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Education News in Ireland
Thomond wins €10,000 for STEM Education
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 10/12/2019.Tags: Teachers Education And Politics
BD RCI awards €24,000 in educational funding to secondary schools across ... click to read full post & comments
Christian Brothers Redress Contribution Completed
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 09/12/2019.Tags: Teachers Education And Politics
The Department of Education and Skills has today (Monday 9th December) confirmed ... click to read full post & comments
36 Regional Officers elected to ISSU
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 05/12/2019.Tags: Teachers Education And Politics
From the 15th of October to the 29th of November the Irish Second-Level Students’ Union (ISSU) hosted, ... click to read full post & comments
ASTI to issue directive on SLAR meetings
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 04/12/2019.Tags: Teachers Education And Politics
ASTI members have voted to authorise the ASTI to issue a directive on the scheduling of Subject Learning and ... click to read full post & comments
Our Voices Our Schools Online Resource
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 04/12/2019.Tags: Teachers Education And Politics
Following two years of work, the Comhairle na nÓg National Executive today launched their toolkit Our Voices Our Schools at Collins Barracks.
Our Voices Our Schools was created as a result of young people around the ... click to read full post & comments
Feeder Schools Lists published for 2019
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound, on 03/12/2019.Tags: Parenting Teachers
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The college progression data or information on ‘feeder schools’ to third level for autumn 2019 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 ten years on Schooldays.ie, visit ... click to read full post & comments
Plans to move sacramental preparations away from schools
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 03/12/2019.Tags: Parenting
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The Archbishop of Dublin, Diarmuid Martin, has said training must begin immediately to prepare volunteers in parishes to support families in ... click to read full post & comments
Ireland's 15 year olds among best in reading literacy
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 03/12/2019.Tags: Education And Politics Parenting Teachers
The Minister for Education and Skills Joe McHugh TD today (Tuesday 3 December 2019) welcomed the 2018 OECD PISA (Programme for International Student Assessment) results which show Ireland’s 15 year-olds are among the best in - ... click to read full post & comments
‘Know the Score’ launched by Ministers
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 27/11/2019.Tags: Teachers Parenting
Minister for Health Simon Harris TD, Minister for Education and Skills Joe McHugh TD and Minister of State for Health Promotion ... click to read full post & comments
Traveller Participation in Higher Education
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 26/11/2019.Tags: Teachers Parenting
Minister of State for Higher Education Mary Mitchell O’Connor T.D. today, on World Access to Higher Education Day, launched the Action Plan to Promote Traveller Participation in Higher Education. The Minister was joined at the launch, held in TU Dublin, by several third level students and recent graduates ... click to read full post & comments
€30 million Investment in 405 Schools
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 25/11/2019.Tags: Teachers Education And Politics
New Climate Action focus for Summer Works Scheme
The Minister for Education and Skills Joe McHugh T.D. has today (Monday 25 November 2019) announced a €30million package for 405 schools ... click to read full post & comments
What Works Initiative announced
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 22/11/2019.Tags: Teachers Education And Politics
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The Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Dr Katherine Zappone TD, is pleased to announce funding of €1,514,000 under the What Works initiative to support the ... click to read full post & comments
Did you donate this Shoebox to the Team Hope Appeal?
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 21/11/2019.Tags: Parenting
Team Hope is delighted to announce that in celebrating their 10th year, they have today, Thursday, 21 November, counted their two millionth shoebox as part of their annual appeal. The gift-filled shoebox was collected in their Cherrywood distribution centre in South Dublin and will be ... click to read full post & comments(1)
Applications for Patronage of 4 New Primary Schools
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 20/11/2019.Tags: Teachers Education And Politics
The Minister for Education and Skills Joe McHugh T.D. has today invited school patron bodies/prospective school patron bodies to apply for the patronage of new primary schools to be established in September 2020.
Today’s invitation follows on from the announcement on ... click to read full post & comments
Minister meets Volunteers in Apple Schools Project
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 18/11/2019.Tags: Teachers Education And Politics
The Minister for Education and Skills Joe McHugh T.D. today visited the recently expanded Apple campus in Cork and observed the ongoing work of the Apple school engagement programme which ... click to read full post & comments
South Dublin Schools Urged to Provide more Places for Special Needs
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 15/11/2019.Tags: Parenting Teachers
The Minister for Education and Skills Joe McHugh T.D. has today urged principals, boards of management and patrons across south Dublin to offer to increase places for children with special needs.
The Minister made the call as he ... click to read full post & comments
Grants of €29 Million for Primary Schools
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 12/11/2019.Tags: Teachers Education And Politics
The Minister for Education and Skills Joe McHugh T.D. has today announced €29 million in grants for primary schools for Minor Works.
The money will be paid to all primary schools in the first half of ... click to read full post & comments
Students Want Overhaul to Leaving Cert
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 07/11/2019.Tags: Parenting Teachers
New ESRI research shows a strong appetite among students, parents and teachers for changing senior cycle education, which incorporates Transition Year, 5th Year and 6th Year. A study presenting their viewpoints shows that ... click to read full post & comments
tess Launches Every School Day Counts
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 05/11/2019.Tags: Parenting Teachers
Tusla Education Support Service or tess is launching its first national, School Attendance Drive ‘Every School Day Counts’ to promote regular school attendance.
Each school ... click to read full post & comments(1)
Publication of Regional Enrolment Projections
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 29/10/2019.Tags: Teachers Education And Politics
Pupil numbers in primary schools in Dublin are projected to fall by 28% by 2036 while those in the Mid-East will fall by just 12.7%.
The Minister for Education and Skills Joe McHugh T.D. has today (Monday 28th October 2019) welcomed the publication of a new statistical report which ... click to read full post & comments(1)
Minister Hosts First Cross-Border Schools Initiative
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 23/10/2019.Tags: Teachers Education And Politics
An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar T.D. welcomes initiative to bring up to 60 students from four schools, north and south, to an event at the Clock Tower in the ... click to read full post & comments
AbbVie's Back to School for STEM Programme launched
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 21/10/2019.Tags: Teachers Education And Politics
Minister for Education and Skills, Joe McHugh TD, joined students and representatives of the global biopharmaceutical company AbbVie at a special educational event at St Naul’s National School in ... click to read full post & comments(1)
Better Off Students Still More Likely to Go to College
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 21/10/2019.Tags: Teachers Education And Politics
Those from Better Off Financial Backgrounds Still More Likely to Go to College
Progress has been made in delivering on the national priority of increasing access to ... click to read full post & comments(1)
DCU Study on how to Improve Children’s Poor Sleep Habits
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 14/10/2019.Tags: Parenting Teachers
A Dublin City University study shows a notable improvement in children’s sleep behaviours by implementing a short school and home-based programme.
The link between inadequate sleep levels in children and poor engagement with school is ... click to read full post & comments
Mandate for Industrial Action Over Pay Discrimination
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 11/10/2019.Tags: Teachers Education And Politics
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Teachers’ Union of Ireland (TUI) members have voted by a margin of 92% to 8% to endorse the Union’s mandate for industrial action, up to and including strike action, as part of the campaign to end ... click to read full post & comments
Parent’s Leave and Benefit Bill
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 08/10/2019.Tags: Parenting
Working parents will soon be able to look forward to spending an extra two weeks leave with their new-born, or newly adopted children, thanks to a Bill published late on ... click to read full post & comments
Budget 2020 Education Update
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 08/10/2019.Tags: Education And Politics Teachers Parenting
Over €11 billion will be provided to the Department of Education and Skills in 2020.
This will include:
64,330 students receive Junior Cert Results
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 04/10/2019.Tags: Parenting Teachers
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64,330 students Junior Certificate students will receive the results today. The results results are being released later in the year than usual, and for the first time students will receive them on ... click to read full post & comments
Dept of Education issues statement on Storm Lorenzo
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 02/10/2019.Tags: Parenting Teachers
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Statement from Department of Education on Storm Lorenzo
A status orange wind warning has been issued by Met Éireann for Galway, Mayo, Clare, Cork, Kerry and Limerick and will be in place from ... 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(1)
Supply Panel Scheme Announced by Minister
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 27/09/2019.Tags: Teachers Education
Up to 90 schools in six areas in Dublin, Kildare, Meath, Cork and Galway targeted under a new initiative to ease supply pressure for substitute vacancies at primary level.
Minister for Education and Skills Joe McHugh T.D. has today (Thursday 26 September) announced six panels to be created around the country to help answer demand for substitute teachers.
As part of the pilot programme up to 18 teachers will be hired on full-time contracts to work ... click to read full post & comments
Huawei Shares the Magic of Story Time
Posted by Schooldays Newhound, on 23/09/2019.Tags: Parenting Education
Today (Monday 23rd September) is International Day of Sign Languages - a day to celebrate Deaf unity, raising awareness of the issues Deaf people face in their everyday lives.
Leading Global Technology company Huawei extends its StorySign campaign to improve story time for Deaf children in Ireland
At a day of storytelling and activities with Karen Koster at Dublin Zoo, Huawei reaffirmed its commitment to supporting Ireland’s Deaf community. ... click to read full post & comments
Views on Proposed Guidelines on Reduced Timetables invited
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 23/09/2019.Tags: Teachers Education
The Minister for Education and Skills Joe McHugh T.D. has today (Monday 23 September) announced that schools will be required to give formal notification of the use of reduced timetables.
Minister McHugh is seeking the views of education partners on proposed guidelines for the notifications.
Following consultation over recent months between officials from the Department of Education and Skills, ... click to read full post & comments
New Cycling Campaign for Teenage Girls
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 19/09/2019.Tags: Teachers Parenting
In Ireland, fewer than one in 250 girls cycle to school each day.
Green-Schools launched its latest campaign ‘#andshecycles’ on Thursday September 19, in the Science Gallery, Trinity College Dublin. #andshecycles focuses on encouraging young women – particularly teenagers – to cycle while recognising and ... click to read full post & comments
First Intake of Student Teachers to New Irish B.Ed
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 18/09/2019.Tags: Teachers Education
Minister for Education and Skills Joe McHugh T.D. has welcomed 36 student teachers who have begun studying the new Irish-medium Bachelor of Education (Primary Teaching - Initial Teacher Education Programme) at Marino Institute of Education.
The B.Ed. will be delivered entirely through Irish – a first for an initial teacher education degree programme for ... click to read full post & comments
Leaving Cert Appeal Results available 18th September
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 17/09/2019.Tags: Parenting Teachers
The 2019 Post-Appeal Leaving Certificate Results will be available on the Examinations Commission website from 10 am on Wednesday ... click to read full post & comments
Primary Language Curriculum/Curaclam Teanga na Bunscoile Launched
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 13/09/2019.Tags: Education Parenting
Minister for Education and Skills Joe McHugh T.D. today launched the Primary Language Curriculum/Curaclam Teanga na Bunscoile – a fundamental change in how children learn English and Irish in school.
The new curriculum is being introduced for pupils of all abilities in all primary schools, from ... click to read full post & comments
New Initiatives to Support Creativity in Schools Announced
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 12/09/2019.Tags: Teacher Education And Politics
Minister publishes Education Bill 2019
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 11/09/2019.Tags: Education And Politics
The Minister for Education and Skills Joe McHugh T.D. has published the Education (Student and Parent Charter) Bill 2019. The draft legislation reflects the ... click to read full post & comments
CyberSafeIreland releases 4th Annual Report
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 10/09/2019.Tags: Parenting Education
Minister Mary Mitchell O'Connor is launching CyberSafeIreland's 4th annual report today, Tuesday 10th September 2019, with data showing that 12% of 8-year olds spend 61 full days online a year.
Other key figures being released are ... click to read full post & comments
New Alliance Aimed at Improving Vaccination Rates
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 10/09/2019.Tags: Parenting
Minister for Health Simon Harris TD has today (Tuesday) launched the Vaccine Alliance aimed at boosting the uptake of childhood vaccines and reducing vaccine hesitancy.
The Alliance will include healthcare professionals, policy makers, patient advocates, students, ... click to read full post & comments
Parents Urged to Take Part in Patronage Process
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 09/09/2019.Tags: Parenting Education
The Minister for Education and Skills Joe McHugh T.D. has today (Monday 9 September) urged parents and guardians to give their views on patronage for six new schools being established next year.
Mothers, fathers and guardians of children who are due to enrol in post-primary school from ... click to read full post & comments
Minister Welcomes Christian Brothers Reddress Fund
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 06/09/2019.Tags: Education
The Department of Education and Skills has been formally notified by the Congregation of Christian Brothers of its plan for the completion of the Congregation’s voluntary pledge to the Residential Institutions Statutory Fund.
The Congregation has confirmed to the Department that it will ... click to read full post & comments
5 new primary schools designated Irish-medium education
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 03/09/2019.Tags: Education And Politcs
The Minister for Education and Skills Joe McHugh T.D. has today announced that five new primary schools being established from 2020-2022 are being ... click to read full post & comments
