Covid-19: Teachers call for face masks to be worn by children aged over sixINTO seeks clarity on public health guidance relating to primary and special schoolsTue Aug 25 2020 - 13:37
Back to school ... but to what? ‘We’ve been in purgatory since March’Teachers, pupils and staff are unsure what’s waiting for them when they return next monthSat Aug 22 2020 - 06:00
Pods and bubbles: Will it be enough to keep schools safe?Schools acting to help keep Covid-19 at bay – but unanswered questions remainSat Aug 22 2020 - 02:18
Covid-19: Minister tells parents schools will be ‘safe and welcoming’State exam students to get more choice in 2021 Leaving Cert and Junior Cycle papersFri Aug 21 2020 - 17:59
Parents eligible for free school transport will get €5 a day if children do not use busMove follows safety fears among parents in light of public health adviceFri Aug 21 2020 - 15:53
Secondary students express ‘critical concerns’ over plans for reopening schoolsIrish Second-Level Students’ Union says unanswered questions on issue must be answeredFri Aug 21 2020 - 12:13
Coronavirus: Kildare should remain in lockdown, says NPHETOfficials advise against easing restrictions as county has had 455 cases in 14 daysFri Aug 21 2020 - 04:05
State exams to have wider question choice in 2021 due to closuresMove aims to lessen effect of missed classes on Junior and Leaving Cert candidatesFri Aug 21 2020 - 03:20
Covid-19: NUI Galway students must sign pledge to ‘behave responsibly’Staff also expected to sign ‘community promise’, breaches of which could trigger disciplinary processesFri Aug 21 2020 - 00:01
Many schoolbuses likely to operate without social distancing when schools reopenGovernment says there will be ‘rolling implementation’ of public health advice on busesThu Aug 20 2020 - 19:33
Up to 3,000 calculated Leaving Cert grades may not be awardedDepartment says it was unable to access ‘satisfactory’ evidence for gradesThu Aug 20 2020 - 14:10
Q&A: What does court ruling on calculated grades mean for Leaving Cert students?Court’s finding to affect home-schooled and students taking subjects out of schoolWed Aug 19 2020 - 14:51
Leaving Cert students must wait a week after results day to see teachers’ estimatesStudents will not immediately get to see extent to which their grades were adjustedWed Aug 19 2020 - 03:35
Ireland’s only boarding school for primary children to reopenFundraising drive leads to restart of private school where fees range from €7,000 to €14,000Tue Aug 18 2020 - 16:23
Q&A: Will A-Levels grading controversy affect Leaving Cert students?While the models of calculated grades used across the UK are different, the core principles are the same as Irish systemTue Aug 18 2020 - 04:15
Calls for review of Leaving Cert grading system as Cabinet to discuss new Covid restrictionsOpposition parties call for review of plan after British government U-turn on resultsTue Aug 18 2020 - 01:00
Huge anger in private schools over exclusion from Covid-19 reopening fundFee-paying sector not automatically eligible for €375m school support packageMon Aug 17 2020 - 01:00
Schools have ‘no legal basis’ to force students to attend religion classesCampaigners say legal advice empowers parents to protect their children’s rightsMon Aug 17 2020 - 00:54
Face mask rules pose ‘huge challenge’ for autistic pupilsPolls shows parents worried over lack of clarity on how children will be supportedMon Aug 17 2020 - 00:01
Schools urged not to demand clean uniforms each dayNo reference in public health guidance around daily washing of school uniformsSat Aug 15 2020 - 01:45
Fresh uniform every day? Some schools do solo runsTwo weeks before schools reopen, parents are confused and seek direction and claritySat Aug 15 2020 - 01:00
School profiling should not dictate Leaving Cert grades, warns OmbudsmanA-level results show pupils from poorer backgrounds hit hardest by downgradesThu Aug 13 2020 - 20:02
Q&A: Could Scottish exams debacle happen here?Irish and Scottish calculated grade systems share key principles, so trouble may be aheadWed Aug 12 2020 - 19:53
Minister insists Leaving Cert students’ results will be ‘accurate, reliable and fair’ to allControversy in Scotland after government reverses the downgrading of 124,000 students’ calculated gradesTue Aug 11 2020 - 20:21
Minister promises Leaving Cert students grades will be assessed fairlyRecognising what happened in Scotland ‘may cause anxiety for Irish students’Tue Aug 11 2020 - 19:55
Special needs children will get back-to-school support, Madigan pledgesNot ‘tolerable’ some schools refuse to set up specific classes despite demand from parentsTue Aug 04 2020 - 02:06
Schools reopening: €350m plan will not require pupils and teachers to wear face masksCabinet set to approve plan on Monday that will suggest a pod system in classrooms for older primary pupilsMon Jul 27 2020 - 01:00
Government plan to reopen schools set to cost hundreds of millions of euroExtra teachers, enhanced cleaning regimes and curriculum changes form centrepiece of packageSat Jul 25 2020 - 02:44
Q&A: What sort of measures will support schools reopening?School aid package worth hundreds of millions of euro to be unveiled on MondaySat Jul 25 2020 - 02:27
School reopening plans to be unveiled on Monday, says TaoiseachPlans include ‘major financial package’ to help schools fully reopen at end of AugustFri Jul 24 2020 - 20:09
Plan to fully reopen schools at the end of August to be unveiledMajor financial package includes money for new layouts, cleaning and substitute coverFri Jul 24 2020 - 07:24
Q&A: Will my child return to school full-time in autumn?Plan is to reopen schools fully from late August as long as virus remains suppressedFri Jul 24 2020 - 01:00
Government to announce thousands of free courses to upskill workers hit by Covid crisisEmployers are to receive financial incentives for first time to take on new apprenticesThu Jul 23 2020 - 21:20
Covid-19: Parents say loss of teaching posts could jeopardise safe reopening of schoolsSchools campaign to restore teachers in order to implement physical distancing rulesThu Jul 23 2020 - 06:00
Two metre physical distancing rule to apply on college campusesMove will severely limit ability of universities to hold lectures and graduation ceremoniesWed Jul 22 2020 - 16:06
Survey reveals high levels of anxiety among secondary students over return to schoolMany worried they have fallen behind in schoolwork due to distance learningWed Jul 22 2020 - 15:20
Postponed Leaving Cert exams planned for NovemberLeaving Cert students have under a week to register to receive calculated gradesTue Jul 21 2020 - 16:30
More than a quarter of parents say children’s learning suffered during lockdownPoor school communication and lack of time to support learning cited as key factorsTue Jul 21 2020 - 14:42
Harris to seek €100m in extra funding for third-level sectorCoronavirus: Minister to set out public health regulations for universities and collegesMon Jul 20 2020 - 09:05
Return to distance learning in school would widen digital divide, experts warnGovernment planning for schools to reopen fully in September but teachers warn this may not be possibleMon Jul 20 2020 - 01:00
Universities lack cash to survive ‘beyond short time frame’Talks over €100m emergency funding to help colleges to reopen in SeptemberSat Jul 18 2020 - 04:09
Leaving Cert Q&A: When will I start college in light of the delay issuing results?Some colleges say first years will likely start in either late September or early OctoberFri Jul 17 2020 - 17:33
Universities say Leaving Cert results delay means first years will start college laterPlan for orientation weeks may be cancelled, Irish Universities’ Association warnsFri Jul 17 2020 - 16:32
Leaving Cert students and colleges express anger at delay in issuing resultsStudents will have to wait until September 7th to receive their grades this yearFri Jul 17 2020 - 00:29
More options for school leavers under new five-year planNew strategy: Students able to select further-education courses alongside CAO picksThu Jul 16 2020 - 01:00
UCC president to retire early for ‘personal reasons’Professor Patrick O’Shea due to leave just over three years into 10-year term of officeWed Jul 15 2020 - 16:18
Irish students have much higher levels of anxiety over examsConcern over student wellbeing flagged by educational psychological serviceMon Jul 13 2020 - 03:00
Hundreds of substitute teachers may be hired full-time to keep schools openParents urged to ensure children who travel abroad self-isolate before returning to schoolSat Jul 11 2020 - 01:00
Record numbers of patients waiting for treatment, new figures showMore than 800,000 waiting to be seen at a public hospital for assessment or treatmentFri Jul 10 2020 - 21:51
Major funding package planned to help schools reopen ‘as fully as possible’One-metre distancing rule for students is ‘flexible’, says Department of EducationFri Jul 10 2020 - 04:30
