# department-of-education - Tuesday 23 October, 2012
# Data Protection
# Data Protection
The data watchdog has asked the manufacturer of potentially vulnerable software to provide a full list of affected schools.
# department-of-education - Saturday 20 October, 2012
# Data Protection
# Data Protection
A single username and password can be used to log into dozens of school management systems, TheJournal.ie can reveal.
# department-of-education - Monday 8 October, 2012
# Private Schools
# Private Schools
Fine Gael’s Eoghan Murphy wants to keep the €96 million subvention, but Labour’s Robert Dowds insists it must go.
# Education
# Education
Junior Transport Minister Alan Kelly says that the €96 million paid to fee-paying schools will need to be addressed in December’s Budget.
# department-of-education - Thursday 4 October, 2012
# State Exams
# State Exams
Reforms announced by Ruairí Quinn this afternoon replace terminal exams with continual assessment – with the terminal exams scrapped altogether by 2020.
# department-of-education - Thursday 27 September, 2012
# Teachers
# Teachers
The Comptroller & Auditor General says the Department of Education was late in introducing pay cuts to new teachers in 2011.
# department-of-education - Wednesday 19 September, 2012
# Student Grants
# Student Grants
South Tipperary County Council says it decided not to link grant payments with the household charge after looking more closely.
# department-of-education - Monday 3 September, 2012
# Telly
# Telly
Documentary being aired tonight promises unprecedented access to Ruairí Quinn during a crucial period in his first months as Education Minister and we have a sneak peek…
# department-of-education - Tuesday 21 August, 2012
# Your Say
# Your Say
A new scheme at TCD means students will need personal statements and references from teachers to get into college. Good idea?
# department-of-education - Tuesday 14 August, 2012
# Leaving Cert
# Leaving Cert
Guidance counsellors will be manning the 2012 Exam Helpline to provide information for students, parents and teachers.
# department-of-education - Friday 29 June, 2012
# Powerful
# Powerful
English teacher Evelyn O’Connor made an emotional speech about the issue of non-permanency and her anger with education policies here. Watch her speech….
# department-of-education - Thursday 21 June, 2012
# Education
# Education
The Government has said it will survey parents in 44 areas on whether they want alternative providers to take over primary schools.
# department-of-education - Monday 11 June, 2012
# Education
# Education
The Department of Education said that tough choices had to be made but that the initiative in some primary schools would inform a new integrated language curriculum.
# department-of-education - Friday 8 June, 2012
# Exams
# Exams
The State Examinations Commission will now issue a new paper and CD for Irish Leaving Cert students sitting paper one on Monday.
# department-of-education - Friday 18 May, 2012
# Bullying
# Bullying
Around one in 16 children do not feel safe at their school, according to a new survey.
# department-of-education - Friday 11 May, 2012
# Road Safety
# Road Safety
The Government is being urged to “harness” the enthusiasm among teenagers for cars and include road safety training on the programme.
# department-of-education - Monday 30 April, 2012
# Education
# Education
The Ombudsman for Children, Emily Logan, has criticised the school for failing to apologise to a girl who it turned away after learning that she was pregnant.
# department-of-education - Monday 16 April, 2012
# School Buses
# School Buses
Is the yellow, high school bus en route to Ireland?
# department-of-education - Monday 9 April, 2012
# Education
# Education
English lessons were rated as marginally better in bigger schools, according to a new assessment from the Department of Education .
# department-of-education - Sunday 8 April, 2012
# Bullying
# Bullying
The forum will be established alongside a working group on tackling homophobic, racist and cyber-bullying.
# department-of-education - Thursday 5 April, 2012
# Pay Cap
# Pay Cap
A number of university heads have reportedly ignored requests to reduce their pay below €200,000.
# department-of-education - Thursday 29 March, 2012
# Child Protection
# Child Protection
The education minister says he cannot see how it could be appropriate for teachers to communicate with their students online.
# department-of-education - Tuesday 13 March, 2012
# Teachers
# Teachers
The department said that the system has led to a 15 per cent reduction in teacher absenteeism over four years.
# department-of-education - Thursday 1 March, 2012
# Education
# Education
The Department of Education is offering grants for the construction of permanent school structures to replace rented prefabs.
# department-of-education - Tuesday 7 February, 2012
# Broadband
# Broadband
Every secondary school in Ireland will be supplied with 100Mbps connections to provide quick connections in every classroom.
# department-of-education - Tuesday 3 January, 2012
# Schools
# Schools
The extent of State payments to fee-charging schools will be reviewed, the Department of Education has confirmed.
# department-of-education - Thursday 17 November, 2011
# Fees
# Fees
A student group affiliated to the Occupy movement claims USI and Gardaí combined to stop them from joining yesterday’s rally.
# department-of-education - Wednesday 16 November, 2011
# Student Protest
# Student Protest
Gorillas, Pinocchio and dogs make an appearance at a colourful – but angry – protest against any potential reintroduction of fees.
# department-of-education - Tuesday 8 November, 2011
# Construction
# Construction
The European Parliament’s budget committee approves €35.7m in aid for almost 6,000 people laid off in the construction sector.
# department-of-education - Monday 7 November, 2011
# Schools
# Schools
The 14 schools were delivered under the Rapid Delivery programme – but we will know on Thursday if cuts to capital projects affects the building of future schools under this programme.
# department-of-education - Thursday 3 November, 2011
# Junior Cert
# Junior Cert
Minister of Education gives his approval to NCCA’s proposals to change the focus of the Junior Cert from rote learning and state exams.
# department-of-education - Friday 28 October, 2011
# Construction Workers
# Construction Workers
The “clock is ticking” for Ireland to win support from a European fund, an EU official has said.
# department-of-education - Thursday 27 October, 2011
# School Transport
# School Transport
The Coach Tourism & Transport Council will ask the European Commission to investigate how Ireland organises school transport.
# department-of-education - Friday 21 October, 2011
# Priory Hall
# Priory Hall
Funding has been provided for a school bus to bring the children from their temporary accommodation.
# department-of-education - Wednesday 19 October, 2011
# Priory Hall
# Priory Hall
NAMA hands handed over a list of properties which could be used to house residents, and will cover the cost of completion works.
# department-of-education - Monday 19 September, 2011
# Student Grants
# Student Grants
The Union of Students in Ireland has hailed the establishment of a central appeals board by minister Ruairí Quinn.
# department-of-education - Friday 26 August, 2011
# Junior Cert
# Junior Cert
A new system of portfolio-based assessment is “on the cards”, the Department of Education has confirmed.
# department-of-education - Friday 8 July, 2011
# School
# School
A new budget planner has been introduced as parents voice their concerns over the cost of schooling their children.
# department-of-education - Tuesday 28 June, 2011
# Organised Confusion
From The Daily Edge
# Organised Confusion
Most of us learnt in school that summer was in May, June and July but that’s not what Met Éireann says…
# department-of-education - Thursday 16 June, 2011
# Teachers
# Teachers
Currently teachers receive advance warning of an inspector’s visit, but this is set to change.
