# school - Tuesday 19 April, 2022
# Afghanistan
# Afghanistan
At least 11 other people were wounded by two bomb blasts at a boys’ school in the Afghan capital of Kabul.
# school - Monday 21 March, 2022
# Afghanistan
# Afghanistan
The international community has appealed to Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers to allow girls to return to school.
# school - Saturday 11 December, 2021
# Parenting
# Parenting
Whether parents buy something – or not – for their children’s teachers, Margaret Lynch says it’s important to thank them.
# school - Friday 5 November, 2021
# Student Options
# Student Options
The new enhanced CAO website now includes Further Education and Apprenticeship options.
# school - Tuesday 24 August, 2021
# Consent
# Consent
The results of the new Consent Communication study by NUI Galway’s Active* Consent programme.
# school - Friday 9 April, 2021
# Your Say
# Your Say
Business owner Louisa Meehan says the arguments in favour of school uniforms don’t stack up anymore.
# school - Thursday 8 April, 2021
# School
# School
Business owner Louisa Meehan says the arguments in favour of school uniforms don’t stack up anymore.
# school - Wednesday 24 February, 2021
# Boris Johnson
# Boris Johnson
Johnson pledged an extra £400 million of funding as part of the Government’s catch-up programme.
# Evidence
# Evidence
It is understood that a separate GSOC investigation is also being carried out.
# school - Monday 22 February, 2021
# Special Education
# Special Education
Lorraine Dempsey, interim CEO of Inclusion Ireland said that the part-time schedule was causing “difficulties around routine”.
# school - Thursday 18 February, 2021
# Drogheda Educate Together
# Drogheda Educate Together
Earlier this month, local TDs branded the plans for relocation “ridiculous”.
# school - Wednesday 17 February, 2021
# Junior Cert
# Junior Cert
Minister for Education Norma Foley briefed teaching unions on the plans this afternoon.
# school - Friday 12 February, 2021
# Schools
# Schools
A report has found that the longest arrangement for temporary schools accommodation dates back over 20 years to 2000.
# school - Monday 18 January, 2021
# Special Needs
# Special Needs
Talks are continuing with unions about the reopening of schools for students with special educational needs.
# school - Monday 11 January, 2021
# Special Needs
# Special Needs
Four groups, representing 30,00 children, state that remote schooling is not an option for them.
# school - Tuesday 5 January, 2021
# Coronavirus
The reopening of schools has already been pushed back to 11 January. The worsening Covid-19 situation has increased pressure to further delay the reopening. A final decision may not be made until the end of the week.
# school - Wednesday 16 December, 2020
# Killorglin
# Killorglin
“It has been uncommon to see an outbreak of this scale among a school population,” a HSE letter sent to parents said.
# school - Friday 11 December, 2020
# Primary School
# Primary School
The school board and principal were told it did not have the authority to close the school without public-health experts’ approval.
# school - Tuesday 24 November, 2020
# Presentation College
# Presentation College
Thousands of people have signed a petition in protest over the situation.
# school - Thursday 12 November, 2020
# Gaelscoileanna
# Gaelscoileanna
The schools will open next September.
# school - 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”.
# school - Monday 28 September, 2020
# Calculated Grades
# Calculated Grades
Students can also apply to sit the postponed exams in November.
# school - Friday 28 August, 2020
# Gardaí
# Gardaí
The man is due to appear before a special sitting of Longford District Court this evening.
# school - Thursday 27 August, 2020
# Back To School
# Back To School
Many children, and parents, are anxious about schools reopening.
# school - Wednesday 12 August, 2020
# Counting The Cost
# Counting The Cost
The average debt for parents to cover back-to-school costs is €397.
# school - Thursday 6 August, 2020
# Funding
# Funding
The scheme has been extended to include families on the Pandemic Unemployment Payment.
# school - Tuesday 28 July, 2020
# Back To School
# Back To School
The aim is that if a student contracts the virus, then only their pod or classroom would have to be sent home to self-isolate.
# school - Sunday 14 June, 2020
# Your Say
# Your Say
Some European countries continue providing school meals throughout the summer.
# school - Friday 15 May, 2020
# Homework
# Homework
Misha McEnaney is a fifth class student. He outlines why he believes homework should be banned for all children.
# school - Friday 27 March, 2020
# Column
From The42
# Column
In the first of a series of columns, track cyclist Mark Downey gives his thoughts on Tokyo 2020′s postponement.
# school - Monday 2 March, 2020
# Glasnevin
# Glasnevin
A school in Dublin today began a two-week closing period after a pupil was diagnosed with Covid-19.
# school - Tuesday 25 February, 2020
# Coronavirus
# Coronavirus
School s are being constantly updated by the HSE regarding the outbreak.
# school - Thursday 13 February, 2020
# Meath
# Meath
It is understood the fire took place at the former O’Growney National School .
# school - Thursday 9 January, 2020
# Btyse
# Btyse
The project is on display at the BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition this week.
# school - Wednesday 1 January, 2020
# Sarmeen
# Sarmeen
Missiles fired by Syrian regime forces killed eight civilians today, a war monitor has said.
# school - Monday 23 December, 2019
# Education
# Education
Almost 940,000 pupils are enrolled in primary and post-primary schools in Ireland.
# school - 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.
# school - Monday 2 December, 2019
# Essex Police
# Essex Police
Other children who attended a nearby school were also injured in the fatal collision.
# school - Tuesday 12 November, 2019
# LGBT Survey
# LGBT Survey
73% of LGBT+ students surveyed said they feel unsafe at school.
# school - Tuesday 1 October, 2019
# Special Status
# Special Status
Maths, Irish and English are currently the only compulsory subjects, bar some exceptions.
Breezy this morning with a few showers
Max: 17 °C
Min: 10 °C
Clouds and sunshine
Max: 17 °C
Min: 7 °C
