🔷🔷🔷English Teachers🔷🔷🔷 We value your support🙏. It’s that time of year again when we ask you to join your subject association as a paid-up member. Details of our conference can be found in your inbox, social media & INOTE.ie website

🔷 INOTE Conference 18/10/25 🔷 Visit our website & social media for further information. We’re excited for another fantastic in person CPD event & look forward to seeing you there. 🏨 Killeshin, Portlaoise ☎️ 0578631200 for conference rates

🔷 INOTE Conference 18/10/25 🔷 Visit our website & social media for further information. We’re excited for another fantastic in person CPD event & look forward to seeing you there. 🏨 Killeshin, Portlaoise ☎️ 0578631200 for conference rates

Early bird offer ends tomorrow 31st August. Details below ⬇️

A gentle reminder that all INOTE subscriptions will expire at the end of August. We are offering an early bird discount of INOTE annual subscription AND attendance at the 2025 Conference on October 18th for the reduced price of €60 until August 31st.

🔷 October Saturday 18th 🔷 Keep an eye on your inbox, our website & social media for further information. We’re excited for another fantastic in person CPD event & look forward to seeing you there. 🏨 Killeshin, Portlaoise ☎️ 0578631200 for conference rates

🔹INOTE COMMITTEE SUMMER READS🔹 The committee #bookchats this week lead us to disclose our favourite book shops, authors and enjoyable reads this summer. Author Margaret Drabble took up much of our conversation. Link below may be of interest 🔽 soundcloud.com/dlr-soundcloud…

Calling all Brontë fans. Here’s your opportunity to celebrate Banagher’s connection with the Brontë family. Check out the fabulous events from Friday 16th ~ Monday 18th August including a Gala Garden Party & Book launch 🥰

🔹INOTE COMMITTEE SUMMER READS🔹 @INOTEnews Executive Committee member Marian recommends reading Kingsolver’s debut novel. 📚📚 📚 📚 Another one for the TBR pile 😁 Tag @INOTEnews in your book banter

🔹INOTE COMMITTEE SUMMER READS🔹 @INOTEnews Executive Committee member Cathy is currently enjoying The Elements series by John Boyne 📚📚 📚 📚 ‘Fire’ is the third book in the series Tag @INOTEnews in your book banter

🔹INOTE COMMITTEE SUMMER READS🔹 Book banter 📚 @INOTEnews Executive Committee member Róisín shares the books lined up for her summer reading ☀️ 📚📚 📚 📚 I love an audiobook for the car 🚗 📕 Tag @INOTEnews in your book banter

🔹INOTE COMMITTEE SUMMER READS🔹 Book banter 📚 @INOTEnews Executive Committee member Ursula shares the book that kick started her summer reading ☀️ 📚📚 📚 📚 Share your thriller recommendations 🔪 🩸 Tag @INOTEnews in your book banter

🔹INOTE COMMITTEE SUMMER READS🔹 Book banter 📚 @INOTEnews Executive Committee member Siobhán shares the book that kick started her summer reading ☀️ 📚📚 📚 📚 Who else loves a trilogy? Tag @INOTEnews in your book banter

🔹INOTE COMMITTEE SUMMER READS🔹 Book banter 📚 @INOTEnews Executive Committee member Sarah is reading ‘Dream Count’ by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie on her holidays ☀️ Has anyone else patiently waited over a decade for this novel? 📚📚📚📚 Tag @INOTEnews in your book banter

🔹INOTE COMMITTEE SUMMER READS🔹 Book banter 📚 @INOTEnews Executive Committee member Deirdre is reading ‘The Portrait of a Lady’ a deeply moving novel filled with timeless themes. Anyone have Henry James in the TBR pile ? 📚📚📚📚📚📚 Tag @INOTEnews in your book banter

🔹INOTE COMMITTEE SUMMER READS🔹 Book banter 📚 Our Chair Mikey is trying to balance the yin and yang of his reading life by reading about the Stardust Tragedy and farcical Jeeves and Wooster stories (also lots of Dogman with his son) Tag @INOTEnews in your book banter

🔹AUTHENTIC VOICES 🔹 what is your definition of ‘authentic’? Why do you think ‘authentic’ is important? How do you use ‘authentic voice’ in the English classroom? We’re still accepting articles & would love to have your take on this year’s @INOTEnews theme

🔹🔹🔹@INOTEnews is seeking submissions for the 2025 magazine. Details below ⬇️🔹🔹🔹 The magazine will be available at conference & in Education Centres around the country following our Conference 18th October 2025 🏨 Killeshin, Portlaoise ☎️ 0578631200 for conference rates

End of year reflection of the state of English as a subject in Ireland right now: open.substack.com/pub/juliangi...

Carl O’Brien: How will ‘difficult’ exams be graded over the coming weeks?

🔹🔹🔹@INOTEnews is seeking submissions for the 2025 magazine. Details below ⬇️🔹🔹🔹 The magazine will be available at conference & in Education Centres around the country following our Conference 18th October 2025 🏨 Killeshin, Portlaoise ☎️ 0578631200 for conference rates

🪡 @INOTEnews "INOTE noted with dismay the inclusion of a question exclusively on short stories on the HL JC English paper. We know that the study of short stories is required by the English specification and students will have encountered short stories ⬇️⬇️⬇️

🔹2025 Conference October 18th🔹 🔹🔹🔹SAVE THE DATE🔹🔹🔹 We are enlisting your help & creativity. This year the theme will be ‘Authentic Voices’. Your design could feature on our 2025 magazines available at our conference & Education Centres around the country

🔹2025 Conference October 18th🔹 🔹🔹🔹SAVE THE DATE🔹🔹🔹 We are enlisting your help & creativity. This year the theme will be ‘Authentic Voices’. Your design could feature on our 2025 magazines available at our conference & Education Centres around the country

Fortnightly 187: @biblioracle.bsky.social on writing & AI | @lucyworsley.bsky.social on Agatha Christie | John Guillory | Yiyun Li on William Trevor | Hisham Matar | teaching 'Othello' via @clanavtra.bsky.social | @simonlewis.ie on being Irish & Jewish | juliangirdham.substack.com/p/187-enough...

🔹@INOTEnews Executive Committee Meeting took place today ☀️🔹 Summer holidays 🌞 are on the horizon but for @INOTEnews our planning for 2025/26 has just begun. We’re looking forward to engaging with our members new&old in the next academic year. Keep an 👁️ on your socials

Meet the fab judges for @museumofchildhood.bsky.social Young Author Comp. Teachers, parents, pls share with budding authors. Great prizes for writers & school. #speirgorm #edusky See: museumofchildhood.ie/bloomsday-2025… @inotenews.bsky.social. @patjburke.bsky.social @bloomsdayfestival.bsky.social

English Meet for teachers of English in the Dublin area. Evening of Thursday 8th May. #edchatie Teachers sharing good practice in a friendly atmosphere. 2 free tickets left: www.eventbrite.ie/e/english-me...

The opportunity to have your say remains available until Friday May 2nd. That’s 4 more days. Please seriously consider voicing your thoughts before the closing date.

The impossibility of controlling AI in the reformed Leaving Certificate. Today’s Irish Times. #edchatie

All English teachers in Ireland should read the new @inotenews.bsky.social 'Response to New LC English Draft Specification': www.juliangirdham.com/blog/inote-r... #edchatie

🔹Dear members, please find @INOTEnews response to the New LC English Draft Specification in your emails. There are commendable aspects to the proposed changes but there are also potential problems. Our recommendations are to pause & address the issues we identified🔹

The SEC Written Examiner Recruitment Campaign 2025 is now open. Find out about working as an examiner - including information on; assessment, fees, enhancing your teaching skills and future opportunities. Visit secexaminer.ie to register your interest or make to apply.

🔹 🔹🔹How many English teachers are there currently teaching in Post Primary schools? That’s how many voices should be heard. We still haven’t reached a fraction of this number. Have your say today🔹🔹🔹

🔹 🔹🔹How many English teachers are there currently teaching in Post Primary schools? That’s how many voices should be heard. We still haven’t reached a fraction of this number. Have your say today🔹🔹🔹

Tonight, from 8.30-9.30pm. The final #edchatie session this academic year is on the topic of Leaving Certificate reform. All welcome: join in by using #edchatie between those hours.

🔹INOTE Executive Committee met this morning to review the proposed changes to Leaving Certificate English. We are passionate about our subject. We want to feedback meaningful concerns, suggestions & ideas. Please continue to have your voices heard🔹 forms.office.com/pages/respon...

🎺The Charts are in!🎺 Check out our most borrowed #eBooks, #Audiobooks & #DigitalMagazines in March. Library membership is free for JCSP/DEIS schools. Full details at jcsplibraries.com @singmecreation.bsky.social @slglai.bsky.social @inotenews.bsky.social #LoveReading #SchoolLibraries

Another week & while the numbers are rising, the numbers don’t add up yet. It’s really important to have your voices included. Please encourage all stakeholders to have their say-

Last few free tickets left for the English Meet on Thursday 8th May. For teachers of English in the Dublin area. Always a lovely friendly event! #edchatie www.eventbrite.ie/e/english-me...

Join us this evening. All welcome: no sign-up needed. #edchatie

Keep the momentum going. You might have submitted your thoughts but what about your colleagues? Keep the conversation alive and encourage everyone to have their say. Thank you to everyone who has already taken part. forms.office.com/pages/response…

Tomorrow evening, Monday: 8.30pm-9.30pm. No sign-up needed: just post with #edchatie during that hour. Pass the word!

(New). On the draft curriculum specification for Leaving Certificate English: www.juliangirdham.com/blog/leaving... #edchatie

📢 @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...

Thank you to everyone who has taken the time to respond @NCCAie survey to date but we want to hear more voices. Have you thoughts on the rationale, the aims or the four strands? What about Assessment for Certification? ncca.ie/en/senior-cy...

How many English teachers are there currently teaching in Post Primary schools? That’s how many voices should be heard. forms.office.com/pages/response…

Tonight! #edchatie