We’re delighted to share that our Principal, Mr. Barrett, and Deputy Principal, Ms. Donohoe, recently joined a UK-based education podcast to discuss some of the most important conversations happening in Irish education today.
🎧 Listen to the full conversation here: https://lnkd.in/ehA9dxvp or https://teacherstalkradio.podb...
Together, they explored:
✅ The unique features of the Irish education system
✅ Ongoing Senior Cycle reform and what it means for students and schools
✅ The diverse post-18 pathways available to learners in Ireland
It was a fantastic opportunity to showcase the strengths of Irish education, highlight upcoming changes, and share insights with an international audience.
The 1st years completed a zombie lab today where they used their scientific methods and thinking to identify patient zero from the zombie suspects. Using measuring skills, pH, observation skills and much more they successfully identified the source of the outbreak!
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The TY Horticulture class were out in the Autumn sunshine planting Spring bulbs using the chaos planting method. This is when a multitude of different spring bulbs (Hyacinths, Daffodils, Tulips, Crocuses, Narcissi) are mixed together and randomly planted so that we have a mixture of flowers and patterns emerging in the spring. It mimics nature and so is more enticing to pollinators and native insects that need the food in Spring.
Stratford is celebrating Maths Week 2026 (12th - 18th October) with daily activities around the school, at breaktimes and in Maths classes! The tutor-time daily quiz is proving to be extremely competitive as each form group tries to solve it and then run to find Ms Matthews in order to win the box of chocolates!
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