intonews into.newsweaver.ie Subsearch INTO SubSearch is designed to help Video tutorials teachers find substitute work and to help and FAQs on how principals find substitutes. to use SubSearch Schools and substitutes register on are available on subsearch.into.ie – substitutes can the website. register their availability on the site while Subsearch mobile principals can search for registered is now available substitutes in their area by date or location. for your smartphone. things you should know Countdown to Fórsa campaign. Motivating children as 1 Congress 2019. Page 10 5Pages 34 and 35 8readers and writers. Meet the President. INTO Special Ed Pages 46 and 47 2 Pages 14 and 15 6Conference. Inspiring language Principal release days. Pages 16 to 18. 9learning in the early 3 Page 13 Managing a PR crisis years. Pages 52 and 53 PAYE Modernisation. 7 in your school. Bunratty Castle. 4 Page 26 Page 20 10 Page 51 INTOUCH 7 AprIl 2019 INTO News 5 e Irish National Teachers’ Organisation … who’s who, what’s new, and what’s happening 6 John Boyle starts in inTo head office Incoming General Secretary, John Boyle, has colleagues and pupils, I am looking forward to taken up office in Vere Foster House. my new role as General Secretary of the INTO. John was elected to succeed Sheila Nunan as I will be relying on Sheila's counsel over the General Secretary in late 2018, assuming the coming months as I prepare to take on this role of INTO General Secretary Designate. He important role at a critical moment for our will formally take over from outgoing Secretary members. I will bring a clear vision for INTO General Sheila Nunan later in the year. John over the coming decade, we will be bold and stepped down from his position as principal of ambitious in demanding the level of St Colmcille's JNS in Knocklyon, following an 18 investment our education system, both here in year career in the school, as he prepares to the Republic and Northern Ireland, needs. We assume the running of the Irish National will remove inequalities that currently exist Teachers' Organisation. and give every teacher and pupil the room Commenting on his first full day in office, to bloom.” John Boyle, said “As I say farewell to my school INTO secures key commitment from minister at summit INTO’s General Secretary Designate, John quality school leaders and a well- Boyle, formed part of an Irish delegation qualified teaching profession as key to the 2019 International Summit on the contributors to the Irish education Teaching Profession, in Helsinki, Finland. system; this will include working with The summit brings together ministers and teacher unions, the Teaching Council, teacher union leaders from countries and providers of initial and continuing regions with high-performing or rapidly- professional development (CPD), the improving school systems. Centre for School Leadership and other At the summit, each national stakeholders to sustain and improve delegation met to discuss their policy the supply of teachers and school priorities for 2019 with a view to leaders; to continue to advance publicising their top priorities at the improvements in the middle closing session.