#emmaokelly — Public Fediverse posts

[07:00] Who decides when to shut a school with low enrolment?

School is where our children learn vital socialisation skills, they learn to play and get along together. But a system that allows schools that tiny to continue, even if just for one year, is denying some this vital companionship, writes Emma O Kelly.

https://www.rte.ie/news/analysis-and-comment/2025/0313/1501765-small-school-analysis/

#oneyear #EmmaOKelly

[08:00] What lies ahead now for Synge Street?

Once again, Synge Street finds itself at the centre of a wider story in Irish education and the pressing need for change on a variety of fronts, writes Emma O Kelly.

https://www.rte.ie/news/analysis-and-comment/2025/0216/1496985-synge-st/

#SyngeStreet #Irish #EmmaOKelly

[07:41] Music college BIMM and its link to TU Dublin

Music college BIMM on Dublin's Francis Street has a strong reputation but the fact it is a private college linked to TU Dublin may come as news to many of its students, writes Emma O Kelly.

https://www.rte.ie/news/analysis-and-comment/2025/0210/1495701-bimm-tu-dublin/

#BIMM #Dublin #FrancisStreet #TUDublin #EmmaOKelly

[16:33] Schools facing 'new landscape' over mobile phone use

In 2024, a number of significant steps were taken to try and bolster the role of schools in arming children and teenagers to protect themselves from challenges that are seeping into their lives, writes Emma O Kelly.

https://www.rte.ie/news/2024/1230/1488531-education-year-in-review/

#2024 #EmmaOKelly