Born in Nigeria, Inua Ellams is a poet, playwright, performer, graphic artist and designer. Now based in London, Inua spent his early childhood in Nigeria, later moving to Ireland as a teenager and attending secondary school in Dublin.

In our conversation, Inua tells us about his time in Ireland, the sparks of inspiration that led to his love of writing and his play The 14th Tale which is on the Junior Cycle English prescribed text list for current 2nd & 3rd years.

www.inuaellams.com

In this episode of 'Conversations from the Classroom', JCT English talk to English teacher Kevin Dowling of St Joseph's Secondary School, Rush, Co. Dublin. Listen to Kevin talk about how a recent unit of learning worked for his 3rd-year students and their response to contemporary poetry. You can also find more information about this project on our website under 'CPD Workshops' and by clicking on 'Elective CPD'.

In this episode, James Bingham, Studio and Outreach Producer at Irish National Opera, talks to us about how he got involved in classical music and opera. He outlines some approaches which have helped him to motivate young people to get involved in singing. James describes his current role and some of the outreach projects he is working on. He shares his own interests in opera and gives advice on how, as teachers, we might encourage students to engage with the medium of opera.

We hope that you enjoy this podcast!

Please note: Irish National Opera provided the music and permitted for this music to be used in this podcast.

www.artsinjuniorcycle.ie/podcast/james-bingham

www.irishnationalopera.ie

JCT English in conversation with author Patricia Forde about her passion for writing, the power of language and her children's novel 'The Wordsmith'

Studio Red architects Nicola Ryan and Gráinne Dunne set up Studio Red Architects in 2008.

In our conversation, Nicola and Gráinne share their insights into the importance of drawing and sketching in the design process and why the more constraints and challenges you have in architecture, the more creative you can be.

www.artsinjuniorcycle.ie/podcast/stud…d-architects

Bestselling author Kit de Waal tells us about her favourite classic novels, her writing process and why she loves audio books.

In this episode, Sandra Gibney describes the work of a breakdown artist and her role at the Abbey Theatre. Sandra reveals the fascinating ins and outs of breakdown artistry and how it interacts with costume design of any production. 

For more visit: www.artsinjuniorcycle.ie/podcast-episode-sandra-gibney

In this episode, award winning interior architect and garden designer Leonie Cornelius chats to us about her love of designing spaces and gardens that bring joy to people. She tells us about her design philosophy, what creativity looks like in her daily work and what research she undertakes when working on a project.

This podcast was created by the JCT English team for the Junior Cycle Talks podcast channel.

Spinning Stories Out of Light is a series of podcasts exploring film  in the junior  cycle classroom.

Our panellists discuss how the study of film can enhance learning. They also share their own classroom  approaches to the teaching of film.

This two part episode features special guest, artist and illustrator Rosa Devine. This second episode discusses light in two films on the prescribed list, Spirited Away and Moonrise Kingdom

This podcast was created by the JCT English team for the Junior Cycle Talks podcast channel.

Spinning Stories Out of Light is a series of podcasts exploring film  in the  junior cycle classroom.

Our panellists discuss how the study of film can enhance learning. They also share their own classroom  approaches to the teaching of film.

This two part episode features special guest, artist and illustrator Rosa Devine. This first episode discusses colour in two films on the prescribed list, Spirited Away and Moonrise Kingdom.