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Ellen Howley @lnhowley.bsky.social · 17d

Please join me 16 Oct 6pm to celebrate the publication of Oceanic Connections. It will be launched by Prof. Eugene McNulty in the Belvedere Library on DCU's St Patrick's Campus. I would be delighted to see you there. Registration: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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Nuzhat Uthmani @nuthmani.bsky.social · 17d

DIVERSITY IN THE TEACHING PROFESSION

1/The annual data report tracking #MinorityEthnic teacher nos 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 has been published for 2025. Numbers remain stubbornly low with <2% of all teachers being #BAME. Still <1% are in any form of management position. Key points in the 🧵👇🏽

www.gov.scot/publications...

Diversity in the teaching profession: annual data report 2025

Fifth edition of an annual publication which aims to gather and share data relating to the diversity of the teaching profession in order to inform and evaluate future work.

www.gov.scot

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Irish Educational Studies @iesjournal.bsky.social · Aug 10

Irish Educational Studies is seeking to fill 2 co-editor positions.

The new Co-editors will work alongside the editorial team of the journal, lead by General Editor, Prof. Audrey Bryan.

Check out further details here: esai.ie/irish-educat...

Deadline: 5pm, Fri 12th September 2025.

Irish Educational Studies: Co-Editor Positions – ESAI: Educational Studies Association of Ireland CLG

The Official journal of the Educational Studies Association of Ireland (ESAI) https://www.tandfonline.com/journals/ries20

esai.ie

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Niamh McGuirk @niamhmcguirk.bsky.social · Aug 2

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David Pratt @foreigncorr1.bsky.social · Aug 2

The photograph that the Israeli government does not want you to see. Taken from the air by journalist colleague @Heidiphotos

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The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · Jul 22

‘Without immediate intervention, the last reporters in Gaza will die’: News agency staff warn journalists face starvation

AFP has issued a humanitarian alert as its own journalists in the enclave suffer malnutrition and exhaustion

www.irishtimes.com

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Gerard Elwood @gerardelwood.bsky.social · Jul 14

WorldWise Global Schools
Permanent Vacancy:

Education Officer – Munster Area.

Find out more : www.worldwiseschools.ie/careers/

Join Our Team - WorldWise Global Schools

Join WorldWise Global Schools Vacancies WorldWise Global Schools (WWGS) Education Officer – Munster Job Title: WorldWise Global Schools (WWGS) Education Officer – Munster Company: Self Help Africa Loc...

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Niamh McGuirk @niamhmcguirk.bsky.social · Jul 14

Although developed for the Scottish context, this is great for Irish schools also

Coalition for Racial Equality and Rights @crer-scotland.bsky.social · Jun 17

Scottish Government has published new interim guidance on addressing racism and racist incidents in schools, developed in collaboration with CRER and fellow members of the Anti-Racism in Education Programme's Racism and Racist Incidents Subgroup.

www.gov.scot/publications...

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Dr. Muireann Ní Raghallaigh @drmuireann.bsky.social · Jun 25

Applications now open for our new micro-credential in Working with People of Refugee Background, commencing September 4th 2025. This has been developed in partnership with the Irish Refugee Council

Further info at this link:

www.ucd.ie/microcredent...

Working with People of Refugee Background - UCD Micro-credentials

This is an introductory module, aimed at people who are relatively new to working with people of refugee background.

www.ucd.ie

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Shamim Malekmian @shamimmalekmian.bsky.social · Jul 2

In a boxing club w/ ties to Conor McGregor, some non-white and immigrant athletes seek to connect & belong. Crumlin Boxing Club is run by Philip Sutcliffe Snr, McGregor’s boxing coach, a Dublin city councillor who, like McGregor, has voiced anti-immigrant views www.dublininquirer.com/in-a-boxing-...

In a boxing club with ties to Conor McGregor, some non-white and immigrant athletes seek to connect and belong

Crumlin Boxing Club is run by Philip Sutcliffe Snr, McGregor’s boxing coach, a Dublin city councillor who – like McGregor – has voiced anti-immigrant views.

www.dublininquirer.com

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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · Jun 30

“The entire 2.1 million population of Gaza is facing prolonged food shortages, with nearly half a million people in a catastrophic situation of hunger, acute malnutrition, starvation, illness and death. This is one of the world’s worst hunger crises, unfolding in real time.”

Gaza – where food aid is a weapon

Military aid: how private guns turned Gaza’s breadline into a killing strip

northwestbylines.co.uk

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Identities: Global Studies in Culture and Power @identitiesjournal.bsky.social · Jun 16

'#Religion and #race: the need for an #intersectional approach' by Mareike Riedel & Vanessa Rau

From our Themed Section in the latest #Identities issue, 32.3:

doi.org/10.1080/1070...

@nasarmeer.bsky.social @aaronwinter.bsky.social @tandfresearch.bsky.social
#intersectionality #ThemedSection

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Dave Rudden @daveruddenwrites.bsky.social · Jun 15

Libraries! I'm filling my dance card for CBF to talk about my new middle grade series, and I have some spaces free - hit me up if you have a horde of children who need entertaining... #libraries #Irishlibraries

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Sabrina Fitzsimons @sabrinafitzsimons.bsky.social · Jun 13

Are you a teacher in Northern Ireland?
DCU CREATE is conducting a large-scale mixed-methods study on mental health and burnout among primary and second level teachers in Northern Ireland.
Have your voice heard here ⤵️

DCU CREATE @dcucreate.bsky.social · Jun 13

Are you a teacher in Northern Ireland? Have your voice heard here ⤵️ dcusurveys.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... Thank you for re-posts ➡️@utuedu.bsky.social @intonews.bsky.social ‪ @dcuioe.bsky.social @dcuresearch.bsky.social @mbrowndcu.bsky.social

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Niamh McGuirk @niamhmcguirk.bsky.social · Jun 8

Final call! Are you are teacher educator (early years, primary, secondary, third level, FET) in Ireland? Share your perspectives!

Niamh McGuirk @niamhmcguirk.bsky.social · May 20

Our survey will close in two weeks. We'd love to hear your perspectives on racism and anti-racism in teacher education in Ireland. Scan the code or click the link if you are involved in this area at any level. Please share!
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Aoibhinn Ni Shuilleabhain (PhD) @aoibhinnos.bsky.social · Jun 8

#Madleen
“Let the Madleen reach Gaza. Let this small ship carry the weight of global conscience. Let it land in peace.” Mary Robinson

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Heba Gowayed هبة جويد @hebagowayed.bsky.social · May 23

I read that children 6-12 are more likely to be killed in Gaza because they’re too big to be carried, and not as fast as children 12+, and I can’t stop thinking about it. We have children running for their lives on the regular so much so that there are patterns as to who survives.

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Shoaib M Khan @shoaibmkhan.bsky.social · May 21

The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child has condemned the continued obstruction of humanitarian aid to Gaza, urging the international community to pressure Israel to allow immediate and sustained access for essential food and medical supplies. www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

Gaza: UN Child Rights Committee condemns mass starvation of children amid aid blockades

GENEVA - The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child condemned the continued obstruction of humanitarian aid to Gaza, urging the international community to pressure Israel to allow immediate and sust...

www.ohchr.org

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Ruth Sinhal @ruthsinhal.bsky.social · May 21

Are you disillusioned with the way you’re expected to teach?
Keen to centre care over compliance?
Trying to move from traditional to transformative teaching?
“Education As Liberation” will explore strategies to disrupt systems of oppression
FREE ONLINE EVENT
#edusky
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Niamh McGuirk @niamhmcguirk.bsky.social · May 20

Our survey will close in two weeks. We'd love to hear your perspectives on racism and anti-racism in teacher education in Ireland. Scan the code or click the link if you are involved in this area at any level. Please share!
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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · May 18

BREAKING: At least 140 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli air attacks on the Gaza Strip since dawn on Sunday, medical sources have told Al Jazeera.

🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/tgirl1

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Aimie Brennan @aimiebrennan.bsky.social · May 15

Come join the team @marinoinstitute.bsky.social

#JobFairy
📌Senior Lecturer & Head of Department of Policy & Practice
📌 Assistant Lecturer in Mathematics (IFP)

Application details:
www.mie.ie/en/about_us/... #IrishJobs #Vacancies #edchatie

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Eemer Eivers @eemereivers.bsky.social · May 16

🚨**Deadline Extended***

By request, we’re adding a week to our Bloomsday competition. Deadline extended to Friday May 23, high noon! Please share. #reading #writing #Bloomsday #speirgorm #edusky

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Educate Against Islamophobia (EAI) @eai-uk.bsky.social · May 15

In collaboration with the NEU @neunion.bsky.social, our brand-new toolkit is here to support primary school educators in embedding these vital themes across the curriculum.

Download our Magnifying Magnificent Muslims toolkit today! bit.ly/3GIhJdz

#NEU #TeachingToolkit #EDI

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DCU Conflict Institute @dcu-conflict.bsky.social · May 13

Opportunity for a post-doctoral researcher working at @dcu-conflict.bsky.social and Ulster University on the North-South Research Programme, about the all-Ireland economy. Applications by 30th May
www.dcu.ie/conflict-ins...

Opportunity for post-doctoral researcher | conflict-institute

www.dcu.ie

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