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Sunday 14 August 2022
Galway-Mayo, Sligo and Letterkenny institutes of technology are to combine to become a Technical University.
Gavin Molloy of Olus Education says the schools’ curriculum needs to keep up to prepare for the careers of tomorrow.
Primary school class sizes are set to be reduced.
Some opposition politicians were critical of what they labelled “confusing” guidance for when pupils are designated as close contacts.
Young Travellers found remote schoolwork extra challenging due to lack of access to digital and other resources during the pandemic.
There were 1,000 cases per week on average during school term.
More than 100 Department of Education staff have been working with public health teams, Norma Foley said.
More than 46,000 Covid-19 cases have been recorded in children and teenagers up to July.
The last time the Taliban had control over the country, women and girls were mostly denied education or employment.
Pregnant people cannot register for a Covid-19 vaccine prior to 14 weeks’ gestation.
Colleges will implement sanitation and ventilation measures, as well as occupancy limits in certain locations.
It is claimed that the lack of supports may have left him years behind his potential.
63% were concerned about their children’s emotional development and 51% were concerned about social skills.
Norma Foley will bring a school reopening plan to Cabinet tomorrow.
It will contain material for students and staff in higher level institutions.
There has been a significant increase in demand for college places this year.
There has been a 136% increase in applications from other EU countries, and a 9% increase overall.
Education Minister Norma Foley said “much remains to be done” in creating a more inclusive and supportive education system.
There were no significant differences in reports of wellbeing and bullying, however concerns were raised at the higher level of unauthorised absences in DEIS schools.
Ireland could experience a loss in GDP of as much as 1.5% over the next century.
The claims will be heard at the Oireachtas Education Committee this afternoon.
AIT President Professor Ciarán Ó Catháin described today’s announcement as a “historic day” for the region.
A million students and staff are back in school today.
Doyle will take over the role from Patrick Prendergast in August.
Business owner Louisa Meehan says the arguments in favour of school uniforms don’t stack up anymore.
The positivity rate after mass testing in schools last week was 2.4%.
Minister for Education Norma Foley has said that she is “very aware” of the loss of in-person teaching that current fifth year students have experienced.
The contribution fee for Irish students is €200.
More pupils are set to return to schools next week.
At present the CAO doesn’t include applications for apprenticeships, or some further education traineeships.
Around 320,000 students are to return to school buildings next week as part of a phased reopening.
The GPA is proposing that players must complete online education about anti-doping or face a one-match ban.
The findings are contained in the CSO’s latest ‘Social Impact of Covid-19 Survey’.
Cabinet agreed to the phased re-opening of schools today.
Students have not been back in school since the Christmas break.
Lorraine Dempsey, interim CEO of Inclusion Ireland said that the part-time schedule was causing “difficulties around routine”.
The proposals follow intense discussions between the department and teaching unions.
WITH THE HOT WEATHER here for another couple of days, at least, there have been calls for water safety training to be made compulsory in our schools.
Fine Gael Senator Martin Conway says it is time to introduce a compulsory water safety module into our education curriculum as young people need to have knowledge on swimming safely.
He says students should be taught about the risks associated with open water, the dangers of currents, rip currents, undertows, high tides and rip tides.
As Ireland is an island nation and many people live near the sea, there needs to be a greater understanding of the tide cycle and respect among young people for the water in general, he said.
So, what do you think?
Should a comprehensive water safety training programme be a compulsory part of the curriculum in schools?
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Brendan McNamara says we cannot turn a blind eye while minorities are persecuted for their faith.
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