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Education News in Ireland
Changes to Post-graduate Entry Process for Primary Teaching
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 13/11/2018.Tags: Parenting Teachers
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The Minister for Education and Skills, Joe McHugh T.D. today announced a plan to have one oral Irish examination for students seeking to gain entry to post graduate programmes for primary teaching run by ... click to read full post & comments
Applications invited for Patronage of 12 New Primary Schools
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 09/11/2018.Tags: Education And Politics
The Minister for Education and Skills, Joe McHugh, T.D., has invited school patron bodies/prospective school patron bodies to apply for the patronage of 12 new primary schools to be established in ... click to read full post & comments
Free Reading App for students with Disabilities
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound, on 06/11/2018.Tags: Parenting
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On October 18th the NCBI welcomed the launch of the EasyReader App designed by Assistive Technology Specialists, Dolphin Computer Access in collaboration with NCBI Library Access Services.
The EasyReader App brings together the ... click to read full post & comments
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
Patronage of 4 New Post-primary Schools Announced
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 01/11/2018.Tags: Education And Politics Parenting Techers
The Minister for Education and Skills, Joe McHugh T.D., today announced the patronage of the four new post-primary schools to be established in 2019. In all cases, the Minister accepted the ... click to read full post & comments
Esri makes Digital Mapping Software available to schools
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 01/11/2018.Tags: Teachers
Press Release
Esri Ireland, the market leader in Geographic Information Systems (GIS), today announces the launch of ArcGIS for Schools, making €500 million worth of digital mapping software available to every ... click to read full post & comments
INTO Memebers Reject Pay Deal
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound, on 31/10/2018.Tags: Teachers
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Statement below from INTO on rection of Pay Deal
As you will be aware, INTO balloted our membership on the proposed agreement on new entrant pay negotiated with Government.
Following a motion at INTO’s Easter Congress 2018, the trade union ... click to read full post & comments
Update on WBS Issues from the Department
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound, on 31/10/2018.Tags: Teachers Parenting
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Further Update from Dept of Education on evening of 31st Oct 18
The Department of Education issued a further update on 31/10 18 on the latest situation on assessments: 'The summary position, on the basis of all assessments completed to date, is:
11 schools cleared to ... click to read full post & comments
Two more schools closing & 42 to be assessed due to structural concerns
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound on 23/10/2018.Tags: Education And Politics Teachers
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Tyrrelstown Educate Together School and St Luke's, National SchoolTyrrelstown were assessed today as part of a programme of structural checks being undertaken on schools built by Western Building Systems.Following advice from a consultant structural engineer and in ... click to read full post & comments
Changes to Bus Routes 111, 184, 185
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 18/10/2018.Tags: Parenting Teachers
Letter to schools
Letter to Schools from Go-Ahead Ireland re changes to Bus Routes in Your Area
On Sunday 21st October 2018, Go-Ahead Ireland takes over the operation of the following South County Dublin/Wicklow bus routes; 111, 184, 185
These routes are ones your pupils, teachers and parents will be familiar with which is why ... click to read full post & comments
ASTI to ballot on new salary measures
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound, on 15/10/2018.Tags: Teachers
The ASTI announced on Saturday that it will ballot its members on the proposed Agreed Measure to Address Salary Scale Issued Under Section 4 of the Public Service Stability Agreement (PSSA). “
At a meeting of the union’s Central Executive Council held in Dublin on 13th October, the Executive reaffirmed its commitment to achieving an ... click to read full post & comments
Budget 2019 Education Update
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 09/10/2018.Tags: Education And Politics Teachers Parenting
Education budget will increase by €674 million to €10.8 billion in 2019, a 6.7% increase
Budget-2019-Education-Update
Primary schools to benefit from SFI Discover Centres
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 08/10/2018.Tags: Teachers Education And Politics
Primary school students to benefit from STEM activities beyond the classroom as part of the SFI Discover Primary Science and Maths programme
Minister of State for Training, Skills, Innovation, Research and Development, John Halligan T.D., today announced five new Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) Discover Centres under the SFI Discover Primary Science and Maths (DPSM) programme. The five new centres will bring the ... click to read full post & comments
'Baptism barrier' on school admissions lifted
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound, on 03/10/2018.Tags: Teachers Parenting
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The Minister for Education and Skills, Richard Bruton, is due to sign a Commencement Order today which will enact sections of the Education (Admissions to Schools) Act 2018.
As part of the process, the Minister will amend the Equal Status Act 2000 which will remove the ... click to read full post & comments
Launch of School Excellence Fund - Step Up Project
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 24/09/2018.Tags: Education And Politics
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The Minister for Education and Skills, Richard Bruton T.D., announced the launch of the School Excellence Fund – Step Up Project.
Nine schools from across the country are participating in the initial pilot phase taking place over the coming school year.
The Step Up Project focuses on supporting schools to ‘step up’ in the delivery of the new ... click to read full post & comments
Schools Network of Creative Clusters Announced
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 20/09/2018.Tags: Education And Politics
Creative Cluster approach is part of the Schools Excellence Fund and the Creative Ireland Programme.
68 schools to use art and creativity to address shared challenges and to achieve better learning outcomes.
The Minister for Education and Skills, Richard Bruton T.D., today (20th of September) announced that 68 schools have been selected to ... click to read full post & comments
Campaign to Encourage Learning of Foreign Languages
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 17/09/2018.Tags: Education And Politics Teachers
The Minister for Education and Skills, Richard Bruton T.D. today (17th September 2018) launched a campaign to raise awareness of the importance of foreign languages and announced new funding for teacher upskilling and school language ... click to read full post & comments
€11.9 billion Investment in Education announced
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 14/09/2018.Tags: Education And Politics
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The Government has announced a major package of investment in education under Project Ireland 2040, the government’s €116 billion investment and development plan for the next decade.
This major investment will underpin the implementation of the Action Plan for Education, led by Minister Bruton, which is the government’s plan to make the ... click to read full post & comments
An Foras Pátrúnachta to apply for patronage for 13 schools
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 13/09/2018.Tags: Education And Politics Teachers
The largest patron of Irish-medium schools in the country, An Foras Pátrúnachta (AFP) has today (13.09.18) announced that it intends to apply for the patronage of 13 new primary schools due to open in 2019. The new schools were confirmed by the ... click to read full post & comments
Junior Cert Results are Out!
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound, on 12/09/2018.Tags: Parenting Teachers
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Over 62,000 students across the country will be receiving their Junior Certificate Results today - an increase of 1.5% on last year. Most students will have their results given to them by their schools during the day while the results will also be available online from ... click to read full post & comments(1)
Additional Psychologists for Schools
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 30/08/2018.Tags: Education And Politics Teachers
The Minister for Education and Skills Richard Bruton T.D. has announced that 19 educational psychologists, including ten new posts, will be recruited to work with schools all ... click to read full post & comments
Increase in Foreign Language Assistants in Secondary Schools
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 23/08/2018.Tags: Education And Politics Parenting Teachers
The Minister for Education and Skills, Richard Bruton, T.D. has announced a 25% increase in the number of Foreign Language Assistants, bringing the total number available to schools from this September to 140. These additional Foreign Language Assistants are being provided to schools to ... click to read full post & comments(1)
CAO Offers are out
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound, on 20/08/2018.Tags: Parenting
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First round CAO offers have been issued to more than 50,700 applicants this morning. There is a 3.6% drop in the number of applications from this year’s Leaving Certificate with the fall in CAO applications partly explained by a decline in the numbers taking the Leaving Certificate in 2018
This year, while points have risen for more than 40% of options, around half of all courses have experienced a points drop. In general, points have ... click to read full post & comments
Leaving Cert Results 2018 are out!
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 15/08/2018.Tags: Parenting Teachers
57,000+ students will receive their Leaving Certificate results today. Results will be available from schools from 9am or online on the State Examinations Commission website from midday.
This year marks the second year of the new grading system where numerical grades have replaced the old alphabetical system. Six ... click to read full post & comments
Leaving Cert Fails to Prepare Students For Uni
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 08/08/2018.Tags: Education And Politics Teachers Parenting
The Leaving Certificate programme is failing to adequately prepare students for university studies, according to new research published today by the Institute of Education at Dublin City University.
In a survey of over 300 first-year DCU students across a ... click to read full post & comments
New grandparents payment scheme proposed
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 02/08/2018.Tags: Parenting
In a new payment scheme proposed by Independent Ministers in Budget negotiations, Grandparents who aid in childcare would be paid ... click to read full post & comments(4)
€450K in Grants to Support New Leaving Cert Subjects
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 23/07/2018.Tags: Teachers
The Minister for Education and Skills, Richard Bruton T.D. today announced that the 40 schools taking part in Phase 1 of the new ... click to read full post & comments
Wellbeing Policy for Schools Launched
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 20/07/2018.Tags: Education And Politics
The Minister for Education & Skills, Mr. Richard Bruton T.D., today (20th of July) launched his Department’s Wellbeing Policy Statement and Framework for Practice 2018-2023, fulfilling a ... click to read full post & comments
New Local School access Law
Posted by Schooldays NewsHound, on 16/07/2018.Tags: Education And Politics
The Minister for Education and Skills, Richard Bruton T.D., on Wednesday, the 11th of July 2018 welcomed the passage of the ... click to read full post & comments
Free Public Transport for Kids with Leap Card
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 03/07/2018.Tags: Parents
Kids under 19 can travel for free on public transport with a Child Leap Card from 2nd – 15th July.
Children can look forward to ... click to read full post & comments(1)
Contractor appointed to complete schools
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound, on 25/06/2018.Tags: Education And Politics Parenting Teachers
The Minister for Education and Skills, Richard Bruton T.D., today (25th of June 2018) welcomed the confirmation from DIF and the Project Lenders that arrangements are being put in place for the appointment of a replacement contractor to:
Parents Invited to Choose School Patronage
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 25/06/2018.Tags: Parenting Education And Politics
The Minister for Education and Skills, Richard Bruton, T.D., has invited parents in four areas to express their preference in relation to the patronage of four post-primary schools to be established in 2019.
Parents are invited to express their patronage preferences using the Department’s new ... click to read full post & comments
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
Extra Funding for Island Gaeltacht Schools
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 19/06/2018.Tags: Teachers
The Minister for Education and Skills, Richard Bruton T.D. has announced an additional package of supports to support island post-primary schools in the Gaeltacht areas.
The government launched the Policy on Gaeltacht Education in 2016, which was the first ever targeted strategy for ... click to read full post & comments
New School to Champion Self-Directed Learning
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 19/06/2018.Tags: Parenting Education And Politics
A school with a very different approach to education for children aged 5-18 is set to open in Sligo this September.
According to one of the school's founders, Maura Duignan, the Sligo Sudbury School aims to provide a democratic educational ... click to read full post & comments
Childrens' Best Interests Failed by Public Bodies
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 13/06/2018.Tags: Parenting
The Ombudsman for Children, Dr Niall Muldoon, has today expressed concern about the failure of public bodies to adequately consider the best interest of children in the delivery of services and policy decisions.
Launching the ... click to read full post & comments
Minister welcomes SNA Scheme Review
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 30/05/2018.Tags: Educaiton And Politics Teachers Parenting
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The Minister for Education and Skills, Mr. Richard Bruton T.D., today (30th May 2018), welcomed a Review into the Special Needs Assistant (SNA) Scheme by the ... click to read full post & comments
Minister to increase Multi and Non-Denominational Schools
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 28/05/2018.Tags: Parenting Education And Politics
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The Minister for Education and Skills, Richard Bruton T. D. today (Monday, 28th of May) announced that surveys of parents of pre-school children in 16 areas across the country are ... click to read full post & comments
Schools required to consult parents on use of smart phones
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound, on 21/05/2018.Tags: Parenting Teachers
The Minister for Education and Skills Richard Bruton T.D. today (21st May) published a circular requiring all schools to consult parents, teachers and students on the use of smart phones and ... click to read full post & comments(1)
20 Ways Irish Students are Tackling Climate Change
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 15/05/2018..jpg)
For many people, climate change can seem too big an issue to tackle, while others know it just takes just One Good Idea to make a difference. Today (Tuesday, 15 May), over 90 students from schools across the country are taking part in the National Final of the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) One Good Idea Competition.
Now in its 10th year, the SEAI One Good Idea competition sees ... click to read full post & comments
Specialised Therapists for Schools
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 14/05/2018.Tags: Education And Politics Teachers Parenting
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The Minister for Education and Skills, Mr. Richard Bruton T.D., the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Dr. Katherine Zappone T.D., and the Minister for Health, Mr. Simon Harris T.D. today (14th May, 2018) launched the first ever project to provide in-school and pre-school therapy services. The project will be ... click to read full post & comments
Baptism barrier in schools to be lifted
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound, on 09/05/2018.Tags: Education And Politics Teachers Parenting
Amendment to Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2016 on the role of religion in school admissions approved by government
Oversubscribed primary schools will not be allowed discriminate on the basis of religion, minority religions protected
The Minister for Education and Skills Richard Bruton T.D. has today (Wednesday, 9th of May 2018) published ... click to read full post & comments
Sugar Drink Tax may Fund Fight against Childhood Obesity
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 04/05/2018.Tags: Parenting
The sugar sweetened drinks tax, which will lead to price increases on some fizzy drinks, came into force in Ireland on Tuesday, May 1st.
The Irish Heart Foundation has reiterated calls for a portion of the proceeds to be ringfenced to fund measures to prevent childhood obesity ... click to read full post & comments
HSE Warning - Beware of Tick Bites this Summer
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 02/05/2018.Tags: Parenting
Lyme Disease Awareness Day was yesterday and the HSE Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HSPC) has some practical advice on how to protect yourself against the disease.
Now that summer is finally here, people who take part in outdoor pursuits need to protect themselves against Lyme disease, which is spread by ... click to read full post & comments(1)