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Anseo.net - If I were the Minister for Education

How many times have you said to yourself, "If I were the Minister for Education…?" Well I do! Rather than grumble to myself, I decided to podcast my thoughts on ways I"d change the primary education system in Ireland. Every episode I"ll take on a different theme, give some background and hopefully come to some conclusions by the end. simonmlewis.substack.com

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42:32

Minister Josepha making schools Mad-again.

Anseo.net - If I were the Minister for Education ·

2022/06/02

This week (May 31st) the SNA allocations were released to primary schools. It had been promised that a new frontloading model was to be used but for a third year in a row, school allocations were frozen. In this episode, I examine:why the representative bodies rarely, if ever, publicly condemn the NCSEwhy the SNA allocations come out so late in the yearwhether there were actually 1,100 extra SNA posts sanctioned as the headlines read.You can download the NCSE allocations for 2022-23 here:

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47:23

Interview 9: Climate Crisis with the Irish Schools...

Anseo.net - If I were the Minister for Education ·

2022/05/26

One thing that binds us all together is our planet, and it would seem surprising if teachers around the country wouldn't be worried about the impending climate crisis. I was thrilled to be joined by Mary Moore and Laura Ní Mhaille from the Irish Schools Sustainability Network to discuss how teachers can help. We got through a huge amount from Green Flags to whether Climate Action should be a curriculum subject and everything in between. It was a great chat and I learned loads!Follow them on

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interview 8: All About Chess with Ficheall.ie

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2022/05/24

Probably my own claim to fame was that I once represented Ireland in the Olympics playing chess. And before you go googling, it was 1993 and it was the Jewish Olympics and I was 14. While I stopped playing seriously I've always loved the game so I was delighted to meet with Damien Fallon and Liam Murray from Ficheall.ie to talk about Chess in Schools. Ficheall.ie are running a number of summer courses in 2022 to help teachers to teach chess in schools. You can find out more:

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40:36

Episode 076: Communion Season: You can't have your...

Anseo.net - If I were the Minister for Education ·

2022/05/21

Every May in Ireland, newspapers, magazines and radio shows are full of talk about Communion Season, as it seems collectively to be known. And during Communion Season, (I dislike that term), you hear lots of talk about getting the house painted and decorated, you hear a lot about dinner plans in hotels, you hear a lot about how dress fittings, hair appointments and in some cases spray tans - and that’s not the parents. When Communion Season comes along you hear about weight loss plans and seasonal

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45:27

Interview 7: John Gunnell - Reconfiguring to a CNS

Anseo.net - If I were the Minister for Education ·

2022/05/18

In September 2022, Nenagh will become the town with the first "thriving" school to reconfigure to the ETB and change from being a Catholic School to being a Community National School. John Gunnell is currently the principal of St. Mary's Junior Boys' National School, soon to be Nenagh CNS. I've covered the politics behind the reconfiguration, but I'm also interested in what it's like for a school community to go through the process. I was very grateful to John for agreeing to chat to me about the

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37:37

Post Pandemic Boundaries

Anseo.net - If I were the Minister for Education ·

2022/05/12

I hate to bring the C word up again, especially so soon after we seemed, as a nation, to decide that COVID19 was all over and we could start shaking hands, giving each other hugs and having bonfires fuelled by hand sanitiser! Actually, I’m joking about the last bit - don’t try it, kids. While I don’t think any teacher in the country would ever want to return to the burn of distance learning, we probably learned a few lessons about teaching. Technology played a big part in this but it also raised

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59:37

Interview 6: Annie Asgard - All About EAL

Anseo.net - If I were the Minister for Education ·

2022/05/04

If I was the Minister for Education, I think I'd hire my guest this week as my deputy! If you don't know Annie Asgard, you are in for a treat. Annie and I could talk about anything but we decided to focus on EAL (English as an Additional Language) teaching. It's relevant always but in particular now with so many Ukrainian children arriving into schools over the last number of weeks. It's hard to believe but some schools are welcoming children without English for the first time! Annie shares her

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44:53

Patronage and Pluralism Forum 10 years on: The...

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2022/04/30

As I’m sure you’ve probably figured out by now, I could talk about the Forum on Patronage and Pluralism forever and I’m sure I’ll be coming back to it many times again. There are so many stories that blossomed from it, whether it was the struggle for Castlebar or the scaremongering in Malahide, and I’m sure there will be many more stories as Ireland stutters its way out of church control of schools, for example, I imagine the reconfiguration story, which I discussed a few weeks ago is going to be

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36:25

Patronage and Pluralism Forum 10 years on: Don't Ask,...

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2022/04/22

The paradoxical relationship that most Irish people have with the church baffles me. I can't understand why people care so little about the fact that religion permeates the entire day of 95% of primary schools in the country, even to the point of defending it when there are moves to change schools over to multi-denominational bodies. Why would thousands of people take to the streets in protest when there was a glimmer that the church was going to be allowed to retain ownership of a new maternity

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38:44

Patronage and Pluralism Forum 10 years on: The Collapse

Anseo.net - If I were the Minister for Education ·

2022/04/19

In this episode, we continue our exploration of why the Pluralism and Patronage Forum didn't succeed as we move to Malahide, where the final nail in the coffin for divestment took place.

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Patronage and Pluralism Forum 10 years on: The...

Anseo.net - If I were the Minister for Education ·

2022/04/16

In this episode we focus on one of the maddest sagas in the divestment process: Castlebar. If ever there was a school that didn't think they'd see the light of day, Castlebar ETNS was it. From cowsheds to Cromwell, this was an example of why the Pluralism and Patronage Forum was never going to work. Image of Burren NS, which was offered to Castlebar ETNS Anseo.net is the world's number one primary education podcast on Feedspot

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Patronage and Pluralism Forum 10 years on: Choice

Anseo.net - If I were the Minister for Education ·

2022/04/10

Choice is always good, right? In this part I try to convince you that when it comes to schools, it is the root of all that's wrong in the system. Furthermore, I try to prove to you that unless you tick the Catholic box in the census, it's unlikely you have choice anyway.

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26:33

Patronage and Pluralism Forum 10 years on: History

Anseo.net - If I were the Minister for Education ·

2022/04/07

On 10th April 2022, The Forum for Patronage and Pluralism Report will be 10 years old. In the first of a short series of episodes analysing its failure, I look at the history of the Irish Education System and question perceived truths about why everyone is so keen to run schools. 🎙Listen and subscribe to this podcast on your favourite app here. 📌 Voted the best primary education podcast in the world by Feedspot!

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35:46

A Browse Around BETT 2022 p2

Anseo.net - If I were the Minister for Education ·

2022/04/03

Part 2 of my recommendations from #BETT22. Some links to help: Original Blog Post COOL from Cloudwise ClassLink Tom Rogers Top Ten podcasts neal.fun FakeYou Animated Drawings Gaugan2 Reading on your Head Bookr Skewb Climate Impero

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34:09

A Browse Around BETT 2022 p1

Anseo.net - If I were the Minister for Education ·

2022/03/30

After a 10 year gap, I returned to the BETT conference and in this episode I explore some educational technology you might be interested in for your classroom or school.

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31:29

Episode 075: A Confusing Meander Through Teacher...

Anseo.net - If I were the Minister for Education ·

2022/03/23

After Ruairi Quinn amalgamated the Teacher Training Colleges into a few different universities, most of them kept their “characteristic spirit” (generally a Catholic one) so Mary Immaculate remains Catholic despite being part of UL.However, there was one complication. The Church of Ireland college and St. Pat’s were to be merged into DCU (which is a secular university.) Common sense would suggest that this would have been a good time to scrap religious teacher training.And in this episode, I’m going

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47:54

Interview 5: Yvonne Cassidy

Anseo.net - If I were the Minister for Education ·

2022/03/16

Yvonne Cassidy is the chair of the Irish Ethical Celebrants' Society. They are launching two new ceremonies for children aged 8 and 12, which coincide with the ages that Catholic children make the Communion and Confirmation. In this interview I explore why they decided to do this and whether it is an Irish solution to an Irish problem.

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48:10

🇺🇦 What Ukrainian Refugees Will Need in our Schools

Anseo.net - If I were the Minister for Education ·

2022/03/13

As thousands of Ukrainian families arrive in Ireland, I explore what they will need as they come to our schools. I discuss a number of issues including language and psychological supports but, also, other areas where there may be need. I also list some useful resources for teachers which are linked here: https://www.educatetogether.ie/app/uploads/2022/03/202203_Talking-about-Conflict-with-Young-Children.pdf

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Episode 074: What in the name of god is reconfiguration?

Anseo.net - If I were the Minister for Education ·

2022/03/11

My frustration with reconfiguration is laid bare as the Department of Education does some shady dealings with the Catholic Church. In this episode I explain why parental choice is no more, and why the government is paying the Church compensation for not indoctrinating children.

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Episode 073 part 5: A Proper Plan for Technology

Anseo.net - If I were the Minister for Education ·

2022/03/09

In this final part, I explain what I would do if I had all the basics but also had some spare cash. I'm not going to lie...you'll be disappointed.

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