The law is supposed to ensure that children have a right not to attend religious instruction in schools but there has never been any attempt to establish how many children this actually affects. Until today. https://simonmlewis.substack.com/p/we-might-finally-know-how-many-children

Published on Tuesday 🎙 Is the new ethical education subject ethical? 💭 The latest fiasco in Special Education 💶 Budget 2026 http://simonmlewis.substack.ie/

We might finally know how many children are opted out of faith formation The Department of Education has finally asked schools to input the number of children opted out of religious instruction in primary schools. https://simonmlewis.substack.com/p/we-might-finally-know-how-many-children 🔗 in bio

The erosion of special education in Ireland wasn’t based on one catastrophic event but it’s been a cumulative process… often presented as progressive reforms. https://simonmlewis.substack.com/p/with-the-latest-circular-on-special

New substack article charting the erosion of special education since 2008. Despite being fairly long, it still leaves a lot out. https://open.substack.com/pub/simonmlewis/p/with-the-latest-circular-on-special?r=iwrj5&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true 🔗 in bio or simonmlewis.substack.com

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What the recent strike from FORSA taught the education system. http://simonmlewis.substack.com/