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# Secondary School

This year
2023
# Misconduct
Almost 10% of respondents to post-primary survey say they experienced unwanted sexual attention by a teacher
Sexist harassment by a teacher was the most commonly experienced form of misconduct experienced by Irish post-primary pupils.
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Aug 29th 2023, 11:25 PM
# Barnardos
'It’s a very stressful time': Two thirds of secondary school parents worried about back to school costs
A total of 1,100 parents were surveyed in relation to back to school costs.
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Aug 2nd 2023, 6:00 AM
Last year
2022
# Court
Circuit court overturns WRC ruling that gave father €3k in school gender discrimination dispute
The judge ruled that the school’s actions could not be determined to be gender discrimination.
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May 31st 2022, 6:05 PM
All time
# positive cases
Extra public health resources in place to help schools as principals 'under pressure'
More than 100 Department of Education staff have been working with public health teams, Norma Foley said.
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Sep 8th 2021, 2:58 PM
Voices
Simon Harris: It's time to end the Leaving Cert points race in Ireland
The Minister for Further and Higher Education says the Leaving Cert is not the only avenue to an education.
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Sep 3rd 2021, 4:30 PM
# Back To School
Q&A: The latest Covid-19 protocols for secondary schools as students return to classes
Students across the country have been returning to school this week.
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Aug 28th 2021, 8:30 AM
# Consent
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.
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Aug 24th 2021, 6:00 AM
# Back To School
Parents spending almost €1,500 a year sending children to secondary school - survey
The average debt parents find themselves in is €336.
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Jul 15th 2021, 6:10 AM
# reduced earnings
Impact of Covid school closures to be felt 'throughout next century'
Ireland could experience a loss in GDP of as much as 1.5% over the next century.
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Jun 14th 2021, 6:00 AM
# ASTI
Teachers union to ballot for industrial action over Covid-19 safety concerns
It said ASTI members had “serious concerns” about the health and safety of school communities.
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Sep 19th 2020, 7:07 PM
'The hypocrisy of it really bothers me': Secondary school teachers on why they're striking today
Over 90% of the Teachers Union of Ireland’s 19,000 members voted in favour of taking industrial action today.
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Feb 4th 2020, 6:00 AM
# the institute of education
'Better Teachers, Better Results': Complaints about Dublin private school ad upheld by ASAI
22 complaints were issued about the advertising which appeared on buses and in the press.
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Dec 17th 2019, 9:49 AM
# Homelessness
'The teachers hated me': High rate of school suspensions among homeless men revealed by new study
Failings in the school system increase the risk of homelessness, according to a new study.
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Nov 6th 2019, 10:08 AM
# Courts
High Court quashes decision to expel teenage boy with autism from secondary school
The teen was alleged to have engaged in “unpredictable, aggressive and violent behaviour in the school”.
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Sep 13th 2019, 2:44 PM
# Back To School
Parents say they're avoiding paying bills to deal with the cost of sending their children to school
That’s according to the Barnardos School Costs Survey, published today.
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Aug 1st 2019, 6:00 AM
# Irish League of Credit Unions
Parents are spending €1,399 getting their child ready to go back to secondary school
Parents of primary school students are paying €50 less than last year, while parents of secondary school students are paying €20 more.
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Jul 16th 2019, 6:01 AM
# Courts
School launches High Court challenge over decision requiring it to enrol boy with autism
The student involved cannot be identified for legal reasons.
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Aug 27th 2018, 7:22 PM
# Back To School
Parents report going hungry over cost of sending their children to school
Average back-to-school costs have risen at all levels since last year.
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Aug 2nd 2018, 6:05 AM
# Shakespeare
How Well Do You Remember Secondary School Level Shakespeare?
There’s no excuse for English teachers to get less than 100%.
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May 3rd 2018, 9:00 PM
# school students
Victims of bullying 'predominantly taunted about weight or body image'
Physical harassment was considerably more prevalent in the all-boys school.
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Apr 25th 2018, 6:00 AM
# tip-pex
15 things we did in school we'd never be able to get away with now
To paraphrase Bryan Adams, were those the best days of your life?
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Dec 3rd 2017, 9:30 PM
# boys and girls
Study shows boys perform better when there are more girls in school with them
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.
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Nov 11th 2017, 7:30 AM
# Growing up in Ireland
Girls and children from disadvantaged backgrounds find it harder to transition to secondary school
A new report looks at how children experiencing transitioning between school levels.
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Oct 19th 2017, 6:20 AM
# Countdown to results
From Paralympians to mature students - Leaving Cert students come from all walks of life
TheJournal.ie spoke to four Leaving Cert students in the countdown to the results.
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Aug 13th 2017, 10:00 PM
# Discuss
English Paper One: Reactions to the first exam of this year's Leaving Cert
Fake news, democracy and inventing the wheel – how did the first day of State exams go?
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Jun 7th 2017, 4:05 PM
# 11th hour
Teachers say 'pay is insufficient' as urgent appeal made for Leaving Cert markers
The SEC said that it would have sufficient numbers in place and did not want to “cause alarm” with the appeal.
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Jun 1st 2017, 10:15 AM
# Waiting Game
School waiting lists are being scrapped - but it's not yet known what will happen to students currently on one
New legislation will see the waiting lists phased out after admission reforms.
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May 30th 2017, 6:19 PM
# grasse
'Heavily-armed' student arrested after school shooting in France injures eight
The incident occurred in Tocqueville high school in the French town of Grasse.
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Mar 16th 2017, 5:00 PM
# Public Servants
'I'd have more money and less stress working in Aldi': Our new generation of frontline staff have had enough
We spoke to a garda, a nurse and a teacher who are just a couple of years into their careers – and already disenfranchised.
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Dec 22nd 2016, 6:00 PM
# clintz'n'grikes
12 memories you'll only have if you studied Leaving Cert Geography
Damn. That Karst landscape.
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Oct 31st 2016, 8:15 PM
# Strike
Secondary schools face closures as teachers vote for strike action
ASTI members voted overwhelmingly in favour of an industrial action.
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Oct 13th 2016, 3:51 PM
# In the classroom
Union wants to address gender imbalance among Irish teachers
New figures show that Ireland has one of the widest gender gaps among teachers at primary and post-primary level in Europe
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Oct 10th 2016, 4:26 PM
# desk buddies
18 people you always ended up sitting beside in secondary school
AKA The Worst People.
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Aug 31st 2016, 9:30 PM
# Exam Results
Girls scoring more A1s in Leaving Cert than boys
In 31 out of 36 subjects, female exam students topped the class.
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Aug 19th 2016, 6:01 AM
# religious education
The State employs 154 religious chaplains in secondary schools around the country
The cost of their employment is €9.5 million.
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Jul 30th 2016, 7:30 AM
# Girls and Boys
10 things you'll know if you went to a mixed secondary school
The DRAMA.
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Apr 1st 2016, 9:30 PM
# Nostalgic
45 milestones in every Irish secondary school student's life
Ah, the good old days.
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Mar 28th 2016, 9:30 AM
# trying times
13 Transition Year experiences you'll know all too well
That mini company hustle.
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Feb 6th 2016, 9:30 AM
# too short
A teenage girl in the US was threatened with suspension for wearing this outfit
And she has absolutely called them out on Facebook.
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Oct 29th 2015, 5:46 PM
# teacher teacher
10 homework struggles every Irish person will remember
OH MY GOD DID WE HAVE ENGLISH??
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Feb 19th 2015, 9:30 PM
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