Happy New Year! To kick off 2026, we are rejoined by Sophie Cole (@special_education_muinteoir), for an update on her campaign to amend assault leave. Sophie's story is shocking, heartbreaking, and inspiring all in one.

If you haven't already, make sure to listen to Sophie's first episode last year, Assault in the Classroom.

Please make sure you also follow Sophie and her campaign on social media - she is doing such important work for education professionals, and for the children in their care.

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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!

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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.

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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?

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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.

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Author and illustrator Tarsila Krüse takes us inside her creative process, from drawing books backwards to sketching star signs with her son. If you haven't read and experienced Tarsila's books yet, why not?

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Trina Golden, principal and all-round education queen, is back on That'll Teach You to talk Special Education. What changes were made with the updated SET guidelines in 2024? What do school leaders need to do to show that SET is valued in schools? And what can we all do in our day-to-day lives to help support the most vulnerable children in our care?

Follow Trina @fromtinyacorns and make sure to check out her recent webinar on this very topic.

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We talk a lot about play, but how can we bring it into everyday teaching in the senior classes in primary school? Luckily for us, we are rejoined by play expert Gillian (@the_glitter_and_coffee_teacher) to discuss exactly that. Gillian talks about the importance of letting children learn in a variety of ways to aid their development, and tackles the tricky question: how do we assess play?

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Ciara Reilly is back in the classroom! After several years working in other areas of education, Ciara is back where (we think) she belongs, and we are so excited to have her on the show again to chat about how her first half-term has been. We ask Ciara about the positive and negative changes she has seen since returning to school, we discuss writing and the use of technology, and Hugh discovers a seasonal spider to kick off the show.

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Award-winning author Sinead Moriarty joins the podcast, and we are EXCITED! We discuss the important themes and messages that Sinead's books can bring into the classroom, discover her writing process, and try to coax her into saying what's coming next. If you haven't read Sinead's books, what are you doing? Her children's novels are very accessible while still dealing with meaningful real-life issues.

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