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Education News in Ireland
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
ASTI on failure to address teacher recruitment & retention crisis
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound, on 15/08/2023.Tags: Teachers
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
90% increase in demand for National Childcare Scheme
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound, on 11/08/2023.Tags: Parenting
There has been unprecedented demand for the National Childcare Scheme in first six months since increased subsidies came into effect. ... click to read full post & comments
Register online for free GP care for children aged 6 & 7
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound, on 11/08/2023.Tags: Parenting
Families and guardians can register online for free GP Care for children aged 6 and 7 for the first time from today, Friday 11th August 2023. ... click to read full post & comments
The Real Cost of Free Education
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound, on 02/08/2023.Tags: Parenting
Barnardos Calls on the Government to:
1. Extend free schoolbooks to all secondary school children
2. Ensure all schools have an option of a low-cost uniform
3. Maintain back to school allowance increase
4. End voluntary contributions ... click to read full post & comments(1)
Consultation Process for new Traveller & Roma Education Strategy
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound, on 17/07/2023.Tags: Parenting Teachers
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
New Leaving Cert Sex Ed Curriculum launched
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound on 13/07/2023.Tags: Parenting Teachers
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
OECD review to address educational disadvantage
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound, on 10/07/2023.Tags: Teachers
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
Degree Programmes available outside Points System
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound, on 07/07/2023.Tags: Parenting Teachers
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
New Local Creative Youth Partnership (LCYP) for Cavan & Monaghan.
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound, on 26/06/2023.Tags: Parenting
Minister for Education Norma Foley TD, Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media Catherine Martin TD and Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth Roderic O’Gorman TD have today, 23 June, ... click to read full post & comments
Second Strand of Counselling & Mental Health Supports
Posted by SchoolDays newshound, on 26/06/2023.Tags: Parenting Teachers
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
Introduction of New Employment Rights for Parents
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound, on 26/06/2023.Tags: Parenting
Minister Roderic O’Gorman has today (26th of June) announced the commencement date for new employment entitlements brought in as part of the recently passed Work Life Balance Act 2023. ... click to read full post & comments
2023 Childminding Development Grant Launched
Posted by SchoolDays Newshoud, on 14/06/2023.Tags: Parenting
Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Roderic O’Gorman, today announced the opening of the 2023 Childminding Development Grant. ... click to read full post & comments
Details of My Little Library 2023 announced
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound, on 08/06/2023.Tags: Teachers Education And Politics
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
New contracts for Irish-medium teacher education programmes
Posted by SchoolDays NewsHound on 07/06/2023.Tags: Teachers
Ministers wish candidates good wishes for state examinations
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound, on 07/06/2023.Tags: Parenting Teachers
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
Winners of the Good Friday Agreement Schools’ Competition
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound, on 06/06/2023.Tags: Teachers
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
Pilot programme of counselling & mental health supports
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound, on 01/06/2023.Tags: Parenting Teachers
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
Leaving Cert Results Date Confirmed
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound, on 24/05/2023.Tags: Parenting Teachers
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
Ireland is a Top Performing Literacy Country
Posted by SchooldDays Newshound, on 16/05/2023.Tags: Parenting Teachers
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
First ‘Baby Bundles’ to be Delivered to Expectant Parents
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound, on 08/05/2023.Tags: Parenting
Hundreds of expectant parents will receive a new ‘baby bundle’ in the coming days as part of a pilot announced by Minister for Children Roderic O’Gorman. ... click to read full post & comments
Payment of grants to eliminate the costs of schoolbooks
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound, on 26/04/2023.Tags: Teachers Parenting
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
School transport services for the first time closing date is 28 April
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound, on 26/04/2023.Tags: Parenting
The Bus Éireann family portal is currently open for new applications for school transport services for the 2023 / 2024 school year.
New applications are considered as: ... click to read full post & comments
Launch of Active Schools Week 2023
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound, on 24/04/2023.Tags: Teachers Parenting
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
Two new Special Schools announced
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound, on 17/04/2023.Tags: Education And Politics Teachers Parenting
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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
Minister launches Action Plan for Bullying
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound, on 10/04/2023.Tags: Education And Politics Parenting Teachers
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
75% of secondary schools received no job applications
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound, on 04/04/2023.Tags: Education And Politics
Three quarters of school leaders reported that they received no applications for an advertised teaching post or posts in the current school year, according to a Red C/ASTI survey published today.
The survey indicates that there are unfilled teaching vacancies in almost half of ... click to read full post & comments
St Endas transfers from catholic patronage to a CNS
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound, on 30/03/2023.Tags: Education And Politics
Minister for Education Norma Foley has announced that St Enda’s National School, Whitefriar Street, Dublin 8, will be transferring from Catholic patronage to the local education and training board to become a ... click to read full post & comments
Report recommends Hot School Meals universal by 2030
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound, on 30/03/2023.Tags: Parenting Teachers Education And Politics
600 extra teacher course places to become available
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound, on 27/03/2023.Tags: Teachers Education & Politics
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Minister for Education Norma Foley announces the approval of 610 additional places on primary initial teacher education (ITE) programmes over two years.
Following engagement with the relevant higher education institutions providing initial teacher education, the Minister has approved ... click to read full post & comments
Free Primary School Books from Sept 2023
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound on 22/03/2023.Tags: Parenting Education And Politics
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It was announced in Budget 2023 that every primary school and special school in the country would be included in a new €50 million scheme which would cover all school books, workbooks and ... click to read full post & comments(2)
Parent and Toddler Group Grants Initiative 2023
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 10/03/2023.Tags: Parenting Education And Politics
Minister for Children, Disability, Equality, Integration and Youth, Roderic O'Gorman, today launched the Parent and Toddler Group Grants Initiative 2023. ... click to read full post & comments(2)
Minister Foley Launches New Primary Curriculum
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 09/03/2023.Tags: Parenting Teachers
The Minister for Education Norma Foley TD today (Thursday 9 March) launched the new Primary Curriculum Framework for all primary and special schools. ... click to read full post & comments
New Chairperson of An Chomhairle um Oideachas Gaeltachta agus Gaelscolaíochta
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 08/03/2023.Tags: Teachers
The Minister for Education Norma Foley today announced the appointment of Cathnia Ó Muircheartaigh as the Chairperson designate of An Chomhairle um Oideachas Gaeltachta agus Gaelscolaíochta (COGG) for a four-year term until 28 February 2027, following a Public Appointment Service process. ... click to read full post & comments
STEM Projects get 6 Million Investment
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 06/03/2023.Tags: Parenting Education And Politics
Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris and Minister for Education Norma Foley have today announced an investment of more than €6 million in 40 projects to empower diversity and inclusion in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics). ... click to read full post & comments
New Primary Curriculum framework expected
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound, on 06/03/2023.Tags: Education And Politics Parenting Teachers
The Irish Times is reporting this morning that a framework for a new primary curriculum is expected to be published soon. This will be the first major propoosed changs to the ... click to read full post & comments