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Education News in Ireland
School of Excellence in Creativity Award 2025
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 01/05/2024.Tags: Teachers Education And Politics
The Department of Education invites expressions of interest from post-primary schools interested in partaking in a project to review, evaluate and develop creativity in their school.
Successful schools will ... click to read full post & comments
Principals call for re-examination of SET allocation Model
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound, on 29/04/2024.Tags: Teachers
A survey from the National Principals’ Forum has revealed that more than half of primary school principals have reported that they had no faith that their appeal to the Department of Education for extra Special Education Teaching hours would be successful. They cited the administrative burden, the timeframe and the ... click to read full post & comments
Additional Funding for Special Schools
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound, on 23/04/2024.Tags: Teacher
Minister of State for Special Education and Inclusion, Hildegarde Naughton T.D., has announced details of the arrangements to apply for the application of the additional targeted supports for special schools announced in Budget 2024.
Special schools provide an education for children and young people with the most significant special educational needs. A key feature of Budget 2024 is the ... click to read full post & comments
Computer Science Week Launched
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound, on 19/04/2024.Tags: Teachers Parenting
Minister for Education, Norma Foley TD, has launched Computer Science Week 2024, which is set to take place from 20 – 27 April.
Events set to take place during Computer Science Week 2024 will focus on the ... click to read full post & comments
Phased return to normal Leaving Certificate
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound, on 17/04/2024.Tags: Parenting Teachers
Minister for Education Norma Foley TD has today confirmed that the gradual return to normal Leaving Certificate outcomes will begin in 2025. For students in 2024, there will be no change from last year with grades to stay at ... click to read full post & comments
New Anti-bullying Initiatives for Schools
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound, on 16/04/2024.Tags: Education And Politics Teachers
Minister for Education Norma Foley TD has announced new initiatives to progress work on addressing bullying in schools from September 2024, as part of the Department of Education’s Cineáltas: Action Plan on Bullying. These will include the roll-out of new ... click to read full post & comments(1)
Revised Assessment of Need Process for schools announced
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound, on 16/04/2024.Tags: Education And Politics Teachers Parenting
Minister for Education Norma Foley, TD, and Minister for Special Education and Inclusion, Hildegarde Naughton, TD, have announced a revised assessment of need process for schools.
This revised process has been developed on foot of a recent High Court judgement which found that ... click to read full post & comments
New Upskilling Programme for post-primary teachers in Irish
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound on 05/04/2024.Tags: Teachers
Minister for Education Norma Foley TD has announced that Trinity College Dublin, alongside Marino Institute of Education, has secured a contract to offer an innovative two-year programme aimed at ... 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
Dept of Ed statement on Junior Cycle School Book Scheme
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound, on 25/03/2024.Tags: Teachers Parenting
Statement issued by Department of Education on the Delivery of the Junior Cycle Schoolbooks advising that additional user-friendly resources and support will be provided after Easter Break
The new Junior Cycle Schoolbooks Scheme is ... click to read full post & comments
Location of two new special schools confirmed
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 25/03/2024.Tags: Parenting Teachers
Minister for Education Norma Foley TD and Minister of State for Special Education and Inclusion Josepha Madigan TD have confirmed the location of two new special schools in Limerick and Kildare. This follows their announcement on 6 December 2023 of the establishment of four new special schools for ... click to read full post & comments
Public invited to have say on new Primary Curriculum
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound, on 08/03/2024.Tags: Parenting
As part of the redevelopment of the Primary School Curriculum, NCCA has opened the consultation process inviting the public to have their say on the new primary school curriculum in modern Ireland.
The NCCA is consulting on ... click to read full post & comments(2)
Details of new school book scheme for Junior cycle
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound, on 08/03/2024.Tags: Parentin Education And Politics
Minister for Education Norma Foley TD has announced details of a new groundbreaking scheme which provides free schoolbooks to Junior Cycle students in post-primary schools in the ... click to read full post & comments
Phased changes to School Bus Transport scheme likely
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound, on 27/02/2024.Tags: Parenting
It is expected that the Minister for Education, Normal Foley, will update the Government today on the review of the school transport scheme which is used by 161,000 students.
Under the current scheme, the rules require that students must choose the school nearest ... click to read full post & comments
Secondary School Immunisation Programme has started
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound, on 20/02/2024.Tags: Parenting
Immunisation is one of the most effective ways of protecting your child against harmful diseases. The HSE is advising parents of first year students to make sure their child gets vaccinated through the HSE school ... click to read full post & comments
Pilot Voluntary Redeployment Scheme for Post Primary
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound, on 08/02/2024.Tags: Teachers
The Pilot Voluntary Redeployment Scheme 2024 is available to permanent/CID teachers who are employed in a post primary school:
Schools invited to take part in Creative Clusters
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound, on 08/02/2024.Tags: Teachers
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Minister for Education Norma Foley TD has today invited schools and YouthReach centres across Ireland to apply to take part in Creative Clusters for the two years commencing ... click to read full post & comments
18,000 Ukrainian students in Irish schools
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound, on 15/01/2024.Tags: Education And Politics Teachers
The Department of Education can confirm that 18,003 Ukrainian pupils had been enrolled in schools across Ireland at the end of December 2023. Out of that figure, 11,165 of these pupils had ... click to read full post & comments
School STEM Grants Trebled
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound, on 21/12/2023.Tags: Education And Politics Teachers
Minister for Education Norma Foley TD today announced a trebling of the budget for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) grants to €4.7m. The announcement, which comes as a result of ... click to read full post & comments
Leaving Certificate Oral Examinations 2024
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound, on 18/12/2023.Tags: Education & Politics Teachers Parenting
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ASTI and ISSU issued statements expressing disappointment at the Examination Comission's announcement that 2024 Leaving Certificate Oral examinations will once again be held during the first week of the students Easter Break (Saturday 23rd to Thursday 28th March 2024) - see statements below ... click to read full post & comments
Leaving Cert Reforms Consultation
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound, on 14/12/2023.Tags: Teachers Parenting Education & Politics
Minister for Education Norma Foley TD along with Arlene Forster, Chief Executive Officer of the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA), today formally marked the recent launch of the open consultation on draft specifications for six Leaving ... click to read full post & comments
Feeder Schools Lists published for 2023
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound, on 12/12/2023.Tags: Teachers Education & Politics Parenting
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The college progression data or information on ‘feeder schools’ to third level for autumn 2023 is available today on Schooldays.ie providing school-by-school information on which students have progressed to which colleges this year.
To view the information on your school for the last thirteen years on Schooldays.ie, visit ... click to read full post & comments(1)
Four New Special Schools for Students Announced
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound, on 06/12/2023.Tags: Teachers Parenting
Minister for Education Norma Foley TD and Minister of State for Special Education and Inclusion Josepha Madigan TD have today, 6 December, announced the establishment of four new special schools next year to cater for the increasing number of students with Special Educational Needs (SEN). ... click to read full post & comments
Irish students are Best Performers in Reading Literacy
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound, on 05/12/2023.Tags: Teachers Parenting
Minister Foley welcomes the publication of PISA 2022 results, showing students significantly above average in mathematics, reading and science. ... click to read full post & comments
The Solar for Schools Programme has Commenced
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound, on 23/11/2023.Tags: Teachers
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Minister for Education Norma Foley TD and Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications, Ossian Smyth, today launched the commencement of the first phase of the Solar for Schools Programme. ... click to read full post & comments
Cineáltas Flag issued to all Schools during Anti-Bullying Week
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound, on 16/11/2023.Tags: Teachers
Minister Foley issues Cineáltas Flag to all primary, post-primary and special schools during Anti-Bullying Week 2023. ... click to read full post & comments
Students Demand Orals Examinations to Return to Pre-Pandemic Timings
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound, on 16/11/2023.Tags: Teachers Parenting
The Irish Second Level Students Union (ISSU) is demanding that Oral Examination times be changed to before the Easter break, reverting back to the timetable in place pre-pandemic. ... click to read full post & comments
HSE Encourages Schools to Catch It Bin It Kill It
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound, on 10/11/2023.Tags: Teachers
New Plan to Encourage no Smartphones for Children in Primary Schools
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound, on 09/11/2023.Tags: Parenting
The Government has approved plans to roll out resources to support parents and parent associations who wish to develop voluntary codes regarding smartphone use among primary school children. ... click to read full post & comments
One and Half Million Euro Funding in STEM Learning Grant
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound, on 08/11/2023.Tags: Teachers
Minister for Education Norma Foley TD has today announced a Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) Learning Grant for Schools. The grant scheme realises the commitment, under the STEM Education Implementation Plan to 2026, to the development of a scheme which includes the provision of funding to enhance, develop or re-establish STEM education projects that engage learners in STEM in primary and/or post-primary schools. ... click to read full post & comments
Creation of 425 new BLAST Arts in Education Residencies
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound, on 23/10/2023.Tags: Teachers
Minister for Education, Norma Foley TD, has today announced the latest updates to BLAST and Creative Clusters as part of the Creative Youth Plan 2023 – 2027. ... click to read full post & comments
€250 million investment of large-scale school building projects
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound on 19/10/2023.Tags: Teachers
Minister for Education Norma Foley TD announced the commencement of construction on Project Nore, a bundle of seven large-scale school building projects that are being delivered by the National Development Finance Agency (NDFA) for the Department of Education across schools in Tipperary, Kilkenny, Westmeath and Kildare. ... click to read full post & comments
Junior Cycle Results 2023 issue today
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 18/10/2023.Tags: Parenting Teachers
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2023 is the first time that the number of candidates taking Junior Cycle tests has surpassed 70,000 with 70,727 receiving their Junior Cycle results today. Schools will be making results available to students today at a time decided by ... click to read full post & comments
Budget 2024 Education & Parenting Update
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound on 10/10/2023.Tags: Education And Politics Teachers Parenting
A total of €10.5 billion has been allocated to the Department of Education for 2024, This will include:
Free Bedtime Story Books for Children 4 years and under
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound, on 09/10/2023.Tags: Parenting Teachers
Roderic O’ Gorman, Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth and Heather Humphreys, Minister for Rural and Community Development today announced the First 5 Little Book at Bedtime initiative, in collaboration with public libraries and the Local Government Management Agency. ... click to read full post & comments
First Special Needs Assistant Workforce Development
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound, on 03/10/2023.Tags: Teachers
The Minister of State for Special Education and Inclusion Josepha Madigan TD, has today announced that the Department of Education will establish the first Special Needs Assistant (SNA) Workforce Development Plan. ... click to read full post & comments
Campaign to Encourage School Attendance Announced
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound, on 26/09/2023.Tags: Parenting Teachers
Minister for Education Norma Foley TD today unveils €6 million in one off funding to support and promote attendance in primary, post-primary and special schools. ... click to read full post & comments
Report published on use of reduced school days
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound, on 22/09/2023.Tags: Teachers
Minister for Education Norma Foley TD and Minister of State for Special Education and Inclusion Josepha Madigan TD have today ( 21 September 2023) published 2 reports on the data received from Tusla Education Support Services on the use of reduced school days (RSD) since the guidelines were introduced on January 1st 2022. ... click to read full post & comments
Update to Senior Cycle Redevelopment
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound, on 20/09/2023.Tags: Parenting Teachers
The Minister for Education, Norma Foley TD, today 20 September 2023, announces an updated programme for Senior Cycle Redevelopment. ... click to read full post & comments
Primary School Reps Call for Increased Funding of 50%
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound, on 12/09/2023.Tags: Parenting Teachers
In last year’s budget, Minister for Education Norma Foley TD increased the primary school capitation grant to €258 per pupil to assist schools in dealing with the myriad of financial pressures facing school communities. ... click to read full post & comments
Junior Cycle Exam Results Due on 18 October
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound, on 11/09/2023.Tags: Parenting Teachers
Minister for Education Norma Foley has announced the Junior Cycle exam results are due out on 18th October 2023. ... click to read full post & comments
New Primary Mathematics Curriculum Launched
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound, on 11/09/2023.Tags: Teachers Parenting
Minister for Education Norma Foley TD today launches the new Primary Mathematics Curriculum for all primary and special schools. ... click to read full post & comments
25% Primary & 40% Secondary experience cyberbullying
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound, on 07/09/2023.Tags: Parenting
CyberSafeKids published startling figures in the annual CyberSafeKids’ Annual Trends and Usage Report. ... click to read full post & comments
61,736 Students Received Leaving Certificate Results Today
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound, on 25/08/2023.Tags: Parenting
Minister for Education Norma Foley TD, Minister of State for Special Education and Inclusion Josepha Madigan TD and Minister of State for Sport and Physical Education Thomas Byrne TD have congratulated the X candidates across Ireland receiving the results of their Leaving Certificate examinations today. ... click to read full post & comments