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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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29:21

Episode 073 part 4: A Proper Plan for Technology

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

2022/03/02

So you have the basic foundations of technology in your school, what next? Instead of going through lots of complicated blossy brochures, follow my 3 step programme and you'll have your ICT plan in 2 minutes.

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01:03:02

Special Episode: The End of COVID19 in Schools

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

2022/02/26

The recent announcement of all remaining restrictions in schools this week has raised a number of questions about the education landscape post COVID19. What have we learned about the system during the pandemic?

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41:57

Episode 073 part 3: A Proper Plan for Technology

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

2022/02/23

This part of the episode goes through the basic foundations that every school should have when it comes to technology.

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28:29

Episode 073 part 2: A Proper Plan for Technology

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

2022/02/16

In Part 2 of this episode, I chart the lost 20 years we had in Ireland from 1997 in terms of technology. Find out what the reason was, and no, you won't be surprised.

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34:17

Episode 073 part 1: A Proper Plan for Technology

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

2022/02/09

Perhaps for the first time ever, Irish primary schools have some money to spend on edtech. In this 5 part episode, I go through a simple plan for integrating technology into education.

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32:24

Episode 072: Make School Transport Free

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

2022/02/02

The Department of Education are seeking submissions to improve the School Transport Service. By the end of this episode, I bet they'll be sorry they asked!

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35:22

Episode 071: Scrap Catholic Schools' Week Part 2

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

2022/01/27

In Part 2 of this episode, I explain why Catholic Schools' Week is like having a Men Only Golf Club then celebrating Men's Week during the year. By the end of the episode I have a depressing realisation.

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28:22

Episode 071: Scrap Catholic Schools' Week Part 1

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

2022/01/25

It's Catholic Schools' Week in Ireland. In the first part of this 2-part episode, I examine why there's a need for this annual celebration. It is close to the bone but nothing should be free from scrutiny.

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29:42

Episode 070: Make Primary School Actually Free

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

2022/01/20

Donagh O'Malley is often referred to as the greatest Minister of all time for introducing free second level education. Well, move over O'Malley, there's a new sheriff in the Ministirial chair!

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45:57

Episode 069: Centre Broadband Hubs around Schools

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

2022/01/14

We are also always being told that schools are supposed to be centres of communities, especially in rural areas. If that’s the case, then it follows that services such as broadband would be centred around these places. So in this episode, if I were the MfE, I would be making broadband hubs around schools.

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47:23

Reopening Schools - January 2022

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

2022/01/03

It's Monday, 3rd January 2022. Schools are due to open in 3 days. There are over 20,000 cases of COVID19 per day going around. Shops are closing due to lack of staff. How are we going to reopen schools and keep them open?

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26:38

Dismantling everything a Minister says about COVID in...

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

2022/01/01

On New Year's Eve, Stephen Donnelly was interviewed on RTE Radio 1 about COVID19. The last 2 minutes of the interview focused on schools where he managed to say at least 6 things that simply weren't true. In this episode I dismantle the nonsense.

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28:57

Christmas Special 2021: Part 2

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

2021/12/22

As we come to the end of 2021, I continue my Advent Calendar of my favourite moments of 2021 in education. And no singing from me this time, I promise!

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38:12

Christmas Special 2021: Part 1

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

2021/12/22

In this special Christmas Special, I look back at our schools to find the highlights of the year where schools dominated the headlines - mainly in case there was a hint of them closing.

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59:07

Interview 4: Audrey Bryan

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

2021/12/21

Is all well with wellbeing in schools? In this chat, I discuss wellbeing with Audrey Bryan where we find out why there's such a buzz about wellbeing in schools and is it all it's cracked up to be?

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48:13

Live Poetry Reading: Children's Lives Matter Report

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

2021/12/15

The Children's Lives Matter Report was published a couple of weeks ago. It is the third report, so far, in the series, and is one of the only reports that truly delves into the world of schoolchildren in Ireland. I love these reports because they venture into areas that others don't and give some facsinating insights to the education system.Recently featured by Feedspot as the number 1 primary education podcast, visit some other primary education podcasts here:

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53:06

Unsanitised: A Virus More Dangerous than COVID-19...

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

2021/12/03

In Part 2, I ponder on vaccine hestiancy and how sinister groups of people use disillusionment and mistrust to spread their following, and how that could be the more dangerous virus than COVID19.

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39:20

Unsanitised: A Virus More Dangerous than COVID-19

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

2021/12/02

With all the mixed messaging about schools, it has become very hard to believe what's being said. This is a real pity as we’ll see in this special episode where I argue we may have developed another virus and it’s potentially more dangerous.

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29:18

Unsanitised: Is the substitute crisis really over?

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

2021/11/24

In this live recorded episode I run through the note released by the Department of Education releasing extra people into the system to cover the sub crisis. However, will it be enough, why did we get to this point, and how will we prevent it from happening again?

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26:32

Unsanitised: Get Ready for Antigen Testing

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

2021/11/19

My immediate-ish reaction to the news that Antigen Testing is coming to schools. Recorded on the evening on the announcement.

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