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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

Interview 32: Dr. Ross Greene and Ruth Eadie

44 mins; March 28, 2026

Interview 31: Deirdre O'Toole

49 mins; March 14, 2026

A Pause for Thought on SNA Allocations

36 mins; February 25, 2026

The Story of the Primary Language Curriculum

27 mins; February 02, 2026

The most boring podcast you'll ever hear

40 mins; January 14, 2026

The Anseo.net Review of 2025

48 mins; December 27, 2025

AI Explains the 2025 School Year

15 mins; December 23, 2025

Interview 30: Amanda Jolliffe, Lead Microsoft Dream Space

46 mins; December 06, 2025

What's the point of the Primary Ethos Survey?

29 mins; November 22, 2025

Interview 29: Debbie O'Neill (LIVE)

55 mins; November 01, 2025

Guidance on Artificial Intelligence in Schools

13 mins; October 21, 2025

Interview 27: Rozz Lewis

45 mins; October 04, 2025

SCABS: Are We Undermining the Strike Already?

32 mins; August 31, 2025

Interview 26: Patrick Jackson, Picker Pals

31 mins; August 18, 2025

What we can learn from the UK when it comes to religion in schools

31 mins; July 23, 2025

The Catholic Church Has the Least to Lose if Sacraments Leave Schools

21 mins; June 14, 2025

Interview 26: Paula Korsnakova and Eliane Segers (IEA)

47 mins; May 26, 2025

Interview 25: Roisin Brady from LanguageNut

39 mins; April 21, 2025

The True Cost of Underfunding in Irish Primary Schools

35 mins; March 31, 2025

Who owns the solar panels in schools and why does nobody care?

23 mins; March 17, 2025

Interview 24: Rob Barnett

33 mins; March 03, 2025

A Love Letter to the new Minister for Education

29 mins; February 03, 2025

Interview 23: Muireann Sadlier

55 mins; January 20, 2025

10 Reasons to Be Hopeful for Education in 2025

46 mins; January 03, 2025

Review of the Year 2024 - July to December

35 mins; December 23, 2024

Review of the Year 2024 - January to June

26 mins; December 20, 2024

Who will be the next Minister for Education?

43 mins; December 09, 2024

My Election Manifesto

33 mins; November 17, 2024

Access Undone: The Collapse of Special Education [Episode 6]

22 mins; November 15, 2024

Access Undone: The Collapse of Special Education [Episode 5]

18 mins; November 11, 2024

Access Undone: The Collapse of Special Education [Episode 4]

27 mins; October 28, 2024

Access Undone: The Collapse of Special Education [Episode 3]

35 mins; October 14, 2024

Access Undone: The Collapse of Special Education [Episode 2]

26 mins; September 30, 2024

Access Undone: The Collapse of Special Education [Episode 1]

27 mins; September 16, 2024

Access Undone: The Collapse of Special Education [trailer]

1 min; August 29, 2024

What do most schools mean when they say Religious Education?

26 mins; August 22, 2024

Special Episode on Special Education

40 mins; June 24, 2024

Interview 22: Debbie O'Neill

44 mins; June 24, 2024

Israel/Gaza

51 mins; June 10, 2024

Interview 21: Paudie Moore - The Teacher's Coach

30 mins; June 09, 2024

The Perennial Family without a School Place

36 mins; May 27, 2024

It's (unfortunately) all about the money

35 mins; May 13, 2024

Good GRACE!, Poland Bans Home, Warming to the Smartphone Ban

31 mins; April 29, 2024

INTO Congress, Moral Panic and Gender, Book Grant Uncertainty

39 mins; April 15, 2024

After Josepha, Physical Aggression Rising, Estonia is the new Finland.

33 mins; April 01, 2024

Education News: Mid-March 2024

27 mins; March 18, 2024

Education News: Late February 2024

26 mins; March 04, 2024

Education News: 1st half of February 2024

33 mins; February 19, 2024

SET Allocations - Were Children Screwed Over by the Algorithm?

31 mins; January 29, 2024

Education News: 1st half of January 2024

27 mins; January 15, 2024

The 50 Most Influential People in Education - Part 3

25 mins; January 01, 2024

Live Poetry Reading: The Children's School Lives Report 6

51 mins; December 18, 2023

Episode 083: Scrap the Catholic Religious Certificate

33 mins; December 04, 2023

Episode 082: Solve the Teacher Shortage Crisis

29 mins; November 20, 2023

Interview 20: Dan Carroll, Clever.com

45 mins; November 06, 2023

The 50 most influential people in education — where are they now? (Part 2/5)

42 mins; October 24, 2023

Interview 19: Sarah Webb and Conor Bredin

58 mins; October 09, 2023

The 50 most influential people in education — where are they now? (Part 1/5)

41 mins; September 26, 2023

Episode 081: What does inclusion really mean in a Catholic school?

24 mins; September 12, 2023

Smartphone Bans and Schools Solving Societal Issues

32 mins; August 21, 2023

The Children’s School Lives study - Report 5

9 mins; July 31, 2023

Episode 080: How Artificial Intelligence is Going to Transform Primary Education

37 mins; July 24, 2023

Episode 079: Job Interviews - The Priest's Niece and the local GAA All-Star

40 mins; July 10, 2023

Interview 18: Mark Connaughton, KlaasKickz

39 mins; June 26, 2023

Who Needs Technology Funding Anyway?

37 mins; June 12, 2023

Interview 17: Maxwell Roach - Lessons from Canada

62 hours 24 mins; May 29, 2023

My Dream Job

35 mins; May 15, 2023

Interview 16: Joe Dale

61 hours 2 mins; May 01, 2023

Why Reconfiguration is Never going to Work

61 hours 24 mins; April 17, 2023

Interview 15: The SNA Voice with Magdalena Landziak

53 mins; April 03, 2023

Episode 078: We Need to Talk about Gender

64 hours 48 mins; March 21, 2023

Interview 14 (Part 2): Julian De Spáinn, Siobhain Grogan and Muireann Ní Mhóráin

56 mins; March 08, 2023

Interview 14: Julian De Spáinn, Siobhain Grogan and Muireann Ní Mhóráin

57 mins; March 04, 2023

What do you do in those Educate Together schools?

47 mins; February 21, 2023

Interview 13: Michelle Stowe

44 mins; February 05, 2023

23 Myths about Multidenominational Schools

56 mins; January 22, 2023

Interview 12: Una and Denise from Mind Moments

54 mins; January 10, 2023

To Dee from Raheny

54 mins; January 02, 2023

Episode 077: It's Beginning to Look a lot like a Controversial Issue

46 mins; December 15, 2022

Live Poetry Reading: Children's School Lives Report 4

57 mins; December 08, 2022

Live Poetry Reading: IPPN's Roadmap to Sustainability

87 hours 56 mins; December 01, 2022

Lessons from Finland - Part 2

41 mins; November 24, 2022

Lessons from Finland - Part 1

32 mins; November 17, 2022

In "Defence" of Father Sheehy - Part 2

34 mins; November 10, 2022

In "Defence" of Father Sheehy - Part 1

40 mins; November 06, 2022

AON F-up Eile - Part 3

25 mins; November 03, 2022

AON F-up Eile - Part 2

25 mins; October 31, 2022

AON F-up Eile - Part 1

39 mins; October 28, 2022

Live Poetry Reading: AON Information Note 20/10/22

32 mins; October 20, 2022

Why are Principals Resigning?

41 mins; October 14, 2022

Live Poetry Reading: Irish Exemptions

42 mins; October 06, 2022

Reaction to Budget 2023

35 mins; September 28, 2022

How will you vote in the latest pay deal?

39 mins; September 20, 2022

The Story of Droichead: Part 7

36 mins; September 14, 2022

The Story of Droichead: Part 6

26 mins; September 07, 2022

The Story of Droichead: Part 5

25 mins; August 31, 2022

The Story of Droichead: Part 4

21 mins; August 24, 2022

The Story of Droichead: Part 3

36 mins; August 17, 2022

The Story of Droichead: Part 2

24 mins; August 10, 2022

The Story of Droichead: Part 1

48 mins; August 03, 2022

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