Choice is always good, right? In this part I try to convince you that when it comes to schools, it is the root of all that’s wrong in the system. Furthermore, I try to prove to you that unless you tick the Catholic box in the census, it’s unlikely you have choice anyway.
On 10th April 2022, The Forum for Patronage and Pluralism Report will be 10 years old. In the first of a short series of episodes analysing its failure, I look at the history of the Irish Education System and question perceived truths about why everyone is so keen to run schools. 🎙Listen and subscribe to … Read more
On 10th April 2022, The Forum for Patronage and Pluralism Report will be 10 years old. In the first of a short series of episodes analysing its failure, I look at the history of the Irish Education System and question perceived truths about why everyone is so keen to run schools. 🎙Listen and subscribe to … Read more
Part 2 of my recommendations from #BETT22. Some links to help: Original Blog Post COOL from Cloudwise ClassLink Tom Rogers Top Ten podcasts neal.fun FakeYou Animated Drawings Gaugan2 Reading on your Head Bookr Skewb Climate Impero Â
Part 2 of my recommendations from #BETT22. Some links to help: Original Blog Post COOL from Cloudwise ClassLink Tom Rogers Top Ten podcasts neal.fun FakeYou Animated Drawings Gaugan2 Reading on your Head Bookr Skewb Climate Impero
After a 10 year gap, I returned to the BETT conference and in this episode I explore some educational technology you might be interested in for your classroom or school.
After a 10 year gap, I returned to the BETT conference and in this episode I explore some educational technology you might be interested in for your classroom or school.
After Ruairi Quinn amalgamated the Teacher Training Colleges into a few different universities, most of them kept their “characteristic spirit” (generally a Catholic one) so Mary Immaculate remains Catholic despite being part of UL. However, there was one complication. The Church of Ireland college and St. Pat’s were to be merged into DCU (which is … Read more
After Ruairi Quinn amalgamated the Teacher Training Colleges into a few different universities, most of them kept their “characteristic spirit” (generally a Catholic one) so Mary Immaculate remains Catholic despite being part of UL. However, there was one complication. The Church of Ireland college and St. Pat’s were to be merged into DCU (which is … Read more
Yvonne Cassidy is the chair of the Irish Ethical Celebrants’ Society. They are launching two new ceremonies for children aged 8 and 12, which coincide with the ages that Catholic children make the Communion and Confirmation. In this interview I explore why they decided to do this and whether it is an Irish solution to … Read more