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Posted by SchoolDays Newshound, on 08/02/2024.
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The Pilot Voluntary Redeployment Scheme 2024 is available to permanent/CID teachers who are employed in a post primary school:
In counties Sligo, Leitrim, Cavan and Monaghan and ... click to read full post & comments
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound, on 08/02/2024.
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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
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound, on 15/01/2024.
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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
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound, on 21/12/2023.
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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
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound, on 18/12/2023.
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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
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound, on 14/12/2023.
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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
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound, on 12/12/2023.
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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)
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound, on 06/12/2023.
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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
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound, on 05/12/2023.
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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
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound, on 23/11/2023.
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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
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound, on 16/11/2023.
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Minister Foley issues Cineáltas Flag to all primary, post-primary and special schools during Anti-Bullying Week 2023. ... click to read full post & comments
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound, on 16/11/2023.
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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
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound, on 10/11/2023.
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Hand washing and cough etiquette can improve respiratory hygienePosters for schools NOW available to order from HSE’s Health Promotion website ...
click to read full post & comments Posted by SchoolDays Newshound, on 08/11/2023.
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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 Posted by SchoolDays Newshound, on 23/10/2023.
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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 Posted by SchoolDays Newshound on 19/10/2023.
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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 Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 18/10/2023.
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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 Posted by SchoolDays Newshound on 10/10/2023.
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A total of €10.5 billion has been allocated to the Department of Education for 2024, This will include:
Free schoolbooks to be provided for first three years of secondary school (iPads & private schools not included)
Fees will be waived for school State exams next year.
There will be a once-off ... click to read full post & comments
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound, on 09/10/2023.
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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
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound, on 03/10/2023.
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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
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound, on 26/09/2023.
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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
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound, on 22/09/2023.
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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
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound, on 20/09/2023.
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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
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound, on 12/09/2023.
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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
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound, on 11/09/2023.
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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
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound, on 11/09/2023.
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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
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound, on 15/08/2023.
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The teacher recruitment and retention crisis means that schools are under enormous strain and are at a critical point. ... click to read full post & comments
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound, on 17/07/2023.
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Minister for Education Norma Foley TD today opened a public consultation process to inform development of the new Traveller and Roma Education Strategy. ... click to read full post & comments
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound on 13/07/2023.
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According to the NCCA, arising from the review of Relationships and Sexuality Education (RSE) in primary and post-primary schools, the need to update the Social, Personal and Health Education (SPHE) curriculum was identified as ... click to read full post & comments
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound, on 10/07/2023.
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Minister for Education Norma Foley TD has today, 10 July, announced that she has invited the OECD to conduct a review of Ireland’s Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools (DEIS) resource allocation policy. ... click to read full post & comments
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound, on 07/07/2023.
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Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris today launched a landmark change to ensure undergraduate students, for the first time, can earn a university degree outside the points system. ... click to read full post & comments
Posted by SchoolDays newshound, on 26/06/2023.
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Minister for Education Norma Foley TD has announced details of the second strand of a landmark programme of counselling and wellbeing/mental health supports to be piloted in a number of primary schools across the country from September 2023. ... click to read full post & comments
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound, on 08/06/2023.
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Roderic O’ Gorman, Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, together with Heather Humphreys, Minister for Rural and Community Development, today launched #MyLittleLibrary2023. ... click to read full post & comments(1)
Posted by SchoolDays NewsHound on 07/06/2023.
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up to 60 places for teacher education through Irish to be delivered annually ... click to read full post & comments(2)
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound, on 07/06/2023.
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Minister for Education Norma Foley, Minister of State for Special Education and Inclusion Josepha Madigan and Minister of State for Sport and Physical Education Thomas Byrne have extended good luck and best wishes to all candidates ... click to read full post & comments
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound, on 06/06/2023.
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In February, Minister for Education, Norma Foley launched a competition to encourage students to reflect on the 25th Anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement by submitting artwork, poetry, or visual and digital works, exploring the theme of ‘The Gift of Peace and the responsibility that comes with it’ ... click to read full post & comments
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound, on 01/06/2023.
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Minister for Education Norma Foley TD has today, Wednesday 31 May, announced the establishment of a landmark programme of counselling and mental health supports to be piloted in a series of primary schools from September 2023. ... click to read full post & comments
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound, on 24/05/2023.
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Minister for Education Norma Foley TD has today confirmed that the date the State Examinations Commission intends to issue the Leaving Certificate 2023 results is Friday, 25 August 2023. ... click to read full post & comments
Posted by SchooldDays Newshound, on 16/05/2023.
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Minister for Education Norma Foley TD has today, Tuesday 16 May launched the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) 2021[END INTRO], The National Assessments of Mathematics and English Reading (NAMER) 2021 and the NAMER DEIS reports. ... click to read full post & comments
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound, on 26/04/2023.
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Minister for Education Norma Foley TD and Minister for Special Education and Inclusion Josepha Madigan TD today (26 April) announced that the payment of over €50 million ... click to read full post & comments
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound, on 24/04/2023.
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Minister for Education Norma Foley TD today launched details of this year’s Active School Week, together with Ministers of State, Thomas Byrne TD and Hildegarde Naughton TD.
National Active School Week #ASW23 takes place from 24-28 April. ... click to read full post & comments
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound, on 17/04/2023.
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Minister for Education and Minister of State with responsibility for Special Education and Inclusion have announced the establishment of two new special schools as part of a comprehensive update on enhanced education provision for students with special educational needs. ... click to read full post & comments
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound, on 10/04/2023.
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Minister for Education Norma Foley launched the Implementation Plan for Cineáltas: Action Plan on Bullying on 9th April 2023. This is the Department of Education’s whole-education approach to preventing and addressing bullying in schools.
Four key areas of the implementation plan are ... click to read full post & comments
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound, on 30/03/2023.
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New report details hugely positive impact of School Meals on children’s education and wellbeing
Evaluation recommends making Hot School Meals universal by 2030
Hot School Meals to be extended to all DEIS primary schools from September
Phased roll-out to all non-DEIS Primary Schools to commence in ... click to read full post & comments