One thing we can guarantee is that schools will be very different places when we go back to them in a couple of weeks. In this week’s episode, I’m going to examine what a pandemic-style classroom is going to have to look like with some tips for teachers for laying out their classrooms. Don’t worry, … Read more
The government released their plan for returning to school, which could have been summed up with one emoji – the fingers crossed one. Looking at all the variables, while we’re all going to go back to school, I can’t see us staying there for that long. With that in mind, I’m looking at what teachers … Read more
The government released their plan for returning to school, which could have been summed up with one emoji – the fingers crossed one. Looking at all the variables, while we’re all going to go back to school, I can’t see us staying there for that long. With that in mind, I’m looking at what teachers … Read more
And all it took was a global pandemic for teaching principals to get a day a week of Admin leave; what will need to happen before the posts of responsibility are restored? In this special episode, I review the several documents as quickly as I can to let you know what’s happening for primary schools … Read more
And all it took was a global pandemic for teaching principals to get a day a week of Admin leave; what will need to happen before the posts of responsibility are restored? In this special episode, I review the several documents as quickly as I can to let you know what’s happening for primary schools … Read more
About a year ago, the Department of Education wrote to a load of schools in Dublin 15 to compel them to open Special Classes for Children with Autism. This was because the planning section of the NCSE hadn’t managed to organise the opening of special classes where there was the most need. Somehow, deals were … Read more
About a year ago, the Department of Education wrote to a load of schools in Dublin 15 to compel them to open Special Classes for Children with Autism. This was because the planning section of the NCSE hadn’t managed to organise the opening of special classes where there was the most need. Somehow, deals were … Read more
Ah, the Irish Education System! Overly complex, mired in historical precedence and no one really knowing who is responsible for who. And what better symbol for all the madness than the bus system in schools – known as the school transport scheme. In this episode, I’ll be trying to figure out school buses and if … Read more
Ah, the Irish Education System! Overly complex, mired in historical precedence and no one really knowing who is responsible for who. And what better symbol for all the madness than the bus system in schools – known as the school transport scheme. In this episode, I’ll be trying to figure out school buses and if … Read more
There’s a line in Lou Reed’s Perfect Day towards the end, “You’re going to reap just what you sow” which is repeated until the song fades out and it couldn’t be truer for the Department of Education and their handling of the Coronavirus. In this special episode of If I were the Minister for Education, … Read more