A post I made on Xgot me a radio interview on Cork’s 96FM, where I spoke about multi-denominational education with PJ Coogan. It made a nice change to talk about something I feel passionate about on the radio. Even so, I did enjoy sparring with Pat Kenny about career breaks. Hopefully one day, I’ll get to talk to him about patronage in schools.
The last two weeks have been a whirlwind in terms of attitudes to the role of religion in primary schools. It started with the aftermath of the INTO Congress with a show dedicated to the subject.
Despite being told Catholic religion in schools is being replaced by queer theory and gender ideology by some commentators, Seán Henry published his book, “Queer Thriving in Catholic Education” which put a spanner in that theory.
In this episode, I focus on the significant challenges within special education. I cover recently published inspectorate findings, testimonies from school principals, and a detailed
The Anseo.net Newsletter features my thoughts on the Irish Primary Education System.Read the full newsletter here It’s been a reasonably quiet fortnight in the world