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# pupils - Wednesday 8 May, 2013

Quinn proposes using child benefit funds for free preschool education

The Minister is currently debating the issue with fellow ministers Joan Burton and Frances Fitzgerald.

# pupils - Friday 30 November, 2012

Teens believe cyber bullying is worse than traditional bullying

Teens feel like it’s the worst kind because they “can’t escape it” and pictures and messages can be spread so quickly.

# pupils - Wednesday 28 November, 2012

Italian teacher jailed for killing rabbits in class

The teacher had ordered delivery of four dead rabbits in order to dissect them, but two arrived alive.

# pupils - Thursday 22 November, 2012

Situation being resolved at Kilfinane school

Parents had blockaded the school after builders began removing fittings from the building. The school principal told TheJournal.ie that the fittings are now being put back.

# pupils - Sunday 11 November, 2012

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Young talent: Primary pupils show off their filmmaking skills

You’re never too young to make a film, as pupils from around Ireland showed at the FÍS Film Festival and awards.

# pupils - Wednesday 5 September, 2012

Thousands of post-primary pupils to start school year using e-books

E-books aim to bring cost savings, provide a more interactive learning system in the classroom and – of course – cut down on the weight of school bags.

# pupils - Tuesday 4 September, 2012

Column: How my home is welcoming people back from around the world

People from Inishowen, Co Donegal are now in more than 80 countries. Here’s how we’re bringing them back for The Gathering, writes John Collins.

# pupils - Sunday 2 September, 2012

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Open thread: The things that remind us it’s back-to-school time

Wallpaper-wrapped schoolbooks, the theme tune to Glenroe, a shoe-fitting machine of torture: what were the triggers that let you know it was THAT time of year again?

# pupils - Wednesday 20 June, 2012

New code of conduct says teachers CAN interact with pupils on Facebook

The guidelines drawn up by the Teaching Council say teachers should make sure that any interaction on social networks is ‘appropriate’.

# pupils - Thursday 14 June, 2012

SNA allocation welcomed by Special Needs Parents Association

The association said it welcomes the 211 extra whole-time Special Needs Assistants, but said that the number of Resource and Learning Support teaching posts will not meet demand.

# pupils - Tuesday 5 June, 2012

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Poll: Should teachers be on social media with students?

Is it alright for teachers to interact with their students on Facebook in this digital age – or should they steer clear? You tell us…

# pupils - Wednesday 25 April, 2012

End of heavy schoolbags? Students welcome eBooks to classrooms

The ASTI has welcomed the sale of new eBook apps by Folens, but cautioned that the Government must ensure that all students have “equal access to quality educational experiences”.

# pupils - Monday 12 December, 2011

Budget 2012 will ‘devastate’ disadvantaged schools – INTO

The teachers’ union has said that disadvantaged schools will lose hundreds of teaching posts – which will instead be reallocated to schools in better off areas.

# pupils - Wednesday 17 August, 2011

In numbers: how Ireland’s students fared in Leaving Cert 2011

Which subjects had the best pass rates? Which had the fewest taking higher level? We’ve crunched the numbers to find out.

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In photos: Teenagers get their Leaving Cert results

With 58,000 students picking up their results today, here’s how some of them reacted…

# pupils - Friday 3 June, 2011

From The Daily Edge Flying Lunch

‘Sorry teacher, a bird ate my lunch’

Birds of prey swooping in on children’s lunches at English school leads to ban on schoolyard munching.