020. Replace small schools with “hubs”
This idea is probably going to be the one where I’m hung out to dry! Yes, it looks like I’m advocating for amalgamating small schools. However, read on, before you accuse me of killing rural Ireland! Rather than killing rural communities, my proposal is to build them. Having 3 schools with less than 30 pupils […]
030. No more Teaching Principals
How anyone can now do the job of a Teaching Principal, given the changes in the job over the last decade, is beyond me. The job has changed beyond recognition. Not only does a Teaching Principal have to do a full time teaching job, they also have to take on the relentless extra work of […]
School Size doesn't equal better teaching ?
An interesting report was published last week, which is certain to stir things up in the debate around small schools. According to the report (linked above), there appears to be little difference between a school’s size and the quality of teaching. The Department of Education were quick to add that this report had nothing to […]
Would you let this man be in charge of your child's education?
I’ve had a few days to calm myself down about the budget so I could write coherently about the mess that we’ve been put into. Everyone is incredibly angry and rightly so; in fact, just looking at the picture on the left fills me with rage. The man on the left is responsible for the […]