That'll Teach You

Does religion still have a place in Irish schools? Should the Catholic sacraments be taught during the school day, or does this isolate those children not involved? Should all children attend their local school? Education Equality Ireland's Anna Hurley joins the podcast this week to discuss all of these questions, and more. Anna explains the origins, achievements and current goals of Education Equality Ireland, as well as where the movement is going.Follow us @thatllteachyoupodcast on Instagram and Tiktok, and don't forget to rate and review!

Occupational Therapist Sorcha Rice (@ot_sorcharice) joins the podcast this week to discuss how OTs can help to support students and teachers in schools. We talk about setting up classrooms and schools for all children, not just the neurotypical. Sorcha also spoke about being an adult with AuDHD and a PDA profile, and spoke about how PDA can manifest in children, and how we can best support them in our schools.Follow us @thatllteachyoupodcast on Instagram and Tiktok, and don't forget to rate and review!

Is LGBTQ+ society properly represented in children's literature? Do teachers need to be "careful" about introducing LGBTQ+ books in the classroom? Award-winning author Sarah Hagger-Holt joins Jane and Hugh to answer these questions and more.Follow Sarah @sarahhaggerholt and follow us @thatllteachyoupodcast

Kids need music! But are schools doing enough to foster a love of, and confidence in, music? We are joined by Ciara O'Connor (@oconnorsmusicschool), founder of Ceol Cliste, who talks about what teachers can do to help their students develop their musical skills and confidence. Whether its violins and tin whistles, or sound bellows and boomwhackers, there are so many ways to bring music into schools.If you liked this episode, please rate and review us!Follow us @thatllteachyoupodcast on Instagram and Tiktok

It is Episode 100 of That'll Teach You! To celebrate, we are joined by fan favourites Tina (@teacherofdotes) and Robbie (@positiveprimaryprincipal) to look back on the first term of the school year. We also spoke with Simon Lewis (@anseodotnet) of Anseo.net and Mash.ie to catch up on his very different first school term.Thank you for listening to us - we can't wait to start back on 7th January with Episode 101!Don't forget to enter our fantastic Christmas giveaway competition - follow us @thatllteachyoupodcast for details!Please recommend us to a friend, and take a moment to rate and review us - it really helps!

It's Christmas! Everyone in your life needs a book, and we're here to help! We welcome back Dr Becky Long from Children's Books Ireland (@kidsbooksirel) to take us through books for all ages. Becky appears to have read every book ever, so who better to help fill your Christmas stockings. From picture books to JRR Tolkein's Santa letters, Becky has something for everyone.Make sure to check out our Instagram (@thatllteachyoupodcast) to enter competition where you can win some fabulous prizes!

Dyslexia is the most common learning difficulty in the world, and yet there are still so many misconceptions around what it is, and how we can support the dyslexic children in our care. Dr Jen O'Sullivan (@readwritejen) joins us today to discuss (and debunk) some of these myths, and to give teachers and parents advice about early intervention and support.If you enjoyed this episode, why not listen to last week's episode with Dr Treasa Bowe on Morphology?Follows us @thatllteachyoupodcast and don't forget to rate and review!

Literacy guru Treasa Bowe (@betweenthecoversofagoodbook) returns to That'll Teach You to talk about the the sci-fi-sounding topic of morphology. Why does breaking words into component parts make it easier for children to develop vocabulary and spelling skills? Is there a risk we're over-complicating what our students need to know? As ever, Treasa has the answers.Follow us @thatllteachyoupodcast on Instagram and Tiktok, and please rate and review!