Try my free interactive quiz to see whether your school might benefit more from iPads or Chromebooks https://www.arukas.ie/whichdevice

iPads or Chromebooks – the eternal question (and a free interactive quiz to help you decide) https://open.substack.com/pub/simonmlewis/p/ipads-or-chromebooks-a-practical?r=iwrj5&showWelcomeOnShare=true&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=post

A story for the new year. It’s nothing to do with education but lessons were learned https://open.substack.com/pub/simonmlewis/p/on-the-disappointment-of-almost-meeting?r=iwrj5&showWelcomeOnShare=true&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=post

📻 My Review of 2025 in Ireland’s Primary Education System From Teacher Burnout to Financial Crises to Secretary and Caretaker Strikes, has there been a year like it before? Also, listen to my theme tune for the upcoming National Education Convention! 🎵🎶

“Every DreamSpace resource is free and works on any device. We want every school to feel supported regardless of what they have.” Listen to my interview with Amanda Jolliffe from Microsoft Dream Space https://simonmlewis.substack.com/p/interview-30-amanda-jolliffe-lead

“Interactive games and activities that once took hours to build now take seconds. That is the magic of AI.” Listen to my interview about all things AI with Amanda Jolliffe from Microsoft Dream Space https://simonmlewis.substack.com/p/interview-30-amanda-jolliffe-lead

What a thrill to be asked to join Hugh and Jane for their 100th episode of That’ll Teach You, their fantastic podcast for primary school teachers. In the episode I talk to them about losing my best friend, Emer, who was my deputy principal for over 10 years. She passed

I asked Google NotebookLM to review the 2025 primary school year with no further prompts. https://simonmlewis.substack.com/p/ai-explains-the-2025-school-year