For a long, long time, we’ve been mostly trying to modify kids’ concerning behavior through… rewarding and punishing. But doing so leaves the problems that are causing those behaviors unresolved. Dr. Ross Greene – https://pod.fo/e/3c62a4

NEW POST: The Patronage Conversation Happened Everywhere Except Where It Mattered Most Despite several motions on patronage sent to the INTO Congress, it didn’t make it past Standing Orders, and how that backfired. https://simonmlewis.substack.com/p/the-patronage-conversation-happened

Next week you might start thinking about Staff Allocations. I created a toolkit for principals that helps you complete the entire process from designing the form to send out to staff to ensuring that everyone gets their fair go at each class. Free to registered schools at schoolpolicy.ie – https://schoolpolicy.ie/notions-staff-allocations-toolkit/

In the CPS model, you are not so focused on a kid’s concerning behaviour… you’re instead focused on the problems that are causing those behaviours and solving them. Dr. Ross Greene https://pod.fo/e/3c62a4

Newsletter #51 now published 🎙 CPS with Dr. Ross Greene and Ruth Eadie 💭 Surviving the SET Allocations 🤖 An Easter Egg for you! https://simonmlewis.substack.com/p/anseonet-dr-ross-greene-set-allocations

Why the Department’s Primary School Survey is a Masterclass in Passing the Buck The Department of Education was caught off guard and is now leaving local principals to face the fallout https://simonmlewis.substack.com/p/why-the-departments-primary-school

This might be useful for school leaders for Term 3 – a simple one-pager of the jobs that need doing this term. Term 3 Planning Hub 2026

Dozens of ideas have come in already for the unconvention. It’s not too late to add yours. What would you do if you could change the education system? https://anseo.net/unconvention/