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The Government has reiterated its commitment to reopen schools on 1 February, but with just over ten days to go until that deadline, many are skeptical about the prospect of pupils returning to the classroom. In homes around the country, kitchens have been converted to classrooms and dining tables to desks, as a second semester of homeschooling is in full swing. Catherine Hanly, a mother-of-three from Co Roscommon, is home schooling with a 14-month-old baby, a junior infant and a senior infant, while also caring for her husband who is recovering from a serious illness. She said her full-time ...

  As teachers take part in another round of remote teaching, many are using the lessons they learned during the previous lockdown to inform their work. We spoke to educators on what works and what doesn’t based on their experiences last year. ‘Try and keep it as interactive and positive as you can’ Evin Devenney teaches Science and Coding in a post-primary school in Raphoe in Donegal. He is also a Google certified educator and trainer. Devenney surveyed his students last year to see what worked - or didn’t work - for them during the lack lockdown. Given the poor broadban...