Guidance Counsellor & Head of Science at St. Columba’s College Dublin. Vice-chair of the Irish Science Teachers’ Association. Co-organiser of ResearchEd Dublin. https://bsky.app/profile/humphreyjones.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/humphreyjones.bsky.social/post/3mfkfarkpcs2g#edchatIE [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Feb 2026 19:30 +0000at://did:plc:liqi6eludyo636c2ok6v3zz2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfkfarkpcs2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/humphreyjones.bsky.social/post/3mfkcyngzkc2fIt’s great to see @irishsciteach.bsky.social new report getting some traction in the media - many thanks to @emma-okelly.bsky.social for highlighting the report’s findings. #edchatIE https://www.rte.ie/news/2026/0223/1560024-science-subject-assessments/23 Feb 2026 18:50 +0000at://did:plc:liqi6eludyo636c2ok6v3zz2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfkcyngzkc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/humphreyjones.bsky.social/post/3mfjoijxni22kA must-read for all those interested in Senior Cycle Reform in Ireland ... the data presented in this report strongly supports the ISTA view that the AACs are not workable in our under-resourced Irish schools. #edchatIE [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Feb 2026 12:43 +0000at://did:plc:liqi6eludyo636c2ok6v3zz2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfjoijxni22khttps://bsky.app/profile/humphreyjones.bsky.social/post/3melimlunus2pFun with micropipette art today with TYs …11 Feb 2026 12:38 +0000at://did:plc:liqi6eludyo636c2ok6v3zz2/app.bsky.feed.post/3melimlunus2phttps://bsky.app/profile/humphreyjones.bsky.social/post/3meaxcg634c2jThe 200th edition of Julian’s Fortnightly has arrived … congratulations on the success and here’s to many more! @sccenglish.bsky.social https://open.substack.com/pub/juliangirdham/p/200-the-bicentennial-edition?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=webet07 Feb 2026 08:01 +0000at://did:plc:liqi6eludyo636c2ok6v3zz2/app.bsky.feed.post/3meaxcg634c2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/humphreyjones.bsky.social/post/3me2maccn2c2iReally interesting piece on feedback. [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Feb 2026 19:27 +0000at://did:plc:liqi6eludyo636c2ok6v3zz2/app.bsky.feed.post/3me2maccn2c2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/humphreyjones.bsky.social/post/3mdzfadmd622iOr … just hear me out … she could fund schools properly so they don’t need to ask parents for contributions. #edchatIE [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Feb 2026 07:49 +0000at://did:plc:liqi6eludyo636c2ok6v3zz2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdzfadmd622ihttps://bsky.app/profile/humphreyjones.bsky.social/post/3mdpvqouf7s27@thejournal.ie Any chance you could return the ability to swipe on your app again? Or am I missing a trick somewhere in the settings?31 Jan 2026 13:18 +0000at://did:plc:liqi6eludyo636c2ok6v3zz2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdpvqouf7s27https://bsky.app/profile/humphreyjones.bsky.social/post/3mdlcwbuebc2bToday’s date it the 102nd of January. #williteverend29 Jan 2026 17:31 +0000at://did:plc:liqi6eludyo636c2ok6v3zz2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdlcwbuebc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/humphreyjones.bsky.social/post/3mdehftppbk2jNice summary John … #edchatIE [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Jan 2026 00:02 +0000at://did:plc:liqi6eludyo636c2ok6v3zz2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdehftppbk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/humphreyjones.bsky.social/post/3md6jb6qj222cWell said … I was asked recently what will Senior Cycle reform look like in 10 years - I simply stated that teachers will do their best and make the reforms work but we’ll be left with a far greater social divide and potentially great disparity in performance from schools. [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Jan 2026 15:19 +0000at://did:plc:liqi6eludyo636c2ok6v3zz2/app.bsky.feed.post/3md6jb6qj222chttps://bsky.app/profile/humphreyjones.bsky.social/post/3md6encx6kc2oReally 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. https://www.rte.ie/news/education/2026/0124/1554770-ireland-education/ #edchatIE24 Jan 2026 13:57 +0000at://did:plc:liqi6eludyo636c2ok6v3zz2/app.bsky.feed.post/3md6encx6kc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/humphreyjones.bsky.social/post/3md6ebwzra22oAfter long deliberation, I’ve deactivated my Twitter account and now diving back into BlueSky. I’m sure there will be FOMO but thankfully a lot less rubbish, right wing crud to navigate.24 Jan 2026 13:50 +0000at://did:plc:liqi6eludyo636c2ok6v3zz2/app.bsky.feed.post/3md6ebwzra22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/humphreyjones.bsky.social/post/3m5weas6rjc2nThree Ministers for Education in 2025 (so far) - not ideal as the first tranche of subject in Senior Cycle reform is introduced. Not exactly ideal. #edchatIE18 Nov 2025 18:22 +0000at://did:plc:liqi6eludyo636c2ok6v3zz2/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5weas6rjc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/humphreyjones.bsky.social/post/3m5hok6qmcc2sThoughts #edchatIE on the SEC’s rules and procedures for coursework, including their guidance on the use of AI in those assessments? https://www.examinations.ie/docs/schoolscirculars/EN-1011-26948038.pdf12 Nov 2025 22:17 +0000at://did:plc:liqi6eludyo636c2ok6v3zz2/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5hok6qmcc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/humphreyjones.bsky.social/post/3m4i5yjp5hc2oJanuary isn’t looking as dark and foreboding as usual - a brilliant learning opportunity for Irish teachers. Great to see @carlhendrick.substack.com engage with Irish education centres. Well done @clanavtra.bsky.social. [contains quote post or other embedded content]31 Oct 2025 09:28 +0000at://did:plc:liqi6eludyo636c2ok6v3zz2/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4i5yjp5hc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/humphreyjones.bsky.social/post/3m4i5undit22oThe Simpson’s & CheatGPT … https://www.instagram.com/reel/DPeU3-niZ_L/?igsh=ajQyYWY1cmVvMnc031 Oct 2025 09:26 +0000at://did:plc:liqi6eludyo636c2ok6v3zz2/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4i5undit22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/humphreyjones.bsky.social/post/3lq7vc2r2xs2cMy letter in today’s @irishtimes.com on behalf of the @irishsciteach.bsky.social. Delay to English & Accounting makes sense (let’s get it right folks) but a delay to the AACs in senior science also makes sense.28 May 2025 09:29 +0000at://did:plc:liqi6eludyo636c2ok6v3zz2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lq7vc2r2xs2chttps://bsky.app/profile/humphreyjones.bsky.social/post/3lpev6iwals2jBreda O’Brien is spot on in her article in today’s @irishtimes.com - the Department have decided that bullying teachers into reform is easier than actually funding or supporting it properly.17 May 2025 15:45 +0000at://did:plc:liqi6eludyo636c2ok6v3zz2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpev6iwals2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/humphreyjones.bsky.social/post/3lmafhwixt22dI’m not sure where to begin with this one … #edchatIE Leaving Cert examiners offer €100,000 contract to research how AI can be used to correct papers jrnl.ie/6671133 https://jrnl.ie/667113307 Apr 2025 16:37 +0000at://did:plc:liqi6eludyo636c2ok6v3zz2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmafhwixt22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/humphreyjones.bsky.social/post/3llegolqgus2cWhat does the new LC biology speciricstion mean to teachers and students? https://www.gilleducation.ie/blog/what-does-the-new-lc-biology-specification-mean-to-teachers-and-students27 Mar 2025 13:45 +0000at://did:plc:liqi6eludyo636c2ok6v3zz2/app.bsky.feed.post/3llegolqgus2chttps://bsky.app/profile/humphreyjones.bsky.social/post/3llcfu77oms2lThe recording from our webinar on navigating the new Leaving Certificate Biology specification is now available. Many thanks to all who checked in on the night and for your lovely feedback. youtu.be/oi26d4FsV-I @yvehigginsvallely.bsky.social https://youtu.be/oi26d4FsV-I26 Mar 2025 18:24 +0000at://did:plc:liqi6eludyo636c2ok6v3zz2/app.bsky.feed.post/3llcfu77oms2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/humphreyjones.bsky.social/post/3lkbdxlta722oYou can now view a sample unit from ‘Evolution’ on the @GillEducation website. Our new book is organised into a series of thematic units of learning and Unit 1: The Living Science can now be viewed here: https://online.flippingbook.com/view/283640387/3/ @yvehigginsvallely.bsky.social13 Mar 2025 14:53 +0000at://did:plc:liqi6eludyo636c2ok6v3zz2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkbdxlta722ohttps://bsky.app/profile/humphreyjones.bsky.social/post/3lk4incfjws2eI will be hosting a webinar with my ‘Evolution’ co-author @yvehigginsvallely.bsky.social on Monday, March 25th at 7pm on ‘Navigating the New Leaving Cert Biology Specification’. Register here to take part: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/443646719165693295311 Mar 2025 16:33 +0000at://did:plc:liqi6eludyo636c2ok6v3zz2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lk4incfjws2e