I was on the Claire Byrne Show on Newstalk chatting about whether the school day is too short. https://www.newstalk.com/podcasts/clairebyrne/would-kids-benefit-from-a-longer-primary-school-day

I was in Dublin this week in the Department of Education to contribute to discussions on the future of AI in education. It was an interesting event where all the stakeholders offered their hopes and concerns about the emergence of AI in schools. Second level representatives were overwhelmingly worried about

I highly recommend you listen to the That’ll Teach You Podcast this week as you’ll hear a friend of mine called Anna Hurley. I’ve been waiting for this episode for ages! As Anna describes herself, to look at her you couldn’t find a more regular teacher with a regular teacher

I was in Dublin today for a meeting and on my way back, I walked by a café. I found myself pausing because of its name, “Emer’s Kitchen.” As many of you know, my friend and deputy principal, Emer, passed away during the summer. Apart from sharing her name, the

Just for fun, my family have taken on a challenge: to listen to a different album in its entirety every week. We thought it might be nice to share them as education can be a serious business and we need a bit of light-heartedness. Albums are chosen by recommendation. Each

Bring Back 2016 Trend – Wellbeing, Without the Well In 2016, the Well-being in Primary Schools Document appeared more or less out of nowhere. It set out four broad areas for schools: Culture and Environment, Curriculum, Policy and Planning, and Relationships and Partnerships. Schools were told to promote well-being for

In 2016, Ireland came closer than it ever had to dealing honestly with religion in schools. The proposed Education about Religions and Beliefs curriculum, ERB, was not radical or anti-faith. It did not seek to replace religious instruction. It simply acknowledged reality: Irish classrooms had changed. ERB was designed to

My free school calendar generator is now updated after the publication of the Standardised School Year circular was published today. Your principal will be receiving an email tomorrow morning with a link to access it but you can pass it on to him/her in case they miss it. I’d love