Education And Politics News
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound, on 16/04/2024.
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Minister for Education Norma Foley TD has announced new initiatives to progress work on addressing bullying in schools from September 2024, as part of the Department of Education’s Cineáltas: Action Plan on Bullying. These will include the roll-out of new -end intro] anti-bullying modules in primary and post-primary schools and the hosting of a Cineáltas showcase event.
The modules have been created by the Anti-Bullying Centre in DCU and build on the existing FUSE programme which addresses bullying-related topics including noticing, responding and reporting bullying, building bystander confidence and dealing with cyberbullying and online conflict. Currently 440 primary and 570 post-primary schools are delivering the FUSE anti-bullying programme which is funded by the Department of Education and has been available to all schools since 2023.
The new modules include a new first year resource which supports students in their transition from primary to post-primary, addressing bullying-related topics such as new spaces and places, new technology and new friendships and relationships both off and online.
Minister Foley has also announced that a Cineáltas showcase and awards event will be held this September to celebrate the good work school communities are doing to prevent and address bullying behaviour and promote equality, inclusion, diversity and wellbeing.
This event will include an awards ceremony to recognise individuals or groups within school communities, who, through their personal leadership, participation, or achievements, have made an outstanding contribution to preventing and addressing bullying and promoting equality, inclusion, diversity and wellbeing in their school community.
School communities will be invited to submit their nominations for the awards ceremony during the month of May.
As part of the Cinéaltas plan, work is well underway to update the anti-bullying procedures for primary and post-primary schools which were published in 2013. The updated procedures will provide guidance as to when an incident of bullying becomes a Child Protection Concern, will ensure appropriate oversight at school level, and will ensure that a school’s anti-bullying policy is developed and reviewed in consultation with the whole school community. It is intended that the procedures will be published in the coming months.
Another commitment in Cineáltas is to develop a national database to facilitate data collection on bullying behaviour, on an anonymous basis. This will be used to inform a national annual report on bullying in schools which can then be used to inform provision of continuous professional development for staff, research and anti-bullying programmes. Work on this important action has commenced.
NOTESCineáltas: Action Plan on Bullying is the Department of Education’s whole-education approach to preventing and addressing bullying in schools.
Cineáltas is dedicated to the prevention and addressing of bullying, cyber bullying, racist bullying, gender identity bullying and sexual harassment, among other areas, in schools.
Implementation of Cineáltas commenced in 2023, with a number of the 61 actions already implemented.
Cineáltas Action Plan on Bullying and its implementation plan can be found
here .
The categories for the Cineáltas awards are as follows:
Student Leadership AwardRecognising an individual student or a group of students who have shown exceptional leadership in preventing and addressing bullying, promoting equality, inclusion, diversity, and/or wellbeing within their school community.
Staff Leadership AwardAcknowledging a teacher or staff member who has demonstrated outstanding commitment and dedication to creating a safe, inclusive, and supportive environment for all students, actively working to prevent bullying and promote diversity and inclusion.
Innovative Initiative AwardCelebrating a specific project, or initiative implemented within the school community that has shown creativity, effectiveness, and sustainability in addressing bullying, promoting equality, inclusion, diversity, or wellbeing.
Community Partnership AwardRecognising collaboration between the school and external organizations, such as local community groups or charities that have contributed significantly to preventing bullying and promoting equality, inclusion, diversity, or wellbeing within the school community.
Student Voice Empowerment AwardHighlighting a school that has effectively incorporated student input and perspectives into their efforts to prevent and address bullying. This award acknowledges schools that prioritise and value student voices in decision-making processes related to bullying prevention and inclusion initiatives.
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Minister for Education Norma Foley, TD, and Minister for Special Education and Inclusion, Hildegarde Naughton, TD, have announced a revised assessment of need process for schools.
This revised process has been developed on foot of a recent High Court judgement which found that ...
click to read full post & comments Posted by SchoolDays Newshound, on 08/03/2024.
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Minister for Education Norma Foley TD has announced details of a new groundbreaking scheme which provides free schoolbooks to Junior Cycle students in post-primary schools in the ...
click to read full post & comments Posted by SchoolDays Newshound, on 15/01/2024.
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The Department of Education can confirm that 18,003 Ukrainian pupils had been enrolled in schools across Ireland at the end of December 2023. Out of that figure, 11,165 of these pupils had ...
click to read full post & comments Posted by SchoolDays Newshound, on 21/12/2023.
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Minister for Education Norma Foley TD today announced a trebling of the budget for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) grants to €4.7m. The announcement, which comes as a result of ...
click to read full post & comments Posted by SchoolDays Newshound on 10/10/2023.
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A total of €10.5 billion has been allocated to the Department of Education for 2024, This will include:
Free schoolbooks to be provided for first three years of secondary school (iPads & private schools not included)
Fees will be waived for school State exams next year.
There will be a once-off ... click to read full post & comments
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound, on 08/06/2023.
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Roderic O’ Gorman, Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, together with Heather Humphreys, Minister for Rural and Community Development, today launched #MyLittleLibrary2023. ... click to read full post & comments(1)
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound, on 17/04/2023.
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Minister for Education and Minister of State with responsibility for Special Education and Inclusion have announced the establishment of two new special schools as part of a comprehensive update on enhanced education provision for students with special educational needs. ... click to read full post & comments
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound, on 10/04/2023.
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Minister for Education Norma Foley launched the Implementation Plan for Cineáltas: Action Plan on Bullying on 9th April 2023. This is the Department of Education’s whole-education approach to preventing and addressing bullying in schools.
Four key areas of the implementation plan are ... click to read full post & comments
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound, on 04/04/2023.
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Three quarters of school leaders reported that they received no applications for an advertised teaching post or posts in the current school year, according to a Red C/ASTI survey published today.
The survey indicates that there are unfilled teaching vacancies in almost half of ... click to read full post & comments
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound, on 30/03/2023.
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Minister for Education Norma Foley has announced that St Enda’s National School, Whitefriar Street, Dublin 8, will be transferring from Catholic patronage to the local education and training board to become a ... click to read full post & comments
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound, on 30/03/2023.
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New report details hugely positive impact of School Meals on children’s education and wellbeing
Evaluation recommends making Hot School Meals universal by 2030
Hot School Meals to be extended to all DEIS primary schools from September
Phased roll-out to all non-DEIS Primary Schools to commence in ... click to read full post & comments
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound on 22/03/2023.
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It was announced in Budget 2023 that every primary school and special school in the country would be included in a new €50 million scheme which would cover all school books, workbooks and ... click to read full post & comments(2)
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 10/03/2023.
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Minister for Children, Disability, Equality, Integration and Youth, Roderic O'Gorman, today launched the Parent and Toddler Group Grants Initiative 2023. ... click to read full post & comments(2)
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 06/03/2023.
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Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris and Minister for Education Norma Foley have today announced an investment of more than €6 million in 40 projects to empower diversity and inclusion in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics). ... click to read full post & comments
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound, on 06/03/2023.
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The Irish Times is reporting this morning that a framework for a new primary curriculum is expected to be published soon. This will be the first major propoosed changs to the ... click to read full post & comments
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 03/03/2023.
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Minister for Education, Norma Foley, and Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Roderic O’Gorman, have today, launched the STEM Education Implementation Plan to 2026. This is the second implementation plan as part of the STEM Education Policy Statement 2017–2026. ... click to read full post & comments
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound, on 28/02/2023.
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Plans for Leaving Certificate candidates to sit Paper 1 of their English and Irish exams at the end of fifth year have been reversed by the Minister for Education. It is expected that the Minister will advise the cabinet this morning that ... click to read full post & comments(1)
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 21/02/2023.
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The Government has announced a range of targeted cost-of-living measures. Among the measures which will benefit parents of school going children are ... click to read full post & comments
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 07/02/2023.
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Minister for Education Norma Foley and Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris today announced the publication of Education Indicators for Ireland 2022 – which presents a comprehensive set of educational indicators for the education system in Ireland. ... click to read full post & comments
Posted by Schooldays Nwshound, on 31/01/2023.
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Purpose of the public consultation
The Department of Education is undertaking a review of the Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs (EPSEN) Act 2004.
The purpose of this review is to provide assurance that the law that governs the provision of education for children with special educational needs is adequate. This is important, in order to ... click to read full post & comments(1)
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 27/01/2023.
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Under the current rules in 2023, all retired teachers can work as a teacher for up to 50 days in any calendar year, without pension ‘abatement’ rules applying. ... click to read full post & comments(1)
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 18/01/2023.
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Promoting the participation of children and young people in inspection.
The Department of Education prioritises the inclusion of children and young people’s views in policy making and development. ... click to read full post & comments(2)
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 12/01/2023.
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Minister for Education Norma Foley TD has today announced that Corr Na Madadh National School (roll number 17903N), Athlone, will be transferring from Catholic patronage to the local education and training board to become a multi-denominational community national school. ... click to read full post & comments
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 03/01/2023.
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The Minister for Education Norma Foley today announced the awarding of BLAST residencies to 629 schools in 2022-2023, the second year of the BLAST (Bringing Live Arts to Students and Teachers) programme. ... click to read full post & comments
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound, on 14/12/2022.
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The college progression data or information on ‘feeder schools’ to third level for autumn 2022 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 twelve years on Schooldays.ie, visit ... click to read full post & comments
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 13/12/2022.
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A circular letter, as advised by the HSE and the Department of Health, addressed alcohol resources for Principals:
Dear Principal,
This note is to confirm that, as advised by the HSE and the Department of Health, it is not appropriate to use resources or materials produced or funded by the alcohol industry for education and awareness on alcohol in schools, or for teachers to attend, in their professional capacity, associated training which may be offered by organisations funded by the alcohol industry. ... click to read full post & comments(1)
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 13/12/2022.
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The Minister for Education Norma Foley and the Minister of State with responsibility for Special Education and Inclusion Josepha Madigan today announced that an agreement has been reached between the Department of Education and University College Dublin (UCD) to proceed with the accreditation of a pilot online training programme for special needs assistants (SNAs). ... click to read full post & comments(2)
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 05/12/2022.
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Each academic year, a Member State assumes the Presidency of the European Schools (ES). Ireland officially became part of the Troika alongside Croatia and Italy from 1 August 2021 and has assumed the Presidency of the European Schools from Croatia in 2022-23. ... click to read full post & comments
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 01/12/2022.
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Minister for Education Norma Foley TD today launches Cineáltas: Action Plan on Bullying. This landmark new Action Plan is dedicated to the prevention and addressing of bullying, cyber bullying, racism, gender identity bullying or sexual harassment, among other areas, in schools. ... click to read full post & comments
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 01/12/2022.
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The ASTI was represented at a consultative forum held in Dublin today on the crisis of recruitment and retention of teachers in schools. The enormity of the challenges facing schools was fully outlined. ... click to read full post & comments
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 30/11/2022.
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The Minister for Education Norma Foley has today announced the provision of €90 million additional funding for schools for the 2022/23 school year, as announced on Budget Day 2023. This once-off payment is to provide additional support to schools given general inflation and increasing energy prices and will be paid to schools before the end of the current school term. ... click to read full post & comments
Posted by Schooldays Newshoud, on 22/11/2022.
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The Association of Secondary Teachers, Ireland (ASTI), Fórsa, the Irish National Teachers’ Organisation, the Irish Federation of University Teachers, SIPTU (Education) and the Teachers’ Union of Ireland (TUI) represent about 110,000 members working in schools, colleges, and education centres across the country. ... click to read full post & comments
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 18/11/2022.
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The Minister for Education Norma Foley today announced a new postgraduate programme to upskill registered post-primary teachers teaching Social, Personal and Health Education (SPHE) and Relationships and Sexuality Education (RSE). ... click to read full post & comments
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 15/11/2022.
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The Minister for Education Norma Foley and the Minister of State with responsibility for Special Education and Inclusion Josepha Madigan have today announced further details on the implementation of the first phase of the Irish Sign Language (ISL) scheme which provides ISL in-school support for students who are Deaf and whose primary means of communication is ISL. ... click to read full post & comments
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 15/11/2022.
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Minister for Education Norma Foley and Minister for Special Education Josepha Madigan today announced a pilot programme to support the transition for young people with disabilities to improve access to, and opportunities for, post-school options. This project will help young people with disabilities to plan for their future options when leaving school. ... click to read full post & comments
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 10/11/2022.
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The Minister of State for Special Education and Inclusion, Josepha Madigan, today addressed the National Council for Special Education Research Conference at Croke Park where she announced investment of nearly €13 million to support the expansion and development ... click to read full post & comments
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 09/11/2022.
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Minister for Education Norma Foley today welcomed the publication of the 2023 Dormant Accounts Action plan and announced details of the €3.8 million in funding the Department of Education will receive. ... click to read full post & comments
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 08/11/2022.
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The Minister for Education Norma Foley has today welcomed the decision to align bereavement leave for staff in the education sector with those in other areas of the public sector. This agreement will see existing leave for staff extended to 20 days in relation to the death of a spouse/partner or child. ... click to read full post & comments
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 24/10/2022.
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Minister for Education Norma Foley today welcomed the first cross-border Industry Insights session for teachers and guidance counsellors. The event, a first of its kind on this island, is taking place online today in conjunction with Business in the Community Ireland (BITCI) and Business in the Community Northern Ireland (BITCNI). ... click to read full post & comments
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 20/10/2022.
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The Minister for Education Norma Foley and Minister of State for Special Education and Inclusion Josepha Madigan today announced that a summer programme will be in place for 2023 for pupils with complex special educational needs and those at greatest risk of educational disadvantage. ... click to read full post & comments
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 10/10/2022.
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Minister for Education Norma Foley today announced the appointment of Yvonne Keating as Chief Inspector at the Department of Education. This appointment is made following the completion of a Top Level Appointments Committee (TLAC) Specialist competition held by the Public Appointments Service. ... click to read full post & comments
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 04/10/2022.
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Minister for Education Norma Foley TD today announced details of the 2022 Dormant Accounts Funding to provide targeted supports to tackle education disadvantage for Traveller and Roma students. ... click to read full post & comments
Posted by Schooldays Newshound, on 03/10/2022.
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Minister for Education Norma Foley and Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications Eamon Ryan today launched the 2023 – 2024 Schools Energy Retrofit Pathfinder Programme that will evaluate and demonstrate the approach to energy retrofit and carbon reduction in the schools’ sector, testing energy efficiency solutions and renewable heat technologies. ... click to read full post & comments