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Leaving Certificate Results 2024
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound, on 23/08/2024.Tags: Parents Teachers
60,839 Leaving Certificate students receive their Leaving Certificate Results today after 10am. The figure of 60,839 includes 4,086 students who sat the alternative Leaving Certificate Applied programme - an increase of ... click to read full post & comments
Animal Assisted Education Programme for Neurodivergent students
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound, on 03/04/2024.Tags: Parents Teachers
Autism Assistance Dogs Ireland (AADI) has announced the introduction of its new Animal Assisted Education Programme, which is supported by the Royal Canin Foundation in collaboration with University College Cork. The pioneering initiative aims to ... click to read full post & comments
Leaving Cert Oral and Practical Exams Deferred until Easter 2022
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 21/12/2021.Tags: Parents Education And Politics
The Department of Education today (Monday, 20 December 2021) and the State Examinations Commission hosted online a meeting of the advisory group of stakeholders on planning for the State Examinations 2022. ... click to read full post & comments(1)
Review of Education for Persons with Special Needs launched
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 20/12/2021.Tags: Parents Education And Politics
Minister of State with responsibility for Special Education and Inclusion Josepha Madigan TD has today announced the commencement of a full review of the Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act 2004. The EPSEN Act provides for the education of children aged under 18 years with special educational needs. ... click to read full post & comments
Antigen Testing for School Children
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 26/11/2021.Tags: Parents
From the 29th of November the use of antigen testing in certain circumstances in children who are asymptomatic and part of a classroom pod, where there is a confirmed case of COVID-19 will be introduced.
The antigen testing is only for asymptomatic children in a pod with a confirmed positive case. Symptomatic children must stay home if they display any symptoms like a new cough, shortness of breath, high temperature, sore throat – ... click to read full post & comments
Minister Requests History be given Special Core Status
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 01/10/2019.Tags: Parents Teachers
Minister for Education and Skills Joe McHugh T.D. has today (Tuesday October 1) announced that he has requested History to be given a special core status in the Framework for Junior Cycle.
Minister McHugh took the decision after giving full consideration to a review of the optional status of History under the new Framework ... click to read full post & comments(12)
Changes to Leaving Cert Results & Appeals for 2019
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 02/11/2018.Tags: Education And Politics Teachers Parents
Minister for Education and Skills, Joe McHugh T.D., and Minister of State for Higher Education, Mary Mitchell O’Connor T.D., have today (1st November 2018) announced significant changes to the Leaving Certificate examination appeals process from 2019. The changes will mean that, in future, students who appeal the results of the Leaving Certificate will be ... click to read full post & comments(6)
Free Public Transport for Kids with Leap Card
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 03/07/2018.Tags: Parents
This article has been updated to be accurate for the 2019 Kids Go Free initiative
For the month of july, children aged 18 and under who hold a child leap card can enjoy public transportation completely Free. This is part of the KIds Go Free initiative, which is active from the 1st to the 28th of July! ... click to read full post & comments(3)
Schools asked to Promote Farm Safety
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 19/06/2018.Tags: Teachers Parents
The Health and Safety Authority and the Irish Primary Principals Network (IPPN) have issued a joint appeal to primary schools to promote a strong farm safety message to children before they break for the summer.
Summer holidays are a high risk time for children who ... click to read full post & comments(4)
Major Update in Sex Education Announced
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 03/04/2018.Tags: Teachers Parents
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The Minister for Education and Skills, Richard Bruton TD, today announced a major review of Relationships and Sexuality Education (RSE) in schools.
The review will cover both the content of the RSE curriculum and support ... click to read full post & comments
The School Expo 2018 RDS
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 21/02/2018.Tags: Teachers Parents
The School Expo 2018 will be hosted on Saturday, March 10th at the RDS.
An exciting new event bringing all involved in Education in Ireland together. Listen to incredible Main Stage Speakers covering many of the key crucial current areas in education, attend ... click to read full post & comments
Dublin International School Open for Applications
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 16/10/2017.Tags: Parents
Nord Anglia International School Dublin today announced that they are now officially accepting student applications for the 2018/19 academic year.
The school is expected to open in September 2018 and will initially educate students from ... click to read full post & comments(1)
School Costs putting Strain on Parents
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 02/08/2017.Tags: Parents
Barnardos’ Annual School Costs Survey has found once more, that parents are bearing the brunt of an underfunded education system.
There remains a constant expectation that parents will prop up the educational system by having to ... click to read full post & comments
Need Assistance with your Child Care Costs?
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 08/30/2016.Tags: Parents
If you are a parent/guardian who is on low income, is in school, job training or in receipt of social welfare payment then you may be eligible for assistance with your childcare costs.
The Department of Children and Youth Afairs (DCYA) currently provides financial help towards childcare costs for many of these parents/guardians under the ... click to read full post & comments
School Admission Waiting Lists to be Banned
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 06/07/2016.Tags: Parents Education And Politics Teachers
The Minister for Education and Skills, Richard Bruton TD, today announced that Government has approved the Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2016.
The Bill will be introduced to the Oireachtas this week with view to enactment as soon as possible after that. The Programme for Government targets enactment of this legislation before ... click to read full post & comments(4)
Donegal School Targeted in Vulgar Vandalism Attack
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 22/04/2016.Tags: Parents Teachers
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A national school in Donegal is planning to install security cameras and enhanced security after what is believed to be human excrement was left in ... click to read full post & comments
Education-focused Creche Inspections commence
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 04/14/2016.Tags: Education And Politics Parents
The Department of Education and Skills (DES) and the Department of Children and Youth Affairs (DCYA) have announced the commencement of education-focused inspections in pre-schools participating in the government’s Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) Programme.
The early-years education-focused model of inspection, which has been approved by the Minister for Education and Skills, Jan O’Sullivan and the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, James Reilly, will be ... click to read full post & comments
Choose Your Words Wisely Because They Can Hurt
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 03/08/2016.Tags: Parents Teachers
The ISPCC has launched a social media public awareness campaign to draw attention to the issue of cyberbullying, advising that ‘your words can hurt, choose them wisely’.
The week long campaign runs from 7th-13th March and highlights how cyberbullying presents new challenges for children and parents. There can be a much wider ... click to read full post & comments
Minister launches new CAO points scale
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound, on 03/09/2015.Tags: Education And Politics Teachers Parents
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The Minister for Education and Skills, Jan O’Sullivan TD, today launched a new CAO points scale which will be used for entry to higher education from 2017.
Announcing the changes, Minister O’Sullivan said, “In April I announced a package of ambitious reforms designed to better support students transitioning from second level to higher education, including a new ... click to read full post & comments(2)
Second level strike on 2nd December
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound on 11/14/2014.Tags: Education And Politics Teachers Parents
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Statement from ASTI & TUI
The ASTI Standing Committee and TUI Executive Committee today voted to take a day’s strike action on Tuesday December 2nd and a further day of strike action in ... click to read full post & comments
Over 300 new support teachers announced
Posted by Sally O'Brien, on 10/14/2014.Tags: Education And Politics Teachers Parents
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Over 300 new support teachers have been announced for special needs students, it was announced today by the National Council for Special Education (NCSE).
The teachers, who will start immediately, will represent a 15% increase in teachers in the last two years and will bring the number of resource teacher posts allocated to ... click to read full post & comments
Report finds class still an issue in education
Posted by Sally O'Brien, on 08/12/2014.Tags: Education And Politics Teachers Parents
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The Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) has published a report today highlighting how young working class school leavers are less likely to reach third level education than their middle class peers. The report entitled, ‘Leaving School in Ireland: A Longitudinal Study of Post-School Transitions’ surveyed over 750 young people who had completed their Leaving Certificate in the last four years.
According to the report, ‘This cohort of young people is of particular interest as they went through the ... click to read full post & comments
A New Subject for the Leaving Cert.... Politics!
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound on 01/30/2014.Tags: Education And Politics Teachers Parents
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Education Minister Ruairi Quinn has confirmed that ‘Politics and Society’ is to become available as a subject option for the Leaving Certificate. A date has not yet been finalised for it’s introduction but the Minister has informed the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA) that he wants it to proceed.
The new subject will build on student learning at junior cycle level through Civic, Social and Political Education (CSPE) and has been under discussion since 2006 with a syllabus being prepared in 2011. A copy of the Consultation Document and the draft syllabus ... click to read full post & comments(1)
Junior Certificate to be renamed as JCSA
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound on 01/15/2014.Tags: Education And Politics Teachers Parents
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The Minister for Education and Skills, Ruairí Quinn T.D., has today announced that the new name for the reformed Junior Certificate will be the JCSA or Junior Cycle Student Award.
Minister Quinn said, “The overhaul of junior cycle is long over-due and much needed. The new JCSA will put students, rather than exams, at the centre of the three year cycle.
Minister Quinn continued, “Most parents and teachers that I meet are supportive of the need to overhaul junior cycle – for the good of students. However, I do acknowledge that ... click to read full post & comments