# department-of-education - Thursday 7 May, 2020
# Education
# Education
There’s a growing feeling among parents and students that the Leaving Cert should be cancelled.
# department-of-education - Wednesday 29 April, 2020
# State Exams
# State Exams
Plans to hold a school-based version of the Junior Cert in the autumn have been cancelled.
# department-of-education - Tuesday 10 March, 2020
# Coronavirus
# Coronavirus
Rumours were circulating on WhatsApp and on social media today that all schools nationwide are to be closed.
# department-of-education - Tuesday 18 February, 2020
# College Campuses
# College Campuses
The Department of Education has funded the nationwide project.
# department-of-education - Thursday 9 January, 2020
# Funding
# Funding
The fund has been set up on top of a grant which is already provided to all schools.
# department-of-education - 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.
# department-of-education - Monday 14 October, 2019
# Legal Action
# Legal Action
Some 42 schools constructed by Western Building Systems have been at the centre of a safety probe.
# department-of-education - Monday 7 October, 2019
# July Provision
# July Provision
The scheme provides funding towards extra schooling in July for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder or severe learning disability.
# department-of-education - Thursday 26 September, 2019
# Home Tuition
# Home Tuition
Home tutors have raised concerns that the Department of Education has failed to process tuition grants.
# department-of-education - Monday 23 September, 2019
# Reduced Timetables
# Reduced Timetables
Concerns have been raised over the use of reduced timetables.
# department-of-education - Sunday 8 September, 2019
# Equal Pay
# Equal Pay
The Department said that they’ve received calls on the issue, where they advise secretaries on what action they can take.
# department-of-education - Saturday 17 August, 2019
# Delays
# Delays
Concerns have been raised about the length of time it takes to process teachers’ appointments.
# department-of-education - Monday 12 August, 2019
# Education
# Education
IQ levels and psychological assessments are no longer a factor.
# department-of-education - Thursday 8 August, 2019
# Courts
# Courts
The teenager was expelled by the school’s board of management in November 2018.
# department-of-education - Friday 2 August, 2019
# Abuse Survivors
# Abuse Survivors
That’s according to a new report published today.
# department-of-education - Wednesday 31 July, 2019
# Education
# Education
Last month the Department of Education served statutory notices on 18 schools and two patrol bodies in the Dublin 15 area urging them to make additional provision.
# department-of-education - Tuesday 23 April, 2019
# Education
# Education
A new scheme aimed at teaching pupils a second language was announced today.
# department-of-education - Tuesday 19 March, 2019
# Homelessness
# Homelessness
Neither the Department of Education nor the State Examination Commission keep those details.
# department-of-education - Monday 28 January, 2019
# Education
# Education
Fianna Fáil education spokesperson Thomas Byrne has claimed poor training and insufficient pay was behind the drop in the supply.
# department-of-education - Thursday 17 January, 2019
# Support Our Secretaries
# Support Our Secretaries
Kathleen O’Doherty from Donegal has written to eight Education Ministers about school secretaries’ pay.
# department-of-education - Saturday 22 December, 2018
# High Court
# High Court
A total of 42 schools built by Western Building Systems were inspected over concerns about potential structural problems earlier this year.
# department-of-education - Thursday 15 November, 2018
# Space To Play
# Space To Play
Parents and children of Naomh Fionnbarra GAA Club are calling for the restoration of their all-weather pitch.
# department-of-education - Monday 29 October, 2018
# Safety Concerns
# Safety Concerns
The results of some assessments are due to be released tomorrow.
# department-of-education - Thursday 25 October, 2018
# Building Inspections
# Building Inspections
The company was involved in the construction of the extension to Beaumont Hospital.
# School Closures
# School Closures
A total of 42 schools will be assessed over the next two weeks.
# department-of-education - Tuesday 23 October, 2018
# Tyrrelstown
# Tyrrelstown
More than 1,200 pupils in north Dublin have been affected by the closures.
# department-of-education - Monday 10 September, 2018
# Mixing It Up
# Mixing It Up
New specifications for Maths, Home Economics, History, Music and Geography are set to go live from this month for Junior Cert students.
# department-of-education - Monday 27 August, 2018
# Courts
# Courts
The student involved cannot be identified for legal reasons.
# department-of-education - Monday 23 July, 2018
# Discrimination
# Discrimination
The family were told the girl wasn’t eligible for the free scheme because there was a suitable school nearby.
# department-of-education - Sunday 15 July, 2018
# Equal Pay Equal Work
# Equal Pay Equal Work
There are around 3,000 school secretaries in Ireland – most of whom are in precarious employment.
# department-of-education - Monday 25 June, 2018
# Construction
# Construction
In mid-January, it emerged that work had stalled on a number of schools after the UK-based firm went bust.
# department-of-education - Thursday 7 June, 2018
# Liquidation
# Liquidation
On Tuesday, Sammon Contracting Ireland Limited was placed into liquidation.
# department-of-education - Sunday 3 June, 2018
# Planning Issues
# Planning Issues
Dublin City Council granted permission but the decision has been appealed to An Bord Pleanála.
# department-of-education - Friday 13 April, 2018
# Loads More Spaces
# Loads More Spaces
17 of the new schools are to be built by September 2019. The vast majority of the new institutions will be located in the Dublin area.
# department-of-education - Tuesday 10 April, 2018
# Sammon
# Sammon
Carillion went bust in early January, as a result of debts of over £1.5 billion.
# department-of-education - Wednesday 4 April, 2018
# Let's Talk About Sex
# Let's Talk About Sex
Proposed legislation seeks to remove religious ethos from sex education in schools.
# department-of-education - Friday 9 February, 2018
# Child Safety
# Child Safety
The Department of Education said the “safety of children travelling on the school transport service is of paramount importance”.
# department-of-education - Thursday 11 January, 2018
# Nord Anglia
# Nord Anglia
The Nord Anglia International School in Dublin will offer students the International Baccalaureate.
# department-of-education - Saturday 30 December, 2017
# 1916 Bursary Fund
# 1916 Bursary Fund
Students will be allocated €5,000 per year over the next three years, coming to a total of €6 million.
# department-of-education - Tuesday 19 December, 2017
# Religious Orders
# Religious Orders
Current criteria allows the Catholic church to appoint nuns, priests, monks and brothers as principals and teachers in schools.
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