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Back to School with a difference
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 03/03/2021.Tags: Parenting Teachers
Cork ETB to open €10 million state-of-the-art extension at East Cork school. As students and teachers all over the country went back to their classrooms on Monday, pupils at St. Colman's Community College in Midleton, East Cork had another reason to look forward to going back to school as they returned to a state-of-the-art extension and all new facilities.
Following a significant investment of €10 million by the Department of Education and Skills, ... click to read full post & comments
Measures to Tackle Educational Disadvantage
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 01/03/2021.Tags: Teachers Education And Politics
Minister for Education Norma Foley TD today (Monday 1 March) announced further supports to those schools catering for children and young people who are experiencing the highest levels of educational disadvantage. As part of the Budget 2021 measures to tackle educational disadvantage, the Minister announced: ... click to read full post & comments
Few questions to be answered on Leaving Cert Exams
Posted by on 26/02/2021.Tags: Parenting Teachers
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The Department of Education have issued a 27 page 'Guide to State Examinations and Accredited Grades for Leaving Certificate 2021' to schools. The document provides further details of the exam and the accredited grades process and also advises schools against the ... click to read full post & comments
Return to School Plan confirmed
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 23/02/2021.Tags: Parenting Teachers
The Government has announced the plan for a phased return to school as follows:
Patronage of three new primary schools in 2021
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 23/02/2021.Tags: Teachers Education And Politics
The Minister for Education Norma Foley TD today announced the patronage of the three new primary schools to be established in 2021.
In all cases, the Minister accepted the recommendations of the New Schools Establishment Group (NSEG). ... click to read full post & comments
Most Borrowed Books of 2020
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 22/02/2021.Tags: Parenting Teachers
Details of the 20 books and authors borrowed most often from Irish public libraries in 2020 have been published by the Local Government Management Agency (LGMA), ahead of Ireland Reads Day, a national day of reading this Thursday, February 25th.
The LGMA compiles the information as part of the Public Lending Remuneration (PLR) Scheme. ... click to read full post & comments
Rural School Open Day going ahead - Virtually!
Posted by Schooldays Newshound on 16/02/2021.Tags: Parenting Teachers
Rural National School based in Belclare , Co. Galway takes advantage of technology to showcase Tour of School , 365 days of the year!
Castlehackett National School is a 3 teacher school situated on the foothills of ‘Knockma’ in Belclare , County Galway. ... click to read full post & comments
ASTI confirms it will re-enter Leaving Cert talks
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound, on 13/02/2021.Tags: Parenting Teachers
On 11th February, the ASTI withdrew from ongoing bilateral discussions regarding a new phase of planning for the State Examinations 2021 to include both the provision of Leaving Certificate examinations and also to explore a corresponding non-examination process.
At subsequent engagements ... click to read full post & comments
ASTI withdraws from discussions on Leaving Cert 2021
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 11/02/2021.Tags: Parenting Teachers
The ASTI has announced it is withdrawing from discussions on the Leaving Cert 2021 pending a guarantee that the talks will focus on the Minister’s stated objectives of planning for examinations and scoping out a corresponding measure.
ASTI General Secretary Kieran Christie said it is unacceptable that ... click to read full post & comments
Special Classes in Secondary Schools to resume 22nd Feb
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 11/02/2021.Tags: Parenting Teachers
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Following a period of intensive engagement with the education partners, Minister for Education Norma Foley TD and Minister of State for Special Education and Inclusion Josepha Madigan TD announced details of a return to in-school teaching and ... click to read full post & comments
Helping Students Manage Online Wellbeing
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 09/02/2021.Tags: Parenting Teachers
Resources and training provided for teachers and students for Safer Internet Day 2021
On Safer Internet Day, Webwise, the online safety initiative of the Department of Education highlights key resources ... click to read full post & comments
New Resource Hub Available for Students
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 08/02/2021.Tags: Parenting Teachers
The Irish Second-Level Students’ Union is aware that students are currently facing numerous hurdles when it comes to having a stress-free and engaging online learning experience. As a result of this, the organisation has taken steps to provide students with the necessary resources ... click to read full post & comments
Two Leaving Cert Options to be made available
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound, on 05/02/2021.Tags: Parenting Teachers
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Following a series of intensive engagements of the sub-group of the Advisory Group of stakeholders on planning for the State examinations, including a further meeting held today, Minister for Education Norma Foley TD has announced a new phase of planning for ... click to read full post & comments
New campaign to get Ireland reading during Covid
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 04/02/2021.Tags: Parenting Teachers
Pledge to read and find your perfect book at Irelandreads.ie
Ireland Reads is a new campaign to get the whole country reading this month ... click to read full post & comments
Three Ireland to Provide 10,000 SIM Cards to Schools
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 02/02/2021.Tags: Teachers Education
Three Ireland is providing vital connectivity to school students across the country to enable their home schooling needs. By giving 10,000 All You Can Eat data SIM cards free to schools, Three is providing families with additional support to enable their child’s learning during the pandemic.
Unlimited data from Three will be available to primary and secondary schools and will be valid ... click to read full post & comments
2,155 students receive Leaving Cert Results
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound, on 02/02/2021.Tags: Parenting Teachers
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The Minister for Education Norma Foley TD and Minister of State with responsibility for Special Education and Inclusion Josepha Madigan TD, congratulated some 2,200 Leaving Certificate students who today received results from their written examinations.
2,155 students who undertook the 2020 written examinations across the Leaving Certificate Established, Leaving Certificate Applied and Leaving Certificate Vocational Programme are ... click to read full post & comments
Deal agreed for resumption of Special Education in February
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 01/02/2021.Tags: Parenting Teachers
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Ministers Foley and Madigan welcome agreed plan for return to in-school learning for children with special educational needs at primary level
Ireland’s Young Filmmaker of the Year 2021
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 27/01/2021.Tags: Teachers
Due to the COVID lockdown the closing date for the call for entries for Ireland’s Young Filmmaker of the Year 2021, Ireland’s festival celebrating the best in young filmmaking has been extended to Monday February 22, 2021.
Fresh Film is an advocate for young filmmakers and encourages young people to make films ... click to read full post & comments
ISSU Survey Results: Students Want Choice & Clear Communication
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 20/01/2021.Tags: Parenting Teachers
Today, Wednesday 20th January 2021, the Irish-Second Level Students’ Union publishes their Report on the State Examinations 2021 and the Reopening of Schools. The ISSU undertook a detailed consultation process including a survey which had over 20,000 responses ... click to read full post & comments
Special Needs Schools Not Re Opening
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 20/01/2021.Tags: Teachers Education And Politics
Minister for Education Norma Foley TD and Minister of State for Special Education and Inclusion Joseph Madigan TD ... click to read full post & comments
ASTI recommends rejetion of public service agreement
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 11/01/2021.Tags: Teachers
The ASTI today announced that it will ballot its members on the proposed public service agreement.
At a meeting today, the ASTI’s Central Executive Council decided to recommend that ASTI members ... click to read full post & comments
Decision to re-open schools for Leaving Cert and special needs students reversed
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound, on 07/01/2021.Tags: Parenting Teachers
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Minister for Education Norma Foley TD has confirmed that all schools will regrettably remain closed to students from Monday 11 January.
The Government decision, taken on 6 January, on foot of public health advice to reduce mobility in the community, was to ... click to read full post & comments
ASTI directs members to teach remotely
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 07/01/2021.Tags: Teachers
ASTI directs members to teach classes remotely
ASTI Standing Committee met this evening to discuss the announcement by the Minister for Education Norma Foley that special schools, special classes and specialised settings will be fully open from Monday 11 January and that Leaving Certificate students will ... click to read full post & comments
INTO seeks delay in re-opening of Schools
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound, on 30/12/2020.Tags: Parenting Teachers
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INTO General Secretary John Boyle has written to Minister Foley setting out the need to delay the reopening of primary and special schools. Below is the text of his letter
A Aire, a chara, I write in advance of tomorrow’s cabinet meeting regarding additional public health measures to request that government give ... click to read full post & comments
Patronage of four new post-primary schools
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 22/12/2020.Tags: Teachers Parenting
The Minister for Education Norma Foley TD today announced the patronage of the four new post-primary schools to be established in 2021.
In all cases, the Minister accepted the recommendations of the New Schools Establishment Group (NSEG).
Today’s announcement forms an essential part of plans to ensure that sufficient new school places ... click to read full post & comments
TUI to Recommend Rejection of Proposal
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 16/12/2020.Tags: Teachers Education And Politics
The Executive Committee of the Teachers’ Union of Ireland (TUI) has unanimously decided to recommend rejection of the new public service agreement proposals, Building Momentum – A New Public Service Agreement 2021-2022.
The union acknowledges and welcomes the fact that these proposals provide for general ... click to read full post & comments
NCCA Children's School Lives
Posted by Schooldays Newsounds, on 11/12/2020.Tags: Parenting Teachers
Children’s School Lives (CSL) is an exciting and unique research study which follows 4,000 children in 189 schools through their primary school years to learn, in detail, about and from their experiences.
The study reveals that First Holy Communion is a key event for children in Catholic ethos schools ... click to read full post & comments
Lord Mayor invites 4th class to join their local library
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 11/12/2020.Tags: Parenting Teachers
The Lord Mayor of Dublin Hazel Chu has today launched ‘Join Up, Join In’, an initiative to invite 4th class children across the city to join their local library.
Over the next few weeks every 4th class child in every school in Dublin city ... click to read full post & comments
Irish students top maths performers in EU
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 09/12/2020.Tags: Teachers Parenting
The Minister for Education Norma Foley TD today welcomed the TIMSS 2019 (Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study) results which show Ireland’s fourth class pupils in primary school and second year student in ... click to read full post & comments
TCD and Camara Education Tech2Students
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 08/12/2020.Tags: Teachers Education
The Award-winning project Tech2Students (T2S) is back for phase 2 and we are going Nationwide. The campaign was developed in April 2020 by Trinity Access (TCD) and Camara Ireland in response to the digital divide experienced by students in DEIS schools. ... click to read full post & comments
Covid-19, Mental Health and Local Issues at BTYS 2021
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 08/12/2020.Tags: Teachers Education
BT Ireland has today revealed the 550 finalists who will represent their schools and communities from across the island of Ireland at the first-ever virtual BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition (BTYSTE) from Wednesday 6th to Friday 8th January 2021. Selected from over 1,300 entries, ... click to read full post & comments
Up to 5000 Students to take part in #ThinkLanguages
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 07/12/2020.Tags: Teachers Education
Almost 5,000 students from 70 schools across Ireland set to participate in #ThinkLanguages 2020. Languages Connect encourages students to ‘Think Global, Act Local’ by bringing languages to life in their schools this December 2020.
The Languages Connect flagship #ThinkLanguages event has been reimagined, from a bustling day of 3,000 TY students ... click to read full post & comments
Happy International Day of People with Disabilities!
Posted by Schooldays newshound, on 03/12/2020.Tags: Parenting Teachers
Sightsavers Ireland are celebrating International Day of People with Disabilities (December 3) by launching a fantastic new educational website aimed at primary school children.
2020 has been a year in which existing inequalities faced by people with disabilities ... click to read full post & comments
€50m ICT grant funding
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 30/11/2020.Tags: Teachers Education And Politics
Minister for Education Norma Foley TD today (Monday 30 November) announced €50 million in Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Grants for primary and post-primary schools to be paid in early December, 2020.
The €50 million payments involve:
The Minister's Easel
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 23/11/2020.Tags: Teachers Education And Politics
Minister for Education Norma Foley TD invites children in primary school to submit their artwork for display in her office.
Each week, the Minister will select several items of artwork to be placed on the easel in her office, for display. ... click to read full post & comments
Calls for schools to close on 18th & not 22nd December
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound, on 18/11/2020.Tags: Parenting Teachers
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The Teachers’ Union of Ireland (TUI) has said that serious consideration should be given to closing schools for the Christmas break on the afternoon of Friday 18th December rather than on Tuesday 22nd December.
The Union says the ... click to read full post & comments
Dedicated special ed classrooms in new school builds
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 17/11/2020.Tags: Teachers Education And Politics
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Minister of State for Special Education and Inclusion, Josepha Madigan TD, has stated that new school building projects currently sanctioned and all new projects from 2021 onwards will include dedicated rooms and facilities for special classes where needed. Minister Madigan made her remarks as she officially opened the National Council for Special Education’s annual Research Conference.
Officially opening the conference, Minister Madigan said: ... click to read full post & comments
Energize STEM education programme goes online
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 17/11/2020.Tags: Teachers Education
Twenty-four sixth class pupils from Scoil Aiséirí Chríost, Farranree in Cork were excited to be the first in the country to be introduced to science through practical and engaging lessons as part of Gas Networks Ireland and Junior Achievement Ireland’s (JAI) new online format of the ‘Energize’ programme.
Given the current Covid-19 related restrictions, JAI, which are marking 10 years in partnership with Gas Networks Ireland, ... click to read full post & comments
Framework to support roll-out of LC Computer Science
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 16/11/2020.Tags: Teachers Education And Politics
Minister for Education Norma Foley TD today (Monday 16 November) announced details of a new industry framework to support the implementation of the subject Leaving Certificate Computer Science.
The framework has been developed by an industry and Department of Education partnership, ... click to read full post & comments
Applications for patronage of 3 new primary schools
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 13/11/2020.Tags: Parenting Teachers
The Minister for Education Norma Foley TD has today invited school patron bodies/prospective school patron bodies to apply for the patronage of new primary schools to be established in September 2021.
Minister Foley said: “These are uncertain times in many ways for school communities. However, I am happy to announce that the commencement of the patronage process for these schools will now proceed so that we can prepare for their opening next September. ... click to read full post & comments
New Upskilling Programmes for Post-primary Teachers
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 04/11/2020.Tags: Teachers Education And Politics
Minister Foley and Minister Harris announce new upskilling programmes for post-primary teachers in mathematics, physics and Spanish
The Minister for Education Norma Foley TD and the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris TD ... click to read full post & comments
Appeal from National Principal's Forum to Parents
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound, on 30/10/2020.Tags: Parenting Teachers
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Appeal from National Principals' Forum to Parents
I appeal to every parent to read the National Principals' Forum (a grassroots registered lobby group of Primary principal teachers) recent submission to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education.
Please be AWARE and INFORMED of the huge issues maligning our Primary education system and ... click to read full post & comments
ASTI secures mandate for industrial action
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 28/10/2020.Tags: Parenting Teachers
ASTI members have voted to take industrial action unless the Government immediately addresses key Covid-19 issues in schools. These include the need for a comprehensive testing ... click to read full post & comments
Dept issues hand sanitiser product recall to schools
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound, on 23/10/2020.Tags: Parentng Teachers
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The Department of Education and the Department of Agriculture issued a statement last night advising that an approved hand sanitiser widely used in schools was being recalled.
The Department of Agriculture said it was recalled as ... click to read full post & comments