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# school - Tuesday 4 December, 2018

PSNI

Murder probe launched after man shot dead outside school in Belfast

Updated Dec 4th 2018, 7:22 PM 16,314 Views 1 Comment

The incident is believed to have occurred at Glen Road beside St Mary’s Grammar School in West Belfast.

# school - Monday 3 December, 2018

From The Daily Edge

Christmas This post contains a poll

Poll: How do you feel about buying Christmas presents for teachers?

Dec 3rd 2018, 5:57 PM 6,234 Views 4 Comments

Some people are sick of the whole thing.

# school - Tuesday 30 October, 2018

Report Card

Homeless and Traveller children 'falling through gaps' in education system

Oct 30th 2018, 6:05 AM 14,854 Views 59 Comments

Ireland is one of the best countries in terms of reducing education inequality, but concerns have been raised about vulnerable children.

# school - Sunday 28 October, 2018

From The42

Schools Rugby

Bowe behind new schools festival inspired by South Africa's Craven Week

Oct 28th 2018, 7:30 AM 9,099 Views 10 Comments

The former Ulster and Ireland wing has partnered up with Louis Ludik for ‘Rugby Rising.’

# school - Monday 22 October, 2018

Balbriggan

Repair works on Dublin school that forced closure of one of its buildings 'could take up to a year'

Oct 22nd 2018, 9:05 AM 18,069 Views 36 Comments

School management have pledged that all students will be accomodated after the mid-term break.

# school - Monday 17 September, 2018

Dublin

Mother in court after daughter misses year at secondary school

Sep 17th 2018, 7:51 PM 34,198 Views No Comments

The offence can result in a prison sentence of up to one month and a €1,000 fine.

# school - Saturday 15 September, 2018

Human Error

'I was completely panicking': Leaving Cert students at Dublin school taught wrong English text for two years Exclusive

Sep 15th 2018, 12:05 AM 145,413 Views 101 Comments

The mistake was only discovered six days before the students started their exams this year.

# school - Friday 17 August, 2018

Results

Leaving Cert results: Girls continue to outperform boys in getting top marks

Aug 17th 2018, 6:00 AM 23,550 Views 53 Comments

A gender breakdown of Wednesday’s results has been released.

# school - Thursday 16 August, 2018

Marjory Stoneman Douglas High

Parkland students return to school - with €5.7 million in security upgrades

Aug 16th 2018, 9:45 PM 19,844 Views 21 Comments

A gunman killed 17 people in the freshman building in February.

# school - Sunday 12 August, 2018

That Time Of Year

Parents 'starting to panic' amid delays receiving school clothing allowance

Aug 12th 2018, 10:00 PM 29,848 Views 84 Comments

Children will be returning to school in the coming weeks.

# school - Thursday 2 August, 2018

WRC

Mother blasts lack of apology after daughter with spina bifida treated by school staff wearing face masks

Aug 2nd 2018, 3:43 PM 29,682 Views No Comments

Employees wore face masks while dealing with the girl, despite her not having a contagious disease.

# school - Monday 30 July, 2018

Debt

Parents turning to moneylenders to cope with back-to-school costs

Jul 30th 2018, 6:05 AM 14,965 Views 64 Comments

More than one-third of parents in Ireland say they are debt due to these costs.

# school - Monday 25 June, 2018

Social Protection

Government providing €49.5 million for school clothing scheme, up €2.1 million on last year

Jun 25th 2018, 6:05 AM 6,695 Views 24 Comments

It is paid at a rate of €125 for children aged 4-11 and €250 for children aged 12 years and over.

# school - Wednesday 20 June, 2018

Joe Mulholland

'I tried my best - obviously my best is not good enough': MacGill Summer School founder on gender balance criticism

Jun 20th 2018, 11:36 AM 23,773 Views 106 Comments

Two Social Democrats TDs have pulled out of the festival in the wake of criticism of the event’s gender balance. We spoke to its founder, Joe Mulholland.

# school - Sunday 17 June, 2018

School Days Over

'42 years without missing a day of school': Three Wicklow brothers break record

Jun 17th 2018, 12:00 PM 68,670 Views 71 Comments

The brothers attributed their achievement to the support of their family.

# school - Saturday 2 June, 2018

Special Needs

School says children 'may have to remain in their wheelchairs' due to SNA cuts

Jun 2nd 2018, 9:00 PM 19,187 Views 26 Comments

The Dublin primary school has warned parents that there will be “a serious disruption of services” in September.

# school - Thursday 31 May, 2018

St Thomas’ Clonshaugh

The last Traveller secondary school in the country has been given another year to plan for closure

May 31st 2018, 6:36 PM 25,843 Views 39 Comments

The Department of Education says St Thomas’ Clonshaugh will close by June 2019 at the latest.

# school - Wednesday 18 April, 2018

Integration

The last Traveller secondary school in the country told it's to shut down in June

Apr 18th 2018, 6:05 AM 36,733 Views 39 Comments

“The fifth years have already said it, their parents have said it – those kids are not going to continue their education next year.”

# school - Wednesday 4 April, 2018

Let's Talk About Sex

'Religious groups shouldn't be involved in sex education'

Apr 4th 2018, 7:00 PM 16,658 Views 123 Comments

Proposed legislation seeks to remove religious ethos from sex education in schools.

# school - Tuesday 3 April, 2018

# school - Monday 2 April, 2018

Education

Unions will 'shut down schools' if equal pay for young teachers is not restored

Apr 2nd 2018, 9:56 AM 30,694 Views 168 Comments

The president of the INTO said members’ patience is now running thin.

# school - Wednesday 28 February, 2018

Snow Day

Schools to decide if they remain closed, rather than department

Feb 28th 2018, 7:30 AM 41,811 Views 52 Comments

Buses are not running in many areas.

# school - Thursday 15 February, 2018

Florida

Former student (19) charged with premeditated murder after 17 killed in Florida school shooting

Feb 15th 2018, 7:30 AM 133,151 Views 238 Comments

It is understood that both pupils and teachers at the school are among the dead.

# school - Saturday 10 February, 2018

Expensive Attire

This school in Japan is asking parents to buy their children €600 Armani-branded uniforms

Feb 10th 2018, 5:30 PM 35,361 Views 16 Comments

The decision has sparked complaints and fierce debate, even reaching as far as parliament.

# school - Thursday 18 January, 2018

On The Run

School lockdown lifted after capture of escaped wolf in UK

Jan 18th 2018, 4:10 PM 20,421 Views 14 Comments

The sanctuary has said that the wolf’s enclosure gate may have been left open deliberately.

# school - Wednesday 10 January, 2018

Sexting

13% of secondary school students have sent a nude or semi-nude video of themselves

Jan 10th 2018, 11:08 PM 17,477 Views 65 Comments

Males are more likely than females to engage in sexting, a new survey has found.

Louisiania This post contains videos

Death threats sent to US school after video of teacher being handcuffed goes viral

Jan 10th 2018, 6:59 PM 68,348 Views 82 Comments

Deyshia Hargrave was arrested after questioning pay policies during a board meeting.

# school - Saturday 9 December, 2017

Equality

Young people want better sex education, gender-neutral toilets and LGBTI history taught in schools

Dec 9th 2017, 6:00 AM 20,081 Views 228 Comments

Young people who took part in the consultation want to see the normalisation of ‘non-traditional relationships’.

# school - Wednesday 6 December, 2017

Anseo

Judge threatens parents with jail over Christmas if their children don't have a 100% school attendance rate

Dec 6th 2017, 5:45 PM 28,621 Views No Comments

The family has been going over and back to the UK resulting in their children having a bad school absenteeism record here.

# school - Saturday 11 November, 2017

Boys And Girls

Study shows boys perform better when there are more girls in school with them

Nov 11th 2017, 7:30 AM 15,448 Views 17 Comments

A study published in the journal School Effectiveness and School Improvement looked into how the school environment influenced boy’s and girls’ educational performance in secondary schools.

# school - Wednesday 8 November, 2017

Discrimination

'People in council estates won't put down their address on job applications for fear of discrimination'

Nov 8th 2017, 8:49 PM 13,243 Views 55 Comments

Fianna Fáil’s Jim O’Callaghan said he had heard many stories of people hiding where they are from.

# school - Tuesday 7 November, 2017

Growing Up In Ireland

Being overweight or obese is 'major health problem', particularly among children from low-income families

Nov 7th 2017, 6:05 AM 11,759 Views 39 Comments

A study has also found that boys are more likely than girls to find school difficult.

# school - Thursday 2 November, 2017

Misconduct

First 'fitness to teach' hearing due to take place next week

Nov 2nd 2017, 5:18 PM 24,397 Views 17 Comments

About 25 complaints are currently being considered by the Teaching Council.

# school - Sunday 22 October, 2017

From The Daily Edge

Pass It On

18 outlandish rumours that went around every school in the 2000s

Oct 22nd 2017, 8:00 PM 15,483 Views 2 Comments

And to think, this was pre-social media.

# school - Thursday 19 October, 2017

Growing Up In Ireland

Girls and children from disadvantaged backgrounds find it harder to transition to secondary school

Oct 19th 2017, 6:20 AM 10,071 Views 50 Comments

A new report looks at how children experiencing transitioning between school levels.

# school - Friday 13 October, 2017

Birmingham

UK court rules that Islamic school's gender segregation is unlawful

Oct 13th 2017, 9:35 PM 16,728 Views 80 Comments

The Al-Hijrah School argued that the segregation policy was one of the “defining characteristics” of the school.

# school - Monday 9 October, 2017

Thomas's Battersea

A woman who got access to Prince George's school has got a police caution

Oct 9th 2017, 10:22 PM 17,248 Views 21 Comments

The woman was arrested after gaining access to the exclusive school in September.

# school - Monday 25 September, 2017

Tackling Obesity

A fruit snack, a glass of milk: Salty or sugary school meals won't get funding

Sep 25th 2017, 9:52 PM 19,126 Views 38 Comments

Schools are recommended to serve water and milk to children as part of the programme.

# school - Friday 22 September, 2017

Education

Parents 'concerned' as principal guilty of assaulting pupil returns to school

Sep 22nd 2017, 12:05 AM 44,989 Views No Comments

The man – who was not convicted – has returned to the school in his former role, three years after the incident.

# school - Monday 18 September, 2017

Parenting

This is why I'm against... homework

Sep 18th 2017, 6:30 AM 37,523 Views 75 Comments

We are all busier these days. Quality time is at a premium. Let’s get rid of the homework and build in more family activity time, writes Eric Nolan.

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