# department-of-education - Friday 22 January, 2021
# State Exams
# State Exams
A survey found that most Leaving Cert students wanted a choice between Calculated Grades or in-person exams.
# department-of-education - Tuesday 19 January, 2021
# Department Of Education
# Department Of Education
A webinar for teachers was held yesterday where “vitriolic” comments were left about public health experts’ assertion that schools are safe.
# department-of-education - Saturday 16 January, 2021
# Special Education
# Special Education
Minister Norma Foley said classes for children with special needs would reopen next Thursday.
# department-of-education - Monday 28 December, 2020
# Education
# Education
A report has found that “strong differences can be seen in the percentages of girls and boys when it comes to STEM, particularly when biology is excluded”.
# department-of-education - Tuesday 10 November, 2020
# Calculated Grades
# Calculated Grades
Dalton Tattan, assistant secretary at the Department of Education said the pressure they were under was ‘extreme’.
# department-of-education - Thursday 29 October, 2020
# Sanitisers
# Sanitisers
The Department of Education has told schools that they will be provided with funding to obtain new supplies.
# department-of-education - Friday 23 October, 2020
# Hand Sanitiser
# Hand Sanitiser
A product recall was issued tonight by the Department of Agriculture on ViraPro hand sanitiser.
# department-of-education - Thursday 15 October, 2020
# Schools
# Schools
A Department of Education official said today the practice is to be “limited solely to those circumstances where it is absolutely necessary”.
# department-of-education - Friday 9 October, 2020
# Mid-term Break
# Mid-term Break
Government sources say the move is being considered as an option but no decision has been made.
# department-of-education - Monday 14 September, 2020
# Black Lives Matter
# Black Lives Matter
Parents, pupils and teachers have called for an update the school curriculum.
# department-of-education - Thursday 10 September, 2020
# School Transport
# School Transport
TD Mattie McGrath said that the ‘archaic’ system was facing a worrying backlog.
# department-of-education - Sunday 6 September, 2020
# Results Day
# Results Day
Leaving Cert calculated grade results are due to be released tomorrow morning at 9am.
# department-of-education - Sunday 30 August, 2020
# Schools
# Schools
Many teachers complain they’ve received little guidance or assurances about how pregnant staff will be looked after.
# department-of-education - Saturday 29 August, 2020
# Schools
# Schools
The government announced new 120 guidance counsellor posts last month to support students returning to school.
# department-of-education - Friday 28 August, 2020
# Schools Reopening
# Schools Reopening
A mixture of excitement and frustration prevailed at one Louth school with classes of 33 pupils as available classrooms lie empty.
# department-of-education - Friday 21 August, 2020
# Schools
# Schools
The changes were announced this evening by the Department of Education .
# department-of-education - Thursday 20 August, 2020
# Covid-19
# Covid-19
The Department of Education said it had taken the decision following advice from NPHET.
# department-of-education - Sunday 16 August, 2020
# Back To School
# Back To School
Long waiting lists and a disjointed system have already caused major issues.
# department-of-education - Monday 3 August, 2020
# Department Of Education
# Department Of Education
This includes children whose parents or other relatives may be at risk, or who may be anxious about the Covid-19 pandemic.
# department-of-education - Monday 27 July, 2020
# Reopening Schools
# Reopening Schools
A planning document from the Department of Education will be brought to the cabinet today.
# department-of-education - Friday 24 July, 2020
# Back To School
# Back To School
A plan for the full reopening of schools will be revealed on Monday.
# department-of-education - Friday 17 July, 2020
# Results Day
# Results Day
The publication of this year’s results will not be available until 7 September.
# department-of-education - Thursday 2 July, 2020
# INTO
# INTO
Education Minister Norma Foley says that public health advice will underpin the reopening of and operation of schools.
# New Guidelines
# New Guidelines
Teachers’ unions will appear before the Dáil’s Covid-19 committee today.
# department-of-education - Wednesday 1 July, 2020
# New Term New Rules
# New Term New Rules
Face coverings will not be mandatory but students will not be discouraged from wearing them.
# department-of-education - Thursday 25 June, 2020
# Inclusion Ireland
# Inclusion Ireland
A lack of transport is also a major barrier in children attending summer programmes, the committee heard.
# department-of-education - Friday 8 May, 2020
# Exams
# Exams
Speculation that the exams would be cancelled has been growing since reports last night.
# department-of-education - Thursday 7 May, 2020
# Education
# Education
There’s a growing feeling among parents and students that the Leaving Cert should be cancelled.
# department-of-education - Wednesday 29 April, 2020
# State Exams
# State Exams
Plans to hold a school-based version of the Junior Cert in the autumn have been cancelled.
# department-of-education - Tuesday 10 March, 2020
# Coronavirus
# Coronavirus
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
# College Campuses
# College Campuses
The Department of Education has funded the nationwide project.
# department-of-education - Thursday 9 January, 2020
# Funding
# Funding
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
# Department Of Education
# Department Of Education
Talks broke down between the Department of Education and Fórsa at the Workplace Relations Commission this week.
# department-of-education - Monday 14 October, 2019
# Legal Action
# Legal Action
Some 42 schools constructed by Western Building Systems have been at the centre of a safety probe.
# department-of-education - Monday 7 October, 2019
# July Provision
# July Provision
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
# Home Tuition
# Home Tuition
Home tutors have raised concerns that the Department of Education has failed to process tuition grants.
# department-of-education - Monday 23 September, 2019
# Reduced Timetables
# Reduced Timetables
Concerns have been raised over the use of reduced timetables.
# department-of-education - Sunday 8 September, 2019
# Equal Pay
# Equal Pay
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
# Delays
# Delays
Concerns have been raised about the length of time it takes to process teachers’ appointments.
# department-of-education - Monday 12 August, 2019
# Education
# Education
IQ levels and psychological assessments are no longer a factor.
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