Walking the Dog in a Hi-Viz Talking About Education

On today's podcast, Sep 25 2026, I'll be talking about:- EU Sports Day in schools- Preview of the education convention- Attendance summit and absenteeism- Discussion on handwriting and its importance

On today's podcast, Sep 24 2026, I'll be talking about:- Gaps in special schools- Public service pay deal gaps- Child protection and trafficking

On today's podcast, I'm talking about:- another review of the school meals programme- Falling numbers in Kerry ask questions about small schools- we move on to trying to save the arts in the unconvention

On today's podcast, I talk about the EU Kids Act, Maths anxiety conference, and the researchED conference.

On today's podcast, I talk about:- attendance and why more children are missing school after the COVID-19 pandemic than before the COVID-19 pandemic- how the HSE has no data on whether schools are teaching the drug prevention programme- the Minister for Education's visit to Estonia to research AI

On today's podcast, there was no mention whatsoever about education in the media, so I thought I would take some time to talk about the union's plans if their ballot on industrial action passes. I explain what Croke Park hours are for those who think there's something to do with the GAA, and whether I agree or not with the CEC representatives' plans.

On today's podcast, I talk about:- a school transport scheme for Dublin- Is homework actually good for children?- the home tuition schemeI also discuss the Lead the Way podcast and the story of a principal that stepped away. Tune in almost every day for education news and analysis from me.

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Today I talk about a UNESCO report on teacher shortages, upcoming strike action, and a free book for all sixth class pupils in Ireland, as well as delving into behaviour.

It's Monday, September 7, and today I'm covering:- Job-sharing arrangements have been relaxed.- Councillors in schools.- A politician calling for schools to solve societal problems.- A new week means a new theme in the unconvention.

In today's episode, I talk about strikes from the unions, social media and e-scooters, and we wrap up the week of unconvention on the Irish language.