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# department-of-education - Friday 18 May, 2012

Bullying

Almost half of children ‘affected by bullying’ at school

Fri, 11:53 AM 1,525 Views 13 Comments

Around one in 16 children do not feel safe at their school, according to a new survey.

# department-of-education - Friday 11 May, 2012

Road Safety

Government urged to include road safety on Junior Cert curriculum

11/05/12 2,004 Views 14 Comments

The Government is being urged to “harness” the enthusiasm among teenagers for cars and include road safety training on the programme.

# department-of-education - Monday 30 April, 2012

Education

‘Wholly unacceptable’: Ombudsman slams school that refused pregnant teen

30/04/12 6,474 Views 91 Comments

The Ombudsman for Children, Emily Logan, has criticised the school for failing to apologise to a girl who it turned away after learning that she was pregnant.

# department-of-education - Monday 16 April, 2012

School Buses

School bus contract should be put out to tender, says US-Irish consortium

16/04/12 5,574 Views 27 Comments

Is the yellow, high school bus en route to Ireland?

# department-of-education - Monday 9 April, 2012

Education

No major difference in quality between large and small schools

09/04/12 2,367 Views 11 Comments

English lessons were rated as marginally better in bigger schools, according to a new assessment from the Department of Education.

# department-of-education - Sunday 8 April, 2012

Bullying

Quinn confirms anti-bullying forum to take place in May

08/04/12 1,708 Views 15 Comments

The forum will be established alongside a working group on tackling homophobic, racist and cyber-bullying.

# department-of-education - Thursday 5 April, 2012

Pay Cap

‘Disgraceful’: Students slate top university staff refusal to take pay cut

05/04/12 5,431 Views 25 Comments

A number of university heads have reportedly ignored requests to reduce their pay below €200,000.

# department-of-education - Thursday 29 March, 2012

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‘Inappropriate’ for teachers to befriend pupils on Facebook – Quinn

29/03/12 6,323 Views 68 Comments

The education minister says he cannot see how it could be appropriate for teachers to communicate with their students online.

# department-of-education - Tuesday 13 March, 2012

Teachers

Teacher healthcare service cost Dept of Education €1m last year

13/03/12 3,151 Views 19 Comments

The department said that the system has led to a 15 per cent reduction in teacher absenteeism over four years.

# department-of-education - Thursday 1 March, 2012

Education

€35m prefab replacement fund announced for schools

01/03/12 1,851 Views 11 Comments

The Department of Education is offering grants for the construction of permanent school structures to replace rented prefabs.

# department-of-education - Tuesday 7 February, 2012

Broadband

All secondary schools to have high-speed broadband by 2014

07/02/12 1,227 Views 22 Comments

Every secondary school in Ireland will be supplied with 100Mbps connections to provide quick connections in every classroom.

# department-of-education - Tuesday 3 January, 2012

Schools

Quinn orders probe of €100m taxpayer funding for private schools

03/01/12 3,261 Views 73 Comments

The extent of State payments to fee-charging schools will be reviewed, the Department of Education has confirmed.

# department-of-education - Thursday 17 November, 2011

Fees

USI denies ‘collusion’ with Gardaí to stop ‘Occupy University’ protest

17/11/11 3,815 Views 40 Comments

A student group affiliated to the Occupy movement claims USI and Gardaí combined to stop them from joining yesterday’s rally.

# department-of-education - Wednesday 16 November, 2011

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In pics: Third-level students march in free fees protest

16/11/11 5,028 Views 69 Comments

Gorillas, Pinocchio and dogs make an appearance at a colourful – but angry – protest against any potential reintroduction of fees.

# department-of-education - Tuesday 8 November, 2011

Construction

6,000 construction workers to benefit from €35m EU aid

08/11/11 443 Views 3 Comments

The European Parliament’s budget committee approves €35.7m in aid for almost 6,000 people laid off in the construction sector.

# department-of-education - Monday 7 November, 2011

Schools

14 new schools completed this year

07/11/11 420 Views 9 Comments

The 14 schools were delivered under the Rapid Delivery programme – but we will know on Thursday if cuts to capital projects affects the building of future schools under this programme.

# department-of-education - Thursday 3 November, 2011

Junior Cert

Junior Cert to be significantly changed under new scheme

03/11/11 1,251 Views 11 Comments

Minister of Education gives his approval to NCCA’s proposals to change the focus of the Junior Cert from rote learning and state exams.

# department-of-education - Friday 28 October, 2011

Construction Workers

Government delays could mean unemployed miss out on €35million EU aid

28/10/11 58 Views No Comments

The “clock is ticking” for Ireland to win support from a European fund, an EU official has said.

# department-of-education - Thursday 27 October, 2011

School Transport

Transport operators launch EU challenge over school transport system

27/10/11 519 Views 5 Comments

The Coach Tourism & Transport Council will ask the European Commission to investigate how Ireland organises school transport.

# department-of-education - Friday 21 October, 2011

Priory Hall

Displaced Priory Hall children will be bussed to old schools

21/10/11 509 Views 15 Comments

Funding has been provided for a school bus to bring the children from their temporary accommodation.

# department-of-education - Wednesday 19 October, 2011

Priory Hall

NAMA suggests 332 apartments to be used for Priory Hall residents

19/10/11 1,151 Views 21 Comments

NAMA hands handed over a list of properties which could be used to house residents, and will cover the cost of completion works.

# department-of-education - Monday 19 September, 2011

Student Grants

Students win new independent appeals process for university grants

19/09/11 628 Views No Comments

The Union of Students in Ireland has hailed the establishment of a central appeals board by minister Ruairí Quinn.

# department-of-education - Friday 26 August, 2011

Junior Cert

Exams likely to be downgraded in radical Junior Cert reforms

26/08/11 342 Views 5 Comments

A new system of portfolio-based assessment is “on the cards”, the Department of Education has confirmed.

# department-of-education - Tuesday 16 August, 2011

College Fees

Students face more fee hikes after minister rules out loan scheme

16/08/11 458 Views 22 Comments

The government cannot afford to offer loans as it will be too long before they are repaid, Ruairí Quinn has said.

# department-of-education - Thursday 4 August, 2011

Schools

Class size increases would do ‘irreparable damage’, say teachers

04/08/11 973 Views 41 Comments

The Department of Education has proposed putting children in bigger classes to save €75million.

# department-of-education - Wednesday 27 July, 2011

Fees

Are third level fees looming?

27/07/11 537 Views 23 Comments

The government will review third level funding after the publication of a report in September. It’s reported that there is a funding gap of €500 million.

# department-of-education - Friday 22 July, 2011

Congregations

‘Positive’ meeting between Quinn and religious orders

22/07/11 210 Views 4 Comments

The education minister told the congregations that he was disappointed in their responses to the issue of seeking contributions for an abuse compensation fund.

# department-of-education - Friday 8 July, 2011

School

Eighty per cent of parents worried about school costs

08/07/11 540 Views 15 Comments

A new budget planner has been introduced as parents voice their concerns over the cost of schooling their children.

# department-of-education - Tuesday 28 June, 2011

From The Daily Edge Organised Confusion

Summer, it’s literally not what it used to be

28/06/11 3,634 Views 28 Comments

Most of us learnt in school that summer was in May, June and July but that’s not what Met Éireann says…

# department-of-education - Thursday 16 June, 2011

Teachers

Surprise! Secondary teachers to face unannounced inspections

16/06/11 550 Views 15 Comments

Currently teachers receive advance warning of an inspector’s visit, but this is set to change.

# department-of-education - Monday 13 June, 2011

Enrolment

Changes to school enrolment procedures proposed

13/06/11 384 Views 10 Comments

The Minister for Education has published a discussion document containing proposals that would ban school administration practices that disadvantage some children.

# department-of-education - Wednesday 1 June, 2011

Education

10 per cent cut in special needs support for schools – report

01/06/11 276 Views 3 Comments

The Department of Education said that the reduced allocation of special needs teaching hours could be increased in some schools – if demand is less than expected.

# department-of-education - Monday 30 May, 2011

Education

Education minister says the CAO system needs to change

30/05/11 416 Views 7 Comments

Ruairi Quinn says that radical new approaches and more complex entry routes to third level education are needed. He says it is a priority for his department.

# department-of-education - Saturday 21 May, 2011

Education

250 language support teachers will be out of a job in September

21/05/11 536 Views 24 Comments

In a surprise move, the Department of Education has doubled the number of language teachers to be cut. It says the public service recruitment embargo means that the posts must be transferred elsewhere.

# department-of-education - Thursday 12 May, 2011

Construction

Schools works suspended as building firm claims Government owes “substantial monies”

12/05/11 1,954 Views 5 Comments

Cordil Construction has temporarily suspended some 450 jobs claiming it is owed money from Government departments, including the HSE and the Department of Education for projects.

# department-of-education - Saturday 23 April, 2011

Schools

Union members want end to state funding for schools engaged in “educational apartheid”

23/04/11 765 Views 10 Comments

The Teachers’ Union of Ireland will call for an audit of admission policies to include fee-paying institutions at its annual conference next week.

# department-of-education - Friday 18 March, 2011

Schools

Parents’ fears over future of small primary schools

18/03/11 638 Views 7 Comments

Fears among parent groups that Department of Education review could lead to the closure of local schools

# department-of-education - Wednesday 9 March, 2011

Teachers

Hundreds of teachers face chop under Department orders

09/03/11 1,334 Views 2 Comments

The Department of Education tells principals that temporary jobs – many of which are already filled – will be reassigned.

# department-of-education - Saturday 5 March, 2011

Schools

School secretaries vote for industrial action over wage cuts

05/03/11 935 Views 7 Comments

72 per cent of school secretaries and caretakers vote for industrial action over a 5 per cent pay cut imposed in January.

# department-of-education - Saturday 29 January, 2011

School's Out

School tours and exams could be cut to make up for snow days

29/01/11 776 Views No Comments

Schools lost so many teaching days because of the cold weather that they could cut exams – or school tours.

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A NEW REPORT from the OECD has suggested people living in Ireland have some of the best lives in the world, with Ireland among the top countries in its Better Life Index.

The index finds that life expectancy, low pollution, positive experiences and a healthy work-life balance are among the factors that contribute to happy lives in Ireland.

It did note, however, that the gap between the rich and poor is wider in Ireland than elsewhere, while the gender gap in educational performance is also larger than average.

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