# Education

Opinion: We at Irish universities owe it to our students to address our imperial legacies

Trinity professor Ciaran O’Neill says it’s time for Irish universities to address their own dark imperial past as students now seek real change.

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Nov 17th 2020, 7:53 AM

# Covid-19

New €300,000 fund aims to support Travellers who want to study in third level

The fund will be used to support technology, study space, and caring responsibilities.

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Nov 12th 2020, 8:33 PM

# gaelscoileanna

Education Minister begins search for patrons of three new Dublin primary schools

The schools will open next September.

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Nov 12th 2020, 7:06 PM

# Coronavirus

Around 70 schools have had in-school Covid-19 transmission

The HSE has said 599 schools have required a public health assessment and testing.

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Oct 29th 2020, 5:35 PM

# Your Say

Poll: Would you support teachers striking over Covid-19 safety concerns?

ASTI members have voted to take industrial action unless government addresses Covid-19 safety concerns.

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Oct 29th 2020, 7:59 AM

Support package for 14,000 higher education places with reduced fees

Minister for Higher Education Simon Harris has announced funding of €30 million to support part-time or post-graduate places.

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Oct 27th 2020, 8:48 AM

'I found myself googling Woodies': Some schools were forced to close today over the hand sanitiser recall

The Department of Agriculture had warned that the product was recalled, citing possible public health concerns.

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Oct 23rd 2020, 12:01 PM

# Review

18 students awarded higher marks after more than 12,000 appeals of Calculated Grades

The new results were given to students at 12pm today.

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Oct 16th 2020, 1:09 PM

Parents sometimes feel 'coerced' into accepting reduced timetables for their children, committee hears

A Department of Education official said today the practice is to be “limited solely to those circumstances where it is absolutely necessary”.

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Oct 15th 2020, 3:18 PM

# Coronavirus

Education Minister: 'All available evidence shows schools are not amplification settings for Covid-19'

Norma Foley reiterated the government’s ‘absolute determination’ to keep schools open.

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Oct 14th 2020, 6:08 PM

# Leaving Certificate

Government confirms independent review of Calculated Grades process will take place

Over 6,000 students received new grades following an error with the system.

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Oct 14th 2020, 2:32 PM

# Budget 2021

Primary school pupil-teacher ratio 'to be reduced by one student per class'

The government has promised an average ratio of 25:1.

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Oct 13th 2020, 3:01 PM

Minister for Health says 'there isn't going to be a longer mid-term break'

Donnelly joined junior minister Niall Collins who earlier rejected suggestions that schools could close for an extended period.

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Oct 11th 2020, 1:32 PM

# Calculated Grades

Some students affected by Leaving Cert grade errors may have to defer college course, Foley says

It’s understood 800 to 900 students may have lost out on a college place due to the situation.

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Oct 1st 2020, 9:43 AM

# Explainer

Explainer: What the Leaving Cert Calculated Grade errors mean for students

Around 6,500 students will now receive higher grades as a result.

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Sep 30th 2020, 5:55 PM

Leaving Cert: About 6,500 students set to receive higher grades after coding error

Two errors have been identified in the calculated grades system.

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Sep 30th 2020, 5:33 PM

Two errors identified in Leaving Cert Calculated Grades system, about 6,000 students affected

Education Minister Norma Foley will make a comprehensive statement on the matter later today.

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Sep 30th 2020, 1:47 PM

# Calculated Grades

Leaving Cert students can now find out how their school ranked them against classmates

Students can also apply to sit the postponed exams in November.

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Sep 28th 2020, 9:23 AM

A teacher and her Sixth Year students debate To Kill A Mockingbird's place on the syllabus

We asked our anonymous teacher to share her views and those of some of her students on the recent controversy surrounding To Kill A Mockingbird and Of Mice and Men in light of the Black Lives Matter movement.

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Sep 22nd 2020, 7:00 PM

# black lives matter

Government urged to drop novels with 'racial slurs' from Junior Cert syllabus in response to Black Lives Matter protests

Parents, pupils and teachers have called for an update the school curriculum.

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Sep 14th 2020, 12:05 AM

Less than half of schools providing medical grade face masks to SNAs, survey finds

That’s according to a survey conducted by trade union Fórsa.

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Sep 9th 2020, 3:53 PM

# pandemic

PUP claims drop further as 1,500 education employees return to work

Claims are down 63% since the peak on 5 May.

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Sep 7th 2020, 5:45 PM

# covid committee

Education Minister Norma Foley says pupils will get priority testing in event of a Covid-19 outbreak in school

Foley is to appear before the Oireachtas Committee on Covid-19 this afternoon.

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Sep 2nd 2020, 8:56 PM

Education minister: Schools to deal with 'malicious coughing' and Covid-19 jokes from pupils individually

Norma Foley played down suggestions her department would issue advice on bad behaviour related to Covid-19.

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Sep 1st 2020, 7:58 PM

# Leaving Cert 2021

Parents say lockdown had a negative impact on learning of students due to sit the Leaving Cert next year

The survey from the CSO gives an insight into parents concerns as the academic year begins.

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Aug 27th 2020, 10:23 PM

# Back To School

Is your child worried about going to school? An expert has some tips for parents

Many children, and parents, are anxious about schools reopening.

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Aug 27th 2020, 6:15 AM

# schools reopening

'Anxiety levels in my house are through the roof': Major challenge ahead for parents of children with ASD

Against the backdrop of Covid-19, parents worry how their children with special needs will cope with school this year.

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Aug 27th 2020, 12:05 AM

# Back To School

'For the love of God': Anger as shed to be used as Covid-19 isolation room at Athlone school

The school’s principal said the situation is “not ideal”.

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Aug 26th 2020, 3:03 PM

# Covid-19

Students who refuse to wear face masks will be sent home from secondary schools, Norma Foley says

The Education Minister has said all pupils must wear face masks, unless there is a medical reason not to.

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Aug 26th 2020, 9:57 AM

Foley confident every child will return to school next week but says extra 1,600 buses a 'logistical challenge'

The Minister for Education said that parents of eligible children who make alternative transport arrangements “will be recompensed”.

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Aug 21st 2020, 9:10 AM

# Explainer

A reminder of how the Leaving Cert Calculated Grades system works, and the rationale behind it

Here is the thought process behind the Plan C for the Leaving Cert, the appeal process, and where it could all go wrong.

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Aug 19th 2020, 12:05 AM

# Your Say

Poll: Should a school's historical performance be used to help calculate a student's exam grades?

Leaving Certificate students will receive a predicted grade next month which will be subject to standardisation from the Department of Education.

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Aug 18th 2020, 8:54 AM

Considering homeschooling this September? Here's everything you need to know about the practical steps to take

There’s already an active community of homeschoolers in Ireland and getting started is not a difficult process, writes teacher and homeschooler Cliona Brophy.

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Aug 17th 2020, 7:00 AM

# Explainer

What insight did we get about the Leaving Cert Calculated Grades after the furore in the UK?

There has been concern from the start about ‘standardising’ Leaving Cert grades – this has been somewhat vindicated this week.

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Aug 15th 2020, 6:30 AM

# Calculated Grades

UK government announces last-minute changes to assessment of A-level and GCSE results

The Education Secretary said students will be able to use their results in mock tests to appeal if they are unhappy with their grades.

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Aug 12th 2020, 12:00 PM

# Miscalculation

Scotland to withdraw almost 125,000 results downgraded under 'calculated grades' process

It emerged that the methodology disproportionately affected pupils from deprived backgrounds.

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Aug 11th 2020, 8:48 PM

# Scotland

'We did not get this right': Sturgeon apologises to pupils over downgraded exam results

Pass rates for pupils in the most deprived data zones were reduced by 15.2% – for pupils from the most affluent backgrounds the reduction was 6.9%.

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Aug 10th 2020, 5:32 PM

# Third Level

Over 4,000 applicants to receive their Round Zero CAO offers today

This round of offers are for those not awaiting their grades for the 2020 Leaving Certificate.

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Aug 8th 2020, 6:15 AM