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Sunday 20 September 2020
Leaving Cert calculated grade results are due to be released tomorrow morning at 9am.
Foley is to appear before the Oireachtas Committee on Covid-19 this afternoon.
Norma Foley played down suggestions her department would issue advice on bad behaviour related to Covid-19.
The government announced new 120 guidance counsellor posts last month to support students returning to school.
These are for those who couldn’t get access to Calculated Grades, who opted for written exams, or who wish to appeal the Calculated Grade they received.
The Education Minister has said all pupils must wear face masks, unless there is a medical reason not to.
The changes were announced this evening by the Department of Education.
The Minister for Education said that parents of eligible children who make alternative transport arrangements “will be recompensed”.
A decision on whether to extend the regional lockdown is expected to be made by the government later today.
This is one of many measures included in the government’s roadmap to re-opening schools at the end of August.
The plan includes €53 million for 1,000 extra teachers at post-primary level and a €52.2 million school cleaning grant.
All schools have been closed since March 12 due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Labour leader Alan Kelly called for Education Minister Norma Foley to take questions on the matter next week.
Minister for Education Norma Foley said she was “pleased that we have been able to bring clarity for students”.
The publication of this year’s results will not be available until 7 September.
It comes weeks later than the traditional August results day for the Leaving Cert exams.
Education Minister Norma Foley says that public health advice will underpin the reopening of and operation of schools.
Teachers’ unions will appear before the Dáil’s Covid-19 committee today.
OKAY, IT’S SUNDAY morning, and we need to talk about eggs…again.
We’re sorry, but amid a global pandemic let’s not forget our horror earlier this week when a photo of sacks upon sacks of discounted wet eggs in a British supermarket was shared on Twitter.
It not only prompted my colleague Nicky Ryan to write a quiz about them, but we now want to know what your favourite type of egg is.
Tell us: What’s the best way to serve eggs?
Poll Results:
Share your story: voices@thejournal.ie
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