An introduction to teaching ‘Othello’ (PP) 

DATE:       Wednesday, 10th September 2025
TIME:        7pm - 8pm
VENUE:    Online Via Zoom

Target Audience: Senior Cycle English teachers

This webinar for teachers of post-primary English will:

Outline ways of approaching and understanding Othello, a single text only on the Leaving Certificate course three times previously in the years since 2000.

Examine in detail key scenes, including Act I scene i and Act III scene iii.

Consider problematic elements of the play, including racial and gender issues.

Point the way to useful and interesting resources for teachers, in books and online.

Presenter:



Julian Girdham is an experienced English teacher and conference presenter. He has organised researchED Dublin, a major international educational conference on evidence-based practice, which has twice taken place in his school, St Columbas College in Dublin, as well as an annual summer English Meet for teachers of English. His resources are at www.juliangirdham.com, including a fortnightly newsletter on books and teaching. He also writes for a variety of publications, including the Irish Times and Leader magazine.