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Teachers News
Ark Cultural Centre supports teachers and students
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 29/05/2020.Tags: Teachers
A key element of the ongoing work of The Ark over the past 25 years has been working with schools. This includes commissioning and presenting programmes and ... click to read full post & comments
All Leaving Cert students must register on new portal
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound, on 25/05/2020.Tags: Parenting Teachers
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The Minister for Education and Skills Joe McHugh TD today announced that the new online Calculated Grades Student Portal will open for registration to ... click to read full post & comments
Inspirational Video Messages for 6th Class Students
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 25/05/2020.Tags: Parenting Teachers
Children’s writer, Sarah Webb has invited well known people to record short inspirational videos ... click to read full post & comments
ASTI secures full indemnity and will engage with Calculated Grades
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound, on 22/05/2020.Tags: Teachers Parenting
Updated 22/5/20 at 4.15pm
ASTI secures full indemnity, advises its members to engage with the Calculated Grades for Leaving Certificate 2020 model
The ASTI, together with the union’s legal advisers, engaged with the ... click to read full post & comments
Guidance published for schools on Calculated Grades System
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound, on 21/05/2020.Tags: Parenting Teachers
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Minister for Education and Skills Joe McHugh TD has today announced the publication of detailed guidance on the new system of Calculated Grades for ... click to read full post & comments
Leaving Cert Exams Cancelled - Calculated Grades to be awarded
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound, on 08/05/2020.Tags: Parenting Education And Politics Teachers
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All students to be offered the option of accepting Calculated Grades or sitting Leaving Certificate written examinations at a later date
The Minister for Education and Skills Joe McHugh T.D. has today announced the ... click to read full post & comments(1)
Representatives meet over leaving cert exams
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound, on 06/05/2020.Tags: Parenting Teachers
The latest meeting of a series of scheduled meetings between student, parent, teacher, and school management representatives is scheduled to take place at ... click to read full post & comments
All 3rd years to receive certs for the completion of Junior Cycle
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound, on 29/04/2020.Tags: Parenting Teachers Education And Politics
All third year Junior Cycle students to be awarded certificates for the completion of Junior Cycle by the Department of Education and Skills
- Schools given autonomy to assess students and all students to ... click to read full post & comments
A Little Breaducation - Simple, Fun Activities for Kids
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 27/04/2020.Tags: Parenting Teachers
IBBA and Bord Bia make primary schools programme available online.
Looking for some new, simple ways to keep kids occupied at home? The Irish Bread Bakers Association (IBBA) and Bord Bia ... click to read full post & comments
Media Literacy In The Digital Space
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 27/04/2020.Tags: Parenting Teachers
We are living in a time where people are relying on online sources and social media to stay in touch, ... click to read full post & comments
Minister welcomes Deferral of HPAT Results
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 23/04/2020.Tags: Parenting Teachers
The Minister of State for Higher Education Mary Mitchell O’Connor has welcomed the decision ... click to read full post & comments
Cúla4 ar Scoil - for primary pupils attending Gaelscoileanna
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound, on 20/04/2020.Tags: Parenting Teachers
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TG4 new programme, Cúla4 ar Scoil commenced today, Monday 20 April 2020, broadcasting on weekdays at 10a.m. All schools are currently closed under Covid-19 restrictions. This programme will cater for ... click to read full post & comments
ASTI will work to support delayed Leaving Cert
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 15/04/2020.Tags: Parenting Teachers
The ASTI has stated that it will work to support the Minister for Education and Skills’ decision to postpone the June Leaving Certificate examinations until ... click to read full post & comments
Leaving Certificate Exams Postponed, Junior Cert Cancelled
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 10/04/2020.Tags: Parenting Teachers
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The Minister has announced this afternoon that his years Leaving Certificate examinations have been postponed until late July or ... click to read full post & comments(1)
ISSU Exam Survey #ClarificationNow
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 06/04/2020.Tags: Parenting Teachers
The Irish Second-Level Students’ Union (ISSU) is continually striving for the clarity needed on the 2020 State Examinations contingency plan.
In response to the release of our ISSU State Examinations 2020 survey report ... click to read full post & comments(5)
Guidance on Continuity of Schooling
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound, on 03/04/2020.Tags: Teachers Parenting
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The Department of Education has published a document titled 'Guidance on Continuity of Schooling - for primary and post-primary Schools'.
All schools are currently closed under Covid-19 restrictions. ... click to read full post & comments(6)
New Allocation Model for SNAs deferred
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound, on 03/04/2020.Tags: Parenting Teachers
The Minister for Education & Skills Joe McHugh TD has announced that the planned new allocation model for Special Needs Assistants has been deferred for ... click to read full post & comments(1)
Temporary SNA Assignmenst Announced
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 01/04/2020.Tags: Teachers Education & Politics
All Special Needs Assistants to be available for work in some essential public services
The Minister for Education and Skills Joe McHugh TD has today announced ... click to read full post & comments
SciFest@College competition to go online
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 30/03/2020.Tags: Teachers
Ireland’s most inclusive science event continues online so students can still take part despite Covid-19 restrictions
Competition entrants asked to upload their projects for online judging
Teachers are asked to encourage their students to continue to work on their projects.
30 March 2020 – Over 3,000 students registered for SciFest 2020 ... click to read full post & comments
School meals scheme to continue during Covid-19 outbreak
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound, on 27/03/2020.Tags: Parenting Teachers
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Government has today (Thursday 26 March 2020) issued schools with updated guidance to help them operate the School Meals Programme amid ... click to read full post & comments(2)
Minister confirms schools not re-opening 1st April
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound, on 24/03/2020.Tags: Parenting Teachers
According to RTE, Minister for Education Joe McHugh has confirmed that schools will not be reopening in the short term.
RTE reports that the Minister was speaking on GalwayBay FM when he said that schools will not be opening immediately after 29 March and there should be ... click to read full post & comments
Leaving Cert & Junior Cert Oral exams cancelled
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 19/03/2020.Tags: Parenting Teachers
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Minister for Education and Skills Joe McHugh TD has today (Thursday 19 March 2020) announced the cancellation of oral and practical performance ... click to read full post & comments
Schools to close from today until 29th March
Posted by on 12/03/2020.Tags: Parenting Teachers
The Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has announced that the country's schools, colleges and childcare facilities are to close ... click to read full post & comments(2)
Coronavirus - No decision to close schools at this point
Posted by Schooldays Newhound, on 10/03/2020.Tags: Parenting Teachers
Covid-19 – Statement from the Department of Education and Skills - 10th March 2020
The Department of Education and Skills is liaising closely with the Department of Health on a continuing basis.
Any decision to close schools will be made on public health advice. There is ... click to read full post & comments
Young Social Innovators Calls on Young People
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 02/03/2020.Tags: Teachers Education And Politics
More than 6,000 young people to take part in national Speak Out Tour and bring creative solutions to urgent social issues
Building a nationwide movement of creative, caring and engaged citizens among Ireland’s young people ... click to read full post & comments
Secondary School to close for 14 days due to Coronovirus link
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound, on 01/03/2020.Tags: Parenting Teachers
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RTE is reporting this evening that a secondary school in the East of the country is to close for 14 days ... click to read full post & comments
Revised Guidelines for Schools on Coronavirus
Posted by SchooldDays Newshound on 26/02/2020.Tags: Parenting Teachers
Updated 1/3/2020 - Secondary school to close for 14 day incubation period - read more HERE.
Read updated article 28th February HERE
The Department of Education and Skills has updated information for schools, preschools and third level institutions on ... click to read full post & comments
Most Borrowed Books of 2019 Revealed
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 24/02/2020.Tags: Parenting Teachers
Details of the 20 books and authors borrowed most often from Irish public libraries in 2019 ... click to read full post & comments
New programme launched for Safer Internet Day 2020
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 11/02/2020.Tags: Teachers Education And Politics
Webwise launches free resource to support digital literacy in schools
Supporting young people to use the internet in a positive way is an integral part of empowering them to become ... click to read full post & comments
Fewer than one in 250 girls cycle to school each day!
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 29/01/2020.Tags: Teachers Parenting
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In Ireland, fewer than one in 250 girls cycle to school each day.
Why are young women avoiding the bike as a means of transport? Research undertaken by ... click to read full post & comments
ASTI Ballot Over Unequal Pay
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 27/01/2020.Tags: Teachers Education And Politics
The ASTI Central Executive Council has voted to ballot the union’s 17,000-plus members on industrial action over the unequal pay of teachers who entered the profession since 2010.
The ASTI took industrial action, including strike action, over unequal pay in 2016. ... click to read full post & comments(1)
FÓRSA decides to defer industrial action
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 21/01/2020.Tags: Teachers Education And Politics
Statement by Minister for Education and Skills Joe McHugh TD:
“I welcome the decision by the FÓRSA trade union to defer strike action and to re-enter ... click to read full post & comments
Secondary School Strike Action 4th February
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound, on 17/01/2020.Tags: Teachers
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Teachers’ Union of Ireland (TUI) members will take strike action on Tuesday, 4th February over the ... click to read full post & comments
New School Rules on Admissions
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 16/01/2020.Tags: Teachers Parenting
The Minister for Education and Skills Joe McHugh T.D has today (Wednesday 15th January 2020) announced new rules are coming into effect at the start of February in relation to admission to schools.
The Minister has signed a Commencement Order in respect ... click to read full post & comments(3)
€50m in ICT Grant Funding for Schools
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 13/01/2020.Tags: Teachers Education And Politics
Minister announces fourth year of funding under Project Ireland 2040 which takes total spend on Digital Strategy for Schools ICT Infrastructure Fund to €160m
All schools will receive grants to purchase key technology such as tablets, ... click to read full post & comments(2)
More students to be educated through Irish
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound, on 31/12/2019.Tags: Education And Politics Teachers Parenting
Minister for Education and Skills Joe McHugh T.D. has announced plans for the development of the first, comprehensive Irish-medium ... click to read full post & comments
New primary school for Rathcoole
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 20/12/2019.Tags: Teachers Education And Politics
Patronage survey for four other new primary schools to be established in 2020 extended ... click to read full post & comments
HEA call to support teachers to upskill in subjects
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 20/12/2019.Tags: Teachers Education And Politics
HEA issues call to higher education institutions to develop courses for existing teachers to qualify to teach ... click to read full post & comments
Patronage of six new post-primary schools
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 17/12/2019.Tags: Teachers Parenting
The Minister for Education and Skills Joe McHugh T.D. today announced the patronage of ... click to read full post & comments
Ministers Announce 3,000 New Student Places
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 16/12/2019.Tags: Teachers Education And Politics
€24 million Government funding under new Human Capital Initiative creates additional ... click to read full post & comments
Review of Relationships and Sexuality Education
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 12/12/2019.Tags: Parenting Teachers
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Minister for Education and Skills Joe McHugh T.D. and Minister of State for Higher Education Mary Mitchell O’Connor T.D. today ... click to read full post & comments
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(1)
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
