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Parenting News
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(3)
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
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)
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)
New €23 million school in Harolds Cross on track
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound, on 26/04/2018.Tags: Teachers Parenting
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Site to accommodate 16 classroom primary school and 1000 pupil post primary school
Minister Bruton today confirmed that contracts have been signed for the acquisition of the former Harold’s Cross stadium.
The transaction is due to ... click to read full post & comments
It's Active School Week
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 23/04/2018.Tags: Teachers Parenting
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Active School Week - 23rd - 27th April 2018
The Department of Education and Skills and Healthy Ireland encourage all schools to organise an Active School Week (ASW) as part of ... click to read full post & comments
42 New Schools to Open in Next 4 Years
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 13/04/2018.Tags: Parenting Teachers
The Minister for Education and Skills, Richard Bruton, T.D. today announced plans for the establishment of 42 new schools over the next 4 years (2019 to 2022).
This announcement follows nationwide demographic exercises carried out by ... click to read full post & comments
Student Grant Scheme for 2018 now open
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 09/04/2018.Tags: Parenting
The Minister of State at the Department of Education and Skills, Mary Mitchell O’Connor T.D., today announced the opening of the Student Grant Scheme for ... click to read full post & comments(5)
Smart Phones in Schools - parents & students to be consulted
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 09/04/2018.Tags: Parenting Teachers
The Minister for Education and Skills Richard Bruton T.D. has announced that he will publish a circular requiring schools to ... click to read full post & comments
Getting Animated about Children’s Rights
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 12/03/2018.Tags: Teachers Parenting
The Ombudsman for Children’s Office is marking the 25th Anniversary of Ireland’s Ratification of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) with a year-long programme of events and activities. ... click to read full post & comments
Free Meningitis Signs & Symptoms App Available
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound, on 11/03/2018.Tags: Parenting
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With the worrying news that a public health investigation is under way into a meningitis outbreak that has claimed the life of a six-year-old girl and left another girl seriously ill in Navan Co Meath, the national meningitis support & awareness organisation, ACT for Meningitis, are ... click to read full post & comments
Boots Ireland Bans Selling Energy Drinks to Children
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 06/03/2018.Tags: Parenting
Boots Ireland has become one of the first non-food retailers to join an important initiative to restrict the sale of energy drinks containing more than 150mg of caffeine per litre to children under the age of 16.
Currently, all high-caffeine energy drinks carry labelling stating they are not suitable for children, in line with ... click to read full post & comments
Schools to re-open monday 'where possible'
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound, on 03/03/2018.Tags: Parenting Teachers
Update - Sunday 7.40pm
School bus services in in parts of the East, South and Southeast will be dependent on local conditions tomorrow, Monday. Keep an on on www.buseireann.ie for updates . Schools will also communicate with parents directly where schools are not opening. In the meantime click on the links below for updates on school closures for Monday 5th March.
Details on school closures in Kildare for Monday 5th March can be found on ... click to read full post & comments(1)
Red Alert Warning extended for Thurs & Fri
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound, on 28/02/2018.Tags: Parenting
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UPDATED 11PM Wednesday 28th
At 11pm tonight Met Eireann issued a nationwide Red Alert with immediate effect for the WHOLE COUNTRY until 3pm Friday.
Minister of Education has confirmed that All Schools, third level institutions and colleges of further education will be ... click to read full post & comments
Many schools to remain closed today
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound, on 28/02/2018.Tags: Parenting Teachers
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UPDATED 11PM Wednesday 28th
At 11pm tonight Met Eireann issued a nationwide Red Alert with immediate effect for the WHOLE COUNTRY until 3pm Friday.
Minister of Education has confirmed that All Schools, third level institutions and colleges of further education will be ... click to read full post & comments
Boxing clever for healthier children
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 26/02/2018.Tags: Parenting Teachers
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While childhood obesity levels in Ireland are stabilising, at least one in five children are still overweight or obese*. Now, a lunchtime initiative for primary schools from the Irish Bread Bakers Association of Ireland aims to ... click to read full post & comments
PE Now a Leaving Cert Subject
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 23/02/2018.Tags: Educaiton And Politics Parenting
The Minister for Education and Skills, Mr. Richard Bruton T.D. today announced that schools across the country will be partaking in the first phase of the implementation of the new Physical Education for Senior Cycle programmes.
80 schools will ... click to read full post & comments
New Arrangements for opting of of Religious Instruction in Schools
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 19/02/2018.Tags: Education And Politics Teachers Parenting
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The Minister for Education and Skills, Richard Bruton T.D, today announced that his Department has published a circular setting out a new approach to the arrangements that are made for religious instruction and worship in Education and Training Board (ETB) and Community Post Primary schools.
ETB and Community Post Primary schools are ... click to read full post & comments
Fire Hazard linked with some Head Lice Treatments
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 08/02/2018.Tags: Parenting
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The Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA) and the Dublin Fire Brigade have issued an urgent warning to parents over potential fire risks associated with some head lice treatments available in Ireland. ... click to read full post & comments
40 schools to sit Leaving Cert Computer Science Exam in 2020
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 04/01/2018.Tags: Teachers Parenting
40 schools will be first to start studying Leaving Certificate Computer Science from this September.
Minister Bruton today announced that 40 post primary schools around the country will start studying Leaving Certificate Computer Science from this September and will be the first to sit an exam in the subject in ... click to read full post & comments(2)
52% Increase in Bacterial Meningitis in 2017
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 14/12/2017.Tags: Parenting
In light of recent alarming figures released by the HSPC (Health surveillance protection Centre) national support and awareness charity ACT for Meningitis
urge people to make themselves aware of the signs and symptoms of Meningitis especially during these winter months
CEO Siobhan Carroll states; "the worrying figures released this week from the HSPC highlights the ... click to read full post & comments
New Child Protection Procedures for Schools
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 12/12/2017.Tags: Education And Politics Teachers Parenting
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The Minister for Education and Skills, Mr. Richard Bruton TD welcomed the full commencement of the Children First Act 2015 and announced that his Department has published new child protection procedures for schools which take ... click to read full post & comments
Weather closes some schools on 11th December
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound, on 11/12/2017.Tags: Parenting Teachers
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With a Status Orange low temperature warning in place for the country, some parts of the country will see severe frost, ice and lying snow with the potential for temperatures to plummet to -8 degrees.
According to RTE, a spokesperson for the Department of Education and Skills has said ... click to read full post & comments
Feeder Schools Lists published for 2017
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 05/12/2017.Tags: Parenting Teachers Education And Politics
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The college progression data or information on ‘feeder schools’ to third level for autumn 2017 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 five years on Schooldays.ie, visit ... click to read full post & comments(1)
Irish 10 Yr Olds Best Readers in Europe
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 05/12/2017.Tags: Education And Politics Parenting Teachers
The Minister for Education and Skills, Richard Bruton T.D., today launched the 2016 PIRLS (The Progress in International Reading Literacy Study) report, which shows that Ireland’s primary school children are best in Europe and OECD countries for reading skills. ... click to read full post & comments
Under 5s to Travel Free on Public Transport
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 01/12/2017.Tags: Parenting
The National Transport Agency (NTA) has announced that children aged 5 and under get to travel for free on all public transports including Iarnrod Eireann, Luas, Dart, Bus Eireann and Dublin Bus.
The Fare Determination was published today by ... click to read full post & comments
Google launches Family Link Safety App in Ireland
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 08/11/2017.Tags: Parenting
Google has launched it's 'Family Link' App in Ireland today (8th Nov).Family Link is an app provided by Google which allows parents and guardians to connect their smart device (android or iOS) to their child's smart phone or tablet (android only).
Once the two devices are connected, parents will not only be able to monitor their child's internet/online activity but ... click to read full post & comments
So, how was school today? New research launched
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 07/11/2017.Tags: Parenting Teachers
Young people respond in their thousands to have their say about school
Comhairle na nÓg study by young people is a first
Minister Katherine Zappone TD and Minister Richard Bruton TD launched the ‘So, how was school today?’ report. A ground breaking piece of research carried out by ... click to read full post & comments
New Five-year Public Health Campaign for Healthier Familes
Posted by Schooldays Newshound on 01/11/2017.Tags: Parenting
Campaign aims to help parents to ‘make a start’ at specific healthy eating and activity habits and build on that one daily win.
A new five-year public health awareness campaign – “START” - to set families on the path to a healthier future has been launched today by the Minister for Health Simon Harris TD and Minister for State Catherine Byrne TD. The campaign from safefood, the HSE and Healthy Ireland has been ... click to read full post & comments
National Action by Childhood Professionals 27th October
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 19/10/2017.Tags: Parenting
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Childhood Professionals plan national demonstration day for next Friday (27/10/17)
Childhood Professionals are planning a national day of demonstration on Friday, October 27th – in protest at the lack of Government investment in the sector.
The Association of Childhood Professionals (ACP) is inviting employers, employees and parents to unite and ... click to read full post & comments(1)
SNAs vote for industrial action
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound on 14/10/2017.Tags: Teachers Parenting
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IMPACT’s 8,000 special needs assistants (SNAs) members have voted overwhelmingly in favour of industrial action over recurring delays, by the Department of Education and Skills, to publish SNA allocations before the end of the academic year.
In a nationwide ballot of four SNA branches, 97% backed industrial action, up to and including ... click to read full post & comments(1)
School Bus Services cancelled Monday in five counties
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound on 14/10/2017.Tags: Parenting Teachers
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Status Red policy to stand down services will be implemented in five counties on Monday
School Transport Scheme services operated by Bus Éireann in Cork, Kerry, Clare, Mayo & Galway will ... click to read full post & comments
Budget 2018 Education Update
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound, on 10/10/2017.Tags: Education And Politics Teachers Parenting
Education spending within the Budget of €10 billion represents 16.6% of total spending and an incease of €554 million on last year's budget allocation
Here is a summary of Budget 2018 released today as it impacts on ... click to read full post & comments(2)
Minimum Entry Requirements for Primary Teaching changed
Posted by Schooldays Newshoun, on 04/10/2017.Tags: Teachers Parenting
The Minister for Education and Skills Richard Bruton T.D. has announced the minimum entry requirements for primary initial teacher education programmes for the 2018/2019 academic year.
In addition to the points required for entry to programmes of primary initial teacher education, the Department of Education and Skills specifies minimum entry requirements in the ... click to read full post & comments