{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6627d32658f3fb001238b9b5/662f5383b3b35a00121042ce?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Why are we talking about class sizes?","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6627d32658f3fb001238b9b5/1715263322602-190a54106337f0b4e164c7530f24ba8a.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>To conclude season 1 of Teacher Talk with the INTO, we will be talking about an issue the union has long campaigned on … Ireland’s supersized class sizes. Some 80% of our primary school classes are above the EU average of 20 pupils to one teacher, with 1 in 5 pupils learning in a supersized class of 30 or more.</p><p>So, why are we still talking about class sizes? What are the consequences of supersized classes on children’s education?&nbsp;</p><p>Feargal Brougham and Tracie Tobin consider these topical questions in this episode.</p><p><br></p>","author_name":"INTO"}