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# School

Last month
September 2023
Eamon Ryan says school exam system 'not serving our purposes'
Secondary school in Ireland is too exam-focused and needs to be broadened, the Green Party leader insisted.
Bus Éireann stands over ban on over-70s school bus drivers amid shortage
The school bus service is experiencing shortages of drivers as schools return for the academic year.
This year
2023
Leaving Cert results: Grades adjusted upwards again due to pandemic disruption for students
71% of all grades went up with the adjustment, compared to just over 50% in 2022.
Pandemic had no impact on the 'vast majority' of 13-year-olds' transition to secondary school
Just under 100% of 13-year-olds agreed that they had made new friends in second-level education.
There were over 15,600 Ukrainian pupils enrolled in Irish schools at end of school year
Dublin schools have seen the most enrolments of Ukrainian pupils.
Parenting: No more school lunches to be made? Praise be!
Mum Margaret Lynch says she’s tried every which way to make healthy lunches for school, but has had to just admit defeat.
Opinion: Young people deserve and need sound guidance on healthy relationships and sex
Ciara Lynch of the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre says what is increasingly clear is that society needs to get real on sex education for children and young people.
SNA who resigned after alleged 'miscarriage' remark had 'little faith' in complaints process
The Waterford and Wexford Education and Training Board has maintained it has always handled complaints by staff correctly.
Parent: 'When she can’t figure something out for homework, we head into nuclear meltdown'
Mum Margaret Lynch looks at the debate around homework and asks if it really is serving everyone involved.
Teachers who qualified abroad able to register in Ireland amid staffing shortages
The Teaching Council is trying to increase the supply of registered teachers.
Debunked: No, refugees are not still being housed at a school in Drimnagh
A number of social media posts incorrectly claimed that pupils may not be able to return to the school today, prompting protests.
Last year
2022
Girl takes High Court action against primary school over alleged failure to stop harassment from male student
The action follows concern for the girl’s safety on the school premises.
School books free at primary level next September but exclusion of secondary criticised as 'baffling'
The initiative comes following years of lobbying by parents’ groups and charities.
Tánaiste suggests 'nominal fee' for school bus tickets next year
Free school transport was announced by Government during the summer.
Poll: How fondly do you remember your school days?
Does the start of the school term make you nostalgic?
'We've no way to buy cheaper uniforms': Parents facing price hikes ahead of new school term
Poverty campaigners and parents’ groups fear that back-to-school costs will be compounded this year by the cost-of-living crisis.
Poverty campaigners and parents’ groups frequently highlight the cost of going back to school every summer.
There are growing fears that the cost-of-living crisis will place an additional burden on parents, Emer Moreau writes.
Uvalde school where mass shooting took place to be demolished
Meanwhile US senators have reached an agreement on a bipartisan gun violence bill.
Six people killed in blasts at boys' school in Kabul
At least 11 other people were wounded by two bomb blasts at a boys’ school in the Afghan capital of Kabul.
Taliban announcement a clear sign girls will be allowed to return to school
The international community has appealed to Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers to allow girls to return to school.
All time
Opinion: We owe teachers our thanks for the last two years whether we give them gifts or not
Whether parents buy something – or not – for their children’s teachers, Margaret Lynch says it’s important to thank them.
There's a 'national obsession' with the points race, says Harris highlighting CAO changes
The new enhanced CAO website now includes Further Education and Apprenticeship options.
9 in 10 teenage girls aged 15-17 agree consent is always required for sexual activity
The results of the new Consent Communication study by NUI Galway’s Active* Consent programme.
Poll: Should students wear school uniforms?
Business owner Louisa Meehan says the arguments in favour of school uniforms don’t stack up anymore.
Opinion: Forget the school uniform - it's outdated and out of touch with the real world
Business owner Louisa Meehan says the arguments in favour of school uniforms don’t stack up anymore.
Summer schools part of England's plan to help children catch up on lost learning
Johnson pledged an extra £400 million of funding as part of the Government’s catch-up programme.
Gardaí investigating if school withheld information about alleged sexual assault of student
It is understood that a separate GSOC investigation is also being carried out.
'It's a mixed day for families': Special-education classes in mainstream schools return from today
Lorraine Dempsey, interim CEO of Inclusion Ireland said that the part-time schedule was causing “difficulties around routine”.
Plans to relocate Drogheda Educate Together school scrapped amid backlash from parents
Earlier this month, local TDs branded the plans for relocation “ridiculous”.
Junior Certificate examinations will not go ahead this year, Department confirms
Minister for Education Norma Foley briefed teaching unions on the plans this afternoon.
PAC calls for review of temporary school accommodation after €56 million spend in two years
A report has found that the longest arrangement for temporary schools accommodation dates back over 20 years to 2000.
Deputy CMO insists school closures should be 'last resort' only after criticism from special needs teachers
Talks are continuing with unions about the reopening of schools for students with special educational needs.
Re-opening schools for students with special needs to be prioritised by government, says minister
Four groups, representing 30,00 children, state that remote schooling is not an option for them.
Taoiseach indicates schools will close for rest of month, says ministers will discuss construction shut-down
A full Cabinet meeting will be held tomorrow morning.
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.
Government considering shutting schools for the whole of January
Explainer: What childcare options are available in Level 5 and who gets priority?
Students at Kerry school advised to stay at home up until 30 December after 17 Covid cases confirmed
“It has been uncommon to see an outbreak of this scale among a school population,” a HSE letter sent to parents said.
Mayo school that said it would close from today due to Covid cases will now reopen on Monday
The school board and principal were told it did not have the authority to close the school without public-health experts’ approval.
Female students at Carlow school 'told to not wear tight clothes to PE'
Thousands of people have signed a petition in protest over the situation.
Education Minister begins search for patrons of three new Dublin primary schools
The schools will open next September.
Parents sometimes feel 'coerced' into accepting reduced timetables for their children, committee hears
A Department of Education official said today the practice is to be “limited solely to those circumstances where it is absolutely necessary”.
Leaving Cert students can now find out how their school ranked them against classmates
Students can also apply to sit the postponed exams in November.
Man charged in relation to aggravated burglary and robbery at school in Longford
The man is due to appear before a special sitting of Longford District Court this evening.