There’s a systemic teacher training issue here: two ITT colleges (Stranmillis and St Mary’s) training towards different school types - traditionally Protestant and Catholic, respectively. Entrenches structure and approach to curriculum. Also means too many graduates for system. https://twitter.com/alicewoolley1/status/1282934252745756674

That split is 100 years old, as Catholic Church stated graduates from Stranmillis couldn’t teach in Catholic schools (intention was it would be non-denominational, I believe). So Stran became seen as the Protestant ITT college.

I’d love to see a side-by-side of the history training modules at each college for their emphases. Teachers/dept heads choose curriculum from modules available - it’s that intentional choice that perpetuates.