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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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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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01:04:00

Interview 3: Paula Galvin

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

2021/11/13

I was delighted to chat to Paula Galvin, a teacher of over 40 years. We discuss everything from the limitations of textbooks, why teachers are afraid to teach, and why the new SESE curriculum will be out of date when it’s released.

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01:15:58

Special Episode: My Primary Curriculum NCCA Submission

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

2021/11/13

The NCCA are currently doing consultations on the plans for the new curriculum. I have major issues with the draft and I want to talk about them!

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40:30

Episode 068: All Special Classes get an Admin Principal

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

2021/11/09

In October 2021, Teaching Principals were told that if they opened 2 special classes, they would become an admin principal. This decision affected around 30 schools. However, was it the right decision? In this episode I wonder why.

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16:46

Episode 067: How Clean is Your School?

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

2021/11/05

Did you know the Department of Education doesn't provide a specific grant for cleaning staff so schools have to cobble together the money from funds that are supposed to cover other expenses? However, like secretaries and caretakers, shouldn't the Department of Education be paying cleaners directly?

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48:57

Special Episode: Mid-Term Circuit Break

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

2021/10/21

As we crawl to the mid term break, I look back on the extraordinary week when representative bodies forgot their only job (to represent their members) and I discuss what you felt were the worst things that COVID19 has shone a light on in the education system.

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41:43

Interview 2: Anne Hartnett (Episode 066) What Special...

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

2021/10/15

I've never worked in a Special School so what right have I to say what they need. Luckily I had some help! In this episode I interview Anne Hartnett, principal of St. Paul's Special School in Cork. She tells me all about Special Schools and, rather than me, Anne tells us what she would do if she was the Minister for Education.

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36:56

Special Episode: Norma Foley - Signficantly out of touch

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

2021/10/13

Based on a super interview by Kieran Cuddihy on Newstalk today, Minister Norma Foley tried to explain why her department removed Banked Hours from children with additional needs. In this episode, I analyse her responses to the interview and explain Banked Hours and what principals on the ground have been doing. Credit: some audio from the interview is interspersed in this episode.

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35:19

Episode 065: Prioritise Local Companies for Tendering

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

2021/10/08

This might not sounds like the most interesting episode in the world but if you ever wondered why it takes so long for your school to fix a leaking roof or to buy your child a laptop, listen in as I explain why the tendering process slows down everything but also has a much larger effect on the local economy.

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15:17

Episode 064: Caretakers should be paid directly by...

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

2021/09/30

School caretakers are paid from the ancillary grant, which is given to all schools by the Department of Education each year based on the number of pupils enrolled in the school the previous year. This grant is also supposed to cover the wage of all ancillary staff including secretaries, cleaning staff, etc. but, in general, it doesn’t cover much of those costs unless a school pays less than minimum wage. The Department of Education does not pay caretakers directly and like the secretary episode, if

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37:21

Interview 1: Dr. Gary Keogh

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

2021/09/21

For the last couple of years, I’ve been telling you what I would do if I were the Minister for Education but today I am joined by Gary Keogh, who, after many years working in the UK has some advice for me - in a way it might be best called What I Wouldn’t Do If I were the MfE. Gary has over 10 years’ experience in education, working in secondary school, undergraduate / postgraduate teaching, adult education, and teacher-training. He is the author of three books, has run marathons and even finds time

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18:15

Special Episode: COVID19 How was your Back to School?

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

2021/09/16

I haven't done an episode about COVID19 in a long time because I'd just be repeating myself. However, big decisions need to be made and I outline what I think those decisions might be.

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41:29

Episode 063: Pay Principals for all the People they...

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

2021/09/09

Principals are only paid by the DES to manage teachers, not SNAs, not caretakers, not secretaries nor bus escorts or anyone else. In this episode, I’m going to argue that if I were the Minister for Education, I would be paying principals for managing all members of a school team.

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