David Puttnam: ‘We have to see distance learning as a human right'

From his West Cork office, David Puttnam works with a 70-strong international school group — he reports an overwhelmingly positive response from parents to the online component of their children’s education.

Educator and digital advocate David Puttnam tells Jess Casey that delaying the Leaving Cert is a mistake, when we ought to regard remote work as part of Ireland’s new normal

As thousands of students across the country get to grips with distance learning as schools and universities remain closed, David Puttnam has lamented the opportunity lost with regards to revamping the Leaving Cert exam.