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TeachNet Summer Courses 2026 showing EPV‑approved online courses, including AI, STEM, SEN and digital learning.

Summer 2026 EPV Courses Now Enrolling

TeachNet is delighted to announce enrolment for our Summer 2026 EPV‑day approved courses, designed by teachers, for teachers.This summer we are offering 13 fully online courses, all approved for EPV days and designed to support practical, classroom‑ready teaching across STEM, digital technologies, inclusion, and AI‑supported practice.All courses are delivered online, allowing teachers to work at […]

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Banner for the 8th International Universal Design Conference, featuring the headline “A more inclusive and sustainable world for everyone” on a light blue background.

You’re Already Doing Universal Design (You Just Don’t Know It Yet)

Guest Contributor Larry McNutt Why EdTech teachers need to be at UD26 Here’s something I’ve noticed: if you’re a teacher using EdTech in creative ways, you’re probably already practicing Universal Design without calling it that. You know that moment when you set up an assignment to accept video submissions because one of your students struggles

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CESICON Redux

CESICON is back, baby. Like the halcyon days of Anglo Irish Bank during the Celtic Tiger, CESICON – the conference of Computers in Education Society of Ireland (CESI) – saw a return to the old days, with a large attendance on Saturday 28th February at Gaelcholáiste Luimnigh in Limerick City. Like the old days, there

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X marks the exit.

I am leaving X. Over the past few months, I’ve been backing up, deleting, or saving bookmarks, and clearing out DMs from my Twitter (X) account, @johnmayo. There were some lovely memories in there—long‑forgotten conversations and, amusingly, the discovery that I won tickets to a Ray LaMontagne concert… 15 years ago. Over the past year,

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Illustration of five children sitting on a rugby goalpost with a rugby ball nearby, accompanied by the title text “‘Five Bums on a Rugby Post’: Designing Learning Experiences” in bold blue and yellow fonts on a blue background. Source: Copilot

‘Five Bums on a Rugby Post’: Designing Learning Experiences 

If 2025 had a soundtrack for education, mine would be one word on repeat: Learning.Not Artificial Intelligence. Not content. Not technology. Not admin. Learning. The longer I work in and around classrooms, the more I’m convinced that when things feel chaotic, overwhelming, complex or over-complicated, the way forward is almost always to go back to basics

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