The ISTA today published the Watts Report - A National Analysis of the Implications of the Proposed Introduction of AAC Laboratory-Based Research Investigations (worth 40%) in Leaving Certificate Biology, Chemistry and Physics in Ireland. ista.ie/ista-publish...

Really interesting yet disturbing article from @emma-okelly.bsky.social in @news.rte.ie. @irishsciteach.bsky.social have been talking about the impact of Senior Cycle Reform on widening the social divide for years - it’s inevitable. www.rte.ie/news/educati... #edchatIE

🎉 Congrats to Sarah & Katie #StBrigidsCollegeLoughrea on winning the @EirGrid Cleaner Climate Award at their at #scifestatschool on Friday. The fair marked the first SciFest@School fair of the current academic year, what a fantastic start! @irishsciteach.bsky.social #girlsinstem #scifestireland

Congratulations to the ISTA Chairperson Humphrey Jones on his @astiunion.bsky.social Teacher Achievement Award.

The ISTA, in a meeting with Department of Education officials yeaterday, proposed a compromise solution to address our concers around Additional Assessment Components in Senior Cycle Science: ista.ie/ista-propose...

Enjoyed the first in-person meeting (in a few years) of the Carlow/KK branch of @irishsciteach.bsky.social with a great #cogscisci talk by @humphreyjones.bsky.social. Left laden down with resources after great chats and yummy treats. 🧁 #edchatie

Tickets for the ISTA Annual Conference are now on sale. Visit www.ista.ie/conference2025 for more info.

Many thanks to all who participated in the ISTA Dublin NQT night, hosted by Sandford Park School tonight. Lots of great teaching ideas shared and friendships forged.

The winners of the ISTA Special Award at the BT Young Scientist were Aimee & Ashlee Keogh from Tallaght Community School pictured here with Aodhagan O’Suilleabhain and Rory Geoghegan. Congratulations to the girls on their fantastic project.

We are deeply concerns at the naive and negligent attitude of the Department of Education towards the integration of AI into teaching and learning and, in particular, project based work for assessment. t.co/2qaQWXoHqX

Science teachers say Leaving Cert project work places 'extraordinary' burden of responsibility on them | @irishexaminer.bsky.social www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41...

We can't simultaneously decry that students can't seem to do anything for themselves and then make a bunch of digital tools that do things for students. Either we're helping them develop their practices (skills, knowledge, attitudes, habits of mind) of a field, or we're not.

The ISTA statement is quoted in today’s Sunday Independent m.independent.ie/irish-news/l...

Mentioned in Breda O'Brien's Irish Times piece: After working with thousands of teachers, my position is clear - only when all educators truly understand AI's capabilities can we properly redesign the future of LC curriculum & assessment. CPD and Knowledge first - then reform #edchatie #aieducation

The ISTA has issued an important statement on the Additional Assessment Components proposed for Senior Cycle Biology, Chemistry and Physics. ista.ie/ista-stateme... #edchatIE

Our first digital newsletter summarises a busy period in Irish science education: ista.ie?post_type=ne...

The ISTA to encouraged by the announcement that additional funding will be provided to schools to implement the new Senior Cycle science specifications. This will mean schools will shortly receive a minimum of €13000 (max €22000) to purchase lab consumables.

Congratulations to Tullamore College who won this year’s ISTA Senior Science Quiz final at @tcddublin.bsky.social yesterday. This was our biggest quiz yet with over 1000 students competing across 16 venues before the top performing teams met yesterday to decide the ultimate winners.

Hello. We are the Irish Science Teachers Association, representing 1400 science teachers across the country on all things curriculum, assessment, CPD and more. Looking forward to connecting on BlueSky.