In Ireland primary RE is a fractured, contested, complex and changing territory devoid of a common language and characterised by a proliferation of syllabi and curricula generated for increasingly diverse school types. For centuries the dynamic decolonising process has led to a questioning of former orthodoxies and an attempted de-linking of the…

Mobile devices such as tablets and smart phones have entered education and started being used by teachers and learners for studying. This evidence-based case study focuses on the enhancement of a syllabus with BYOD classes and the role it played in boosting motivation and classroom engagement. It shows how to enhance a syllabus for Intermediate…

Offers an example of problem-oriented literature teaching, using various texts reflecting various views of an historical event. Various phases of the course are outlined. The main emphasis is on the literary aspects, for which the use of three ballads, a poem, a drama and a novel are suggested. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)