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Teachers News
Safety Works completed in 3 Schools
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 13/12/2018.Tags: Education And Politics Teachers
Minister for Education and Skills Joe McHugh has confirmed that precautionary measures at classrooms in Tyrrelstown Educate Together National School, St Luke’s National School Tyrrelstown and ... click to read full post & comments
Feeder Schools Lists published for 2018
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound, on 04/12/2018.Tags: Parenting Teachers
The college progression data or information on ‘feeder schools’ to third level for autumn 2018 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 nine years on Schooldays.ie, visit ... click to read full post & comments
ASTI members reject the New Entrants’ Salary Measure
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 29/11/2018.Tags: Teachers Education And Politics
“Proposal does not achieve equal pay” – ASTI President
ASTI members have voted to reject the New Entrants’ Salary Measure by ... click to read full post & comments(1)
€29m Minor Works Grant for Primary Schools
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 26/11/2018.Tags: Education And Politics Teachers
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The Minister for Education and Skills, Joe McHugh T.D., has announced that the Minor Works Grant of €29m in total will be paid to all ... click to read full post & comments
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
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
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
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
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(2)
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
€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
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:
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
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
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
Public Consultations for Career Guidance Review
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 27/04/2018.Tags: Teachers Education And Politics
The Department of Education and Skills has committed in the National Skills Strategy 2025 and the Action Plan for Education 2016-2019, to commence an independent review of existing career guidance tools and ... click to read full post & comments
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
Extra Places on Leadership Course for Teachers
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 20/04/2018.Tags: Teachers
Speaking at the IPPN Deputy Principals conference in Citywest today, Minister Bruton announced that he would be increasing the number of places on the Professional Diploma in School Leadership, the programme for aspiring school leaders. ... 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
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
Pay Inequality may lead to Industrial Action, INTO Warns
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 03/04/2018.Tags: Teachers
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The INTO today demanded immediate and time-bound pay talks, starting this month and finishing next month, to end pay inequality.
“If that fails,” the general secretary of the INTO Sheila Nunan told the Minister for Education, “the INTO will ballot members for a campaign of industrial action, up to and including strike action, ... click to read full post & comments
Major Update in Sex Education Announced
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 03/04/2018.Tags: Teachers Parents
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The Minister for Education and Skills, Richard Bruton TD, today announced a major review of Relationships and Sexuality Education (RSE) in schools.
The review will cover both the content of the RSE curriculum and support ... click to read full post & comments
Second-level Teachers Report Higher Stress Levels
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 27/03/2018.Tags: Teachers
Research published today shows that new initiatives and additional demands on second-level schools has led to an unsustainable work burden and increased levels of stress for teachers.
An ASTI/ RED C survey published today has found that 97% of teachers believe ... click to read full post & comments
ASTI Annual Conference to Address Pay Equality
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 26/03/2018.Tags: Teachers
Equal pay for recently qualified teachers will dominate the ASTI’s Annual Convention in Cork next week.
More than 450 second-level teachers from all over Ireland will attend the conference in the Clayton Silver Springs Hotel, Cork from April 3rd to 5th. ... click to read full post & comments
Junior Cert Resources launched by BAI & RTE
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 23/03/2018.Tags: Teachers
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The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) and Raidio Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ) have announced the launch of a teacher’s resource guide to support the delivery of the new Junior Certificate English and Science curricula.
The materials are based around the successful TV programme ... click to read full post & comments
Extra Places on Teacher Training Courses
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 14/03/2018.Tags: Teachers
The Minister for Education and Skills Richard Bruton T.D. today announced, following consultation with the Irish Universities Association, an expansion of the number of places on post primary teacher education courses at both undergraduate and postgraduate level.
The Minister also announced that there will be ... 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
€100,000 in Grants Allocated for Music Scheme
Posted by Schooldays Neshound, on 09/03/2018.Tags: Teachers
Minister Bruton invites applications for grants under the established Non-Mainstream Music Education Bursary Scheme 2018 €100,000 in grants for community music initiatives.
The Minister for Education and Skills, Mr. Richard Bruton T.D. today invited applications for ... click to read full post & comments