A School may have to Close due to Lack of Funding. How has it come to this?The Sacred Heart Junior National School in Killinarden, Tallaght wrote to families to let them know that due to a serious lack of funding…Mar 21Mar 21
How a Catholic School can Navigate LGBT+ Competitions and why that isn’t really a SolutionAs Ireland continues to grapple with issues surrounding religious influence in schools, as many of you know, I am the only primary school…Mar 1710Mar 1710
Who will own the solar panels in primary schools, and why does nobody care?I remember watching The Founder, the 2016 film about the story of McDonald’s. I watched it thinking it would be a feel-good tale of…Feb 281Feb 281
Why do so many Irish people think baptising their kids to get a school place is ok?Today, I was a guest on Lunchtime Live on Newstalk, discussing a story that has, unfortunately, become all too familiar in Ireland. A…Feb 18Feb 18
How do other countries teach MFL in primary school?I was on the Pat Kenny Show this week to discuss how Irish primary school teachers were going to cope with the new Modern Foreign Languages…Feb 8Feb 8
Thinking of Setting Up a School Instagram Account? Read this.Schools used to be simpler places. Generally, everyone went to their nearest one and, apart from the odd letter that might be found at the…Feb 1Feb 1
I asked 3 different AI engines to critique a critique of Ireland’s school books concerning…There has been a document sitting in my inbox for the last couple of months, European Textbooks: Ireland Review, and I’ve been meaning to…Jan 26Jan 26
A “Love” Letter to the New Minister for EducationDespite my detective work, it looks like I was completely wrong about who the next Minister for Education was going to be and it seems that…Jan 2312Jan 2312
Unpacking and Unpicking the Programme for Government in Primary EducationThe newly unveiled Programme for Government is about to be ratified by all the people going into government and I was curious to find out…Jan 20Jan 20
Why I Understand why Catholic Schools call themselves Inclusive (even though they’re not)With the war raging on in Gaza and no sign of any progress of it ending, the Israeli government seem determined to continue their reign of…Jan 16Jan 16
