In my opinion: Cross-border initiative is crucial to teacher support [Indepedent.ie]
- Published: 21 October 2009
In a recent retrospective Professor John Coolahan, Professor Emeritus NUI Maynooth and Ireland's leading educationist, described his involvement in the establishment of the Standing Conference on Teacher Education, North and South (SCoTENS) as one of the most significant achievements of his career.
This is a resounding endorsement of the work of SCoTENS which was established in 2000. Its purpose is to encourage discourse among those involved in preparing young people for the teaching profession across the island of Ireland with constructive analysis of current provision and future collaboration.
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