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# department-of-education - Friday 8 May, 2020
As it happened: Minister announces Leaving Cert exams cancelled, all students to receive 'calculated grades'
Speculation that the exams would be cancelled has been growing since reports last night.
# department-of-education - Thursday 7 May, 2020
Explainer: What are the options for this year's Leaving Cert, and why is it so complicated?
There’s a growing feeling among parents and students that the Leaving Cert should be cancelled.
# department-of-education - Wednesday 29 April, 2020
Junior Cert students to receive 'certificates of completion' from State and written report from school
Plans to hold a school-based version of the Junior Cert in the autumn have been cancelled.
# department-of-education - Tuesday 10 March, 2020
Debunked: Department of Education says as of now, it is not ordering all schools to close
Rumours were circulating on WhatsApp and on social media today that all schools nationwide are to be closed.
# department-of-education - Tuesday 18 February, 2020
Irish colleges to develop €80,000 online system for reporting sexual assault and harassment
The Department of Education has funded the nationwide project.
# department-of-education - Thursday 9 January, 2020
€1m pilot scheme for schoolbooks for disadvantaged primary school pupils announced
The fund has been set up on top of a grant which is already provided to all schools.
# department-of-education - Friday 13 December, 2019
School secretaries unhappy with 'an absolute joke' 1.5% pay increase offer
Talks broke down between the Department of Education and Fórsa at the Workplace Relations Commission this week.
# department-of-education - Monday 14 October, 2019
Building company facing legal action from Dept of Education to 'vigorously contest' any litigation
Some 42 schools constructed by Western Building Systems have been at the centre of a safety probe.
# department-of-education - Monday 7 October, 2019
Changes to summer scheme for children with disabilities to be considered after High Court cases
The scheme provides funding towards extra schooling in July for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder or severe learning disability.
# department-of-education - Thursday 26 September, 2019
Young children with autism left without education due to funding delays
Home tutors have raised concerns that the Department of Education has failed to process tuition grants.
# department-of-education - Monday 23 September, 2019
New rules proposed to limit schools teaching 'difficult' children for fewer hours
Concerns have been raised over the use of reduced timetables.
# department-of-education - Sunday 8 September, 2019
'Lost in the system': Some school secretaries say they're not getting their 2.5% pay increases
The Department said that they’ve received calls on the issue, where they advise secretaries on what action they can take.
# department-of-education - Saturday 17 August, 2019
'Absolutely unacceptable': Teachers unsure of when they'll be paid after starting new jobs
Concerns have been raised about the length of time it takes to process teachers’ appointments.
# department-of-education - Monday 12 August, 2019
'Huge positive impact', 'very problematic': Mixed reactions to Irish exemption rule changes
IQ levels and psychological assessments are no longer a factor.
# department-of-education - Thursday 8 August, 2019
Teen with autism to challenge expulsion from school in High Court
The teenager was expelled by the school’s board of management in November 2018.
# department-of-education - Friday 2 August, 2019
Abuse survivors report 'huge fear' of visits to hospitals and institutions
That’s according to a new report published today.
# department-of-education - Wednesday 31 July, 2019
Concern hundreds of children with autism could be without school places in September
Last month the Department of Education served statutory notices on 18 schools and two patrol bodies in the Dublin 15 area urging them to make additional provision.
# department-of-education - Tuesday 23 April, 2019
PE lessons could be taught through Irish in effort to make language relevant 'to the next generation'
A new scheme aimed at teaching pupils a second language was announced today.
# department-of-education - Tuesday 19 March, 2019
The State won't know how many homeless students will be sitting the Leaving Cert this summer
Neither the Department of Education nor the State Examination Commission keep those details.
# department-of-education - Monday 28 January, 2019
'We're getting it in the neck': Lack of sub teachers at 'crisis point' as parents complain about schooling standards
Fianna Fáil education spokesperson Thomas Byrne has claimed poor training and insufficient pay was behind the drop in the supply.
# department-of-education - Thursday 17 January, 2019
'Signing on the dole embarrases them the most': School secretaries launch campaign for equal pay
Kathleen O’Doherty from Donegal has written to eight Education Ministers about school secretaries’ pay.
# department-of-education - Saturday 22 December, 2018
Minister for Education suing Western Building Systems after concerns of structural defects at schools
A total of 42 schools built by Western Building Systems were inspected over concerns about potential structural problems earlier this year.
# department-of-education - Thursday 15 November, 2018
'This would not happen in more affluent areas': Cabra community in protest over school pitch
Parents and children of Naomh Fionnbarra GAA Club are calling for the restoration of their all-weather pitch.
# department-of-education - Monday 29 October, 2018
Plans being drawn up for potential closure of more school buildings over structural defects
The results of some assessments are due to be released tomorrow.
# department-of-education - Thursday 25 October, 2018
HSE reviewing hospitals built by WBS but says there are currently 'no safety concerns'
The company was involved in the construction of the extension to Beaumont Hospital.
Attorney General consulted over awarding of school building contracts to WBS
A total of 42 schools will be assessed over the next two weeks.
# department-of-education - Tuesday 23 October, 2018
Two more Dublin schools closed with immediate effect over structural problems
More than 1,200 pupils in north Dublin have been affected by the closures.
# department-of-education - Monday 10 September, 2018
New subject changes for Junior Cert and Leaving Cert get the go ahead
New specifications for Maths, Home Economics, History, Music and Geography are set to go live from this month for Junior Cert students.
# department-of-education - Monday 27 August, 2018
School launches High Court challenge over decision requiring it to enrol boy with autism
The student involved cannot be identified for legal reasons.
# department-of-education - Monday 23 July, 2018
Catholic mother loses case after claiming girl turned down for school bus scheme on religious grounds
The family were told the girl wasn’t eligible for the free scheme because there was a suitable school nearby.
# department-of-education - Sunday 15 July, 2018
'During the summer she has to sign on': Some school secretaries are paid €10,900 a year, others €35,000
There are around 3,000 school secretaries in Ireland – most of whom are in precarious employment.
# department-of-education - Monday 25 June, 2018
'It's an absolute relief': Contractor to be appointed to complete schools impacted by Carillion collapse
In mid-January, it emerged that work had stalled on a number of schools after the UK-based firm went bust.
# department-of-education - Thursday 7 June, 2018
Sammon liquidation: Schools say they're still optimistic they can open their doors in September
On Tuesday, Sammon Contracting Ireland Limited was placed into liquidation.
# department-of-education - Sunday 3 June, 2018
'There will be chaos': Locals object to plans for school on site of former Harold's Cross greyhound stadium
Dublin City Council granted permission but the decision has been appealed to An Bord Pleanála.
# department-of-education - Friday 13 April, 2018
42 new primary and secondary schools to be built by 2022
17 of the new schools are to be built by September 2019. The vast majority of the new institutions will be located in the Dublin area.
# department-of-education - Tuesday 10 April, 2018
'We're exhausted': Schools and contractors fearful and confused over Sammon examinership
Carillion went bust in early January, as a result of debts of over £1.5 billion.
# department-of-education - Wednesday 4 April, 2018
'Religious groups shouldn't be involved in sex education'
Proposed legislation seeks to remove religious ethos from sex education in schools.
# department-of-education - Friday 9 February, 2018
School bus stopped by gardaí due to badly worn tyres and rust is taken out of service
The Department of Education said the “safety of children travelling on the school transport service is of paramount importance”.
# department-of-education - Thursday 11 January, 2018
'It's a global campus': Ireland's most expensive school with yearly €24k fees to open in September
The Nord Anglia International School in Dublin will offer students the International Baccalaureate.
# department-of-education - Saturday 30 December, 2017
Are you a lone parent? If so, you might be eligible for a €5,000 per year higher education bursary
Students will be allocated €5,000 per year over the next three years, coming to a total of €6 million.
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IN THE SECOND week of June, Ireland is scheduled to move on to Phase 2 of the easing of restrictions.
Leo Varadkar announced last month that the nation is to go through five phases before we get to return to what many people have dubbed the “new normal”.
While Phase One introduced slight easing, allowing for four people to meet up in an outside setting so long as they adhered to social distancing, Phase 2 will allow families to see each other again in their respective homes, but they must stay two metres apart.
The National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET) will continue to brief the government about the progression and apparent dissipation of the disease in Ireland.
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