Over 2,000 Leaving Cert students who sat written exams to receive results today
Of the 4,925 grades being sent to students today, 40% were higher than their Calculated Grade results.
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Of the 4,925 grades being sent to students today, 40% were higher than their Calculated Grade results.
Fórsa said that they opposed the return to schools this week as ‘there was no confidence in the Government’s approach’.
The results of the review were announced this evening by the Department of Education.
The student has made an application to the court to receive ‘calculated grades’.
A plan for the full reopening of schools will be revealed on Monday.
40 schools built by the firm have required remedial work to fix structural issues.
Teachers will provide an estimate of the percentage mark each student is likely to have achieved.
Minister for Education Joe McHugh confirmed that the State exam would begin on Wednesday 29 July.
The minister said the ethos of the school is central to any curriculum and will be protected.
Some secretaries don’t have regular hours, don’t get paid for the Christmas or summer breaks, while others aren’t entitled to sick pay or a pension.
The action has been taken on behalf of a six-year-old boy who has Down Syndrome.
The scheme aims to solve recruitment problems in subjects such as STEM, modern languages, Irish and home economics.
Over 2,100 responses were submitted in the weeks before Christmas, so the government has extended the deadline for submissions.
Education Minister Richard Bruton said that it isn’t possible to negotiate a deal for teachers separate to other public sectors.
A departmental committee decided that the boy should be given a place – but that has been overruled twice now.
Tánaiste Frances Fitzgerald announced she wouldn’t be running earlier this morning.
Teachers union the INTO said that the “jury was out” on the new resource model.
The industrial action was due to impact about 350 schools across the country.
The government has announced hundreds of new school building projects.
The ‘Different Families, Same Love’ campaign aims to celebrate different family structures.
The minister for education has intervened in the matter.
Many schools across the country only allow specialised uniforms from one particular shop. Should this be allowed?
Minister Jan O’Sullivan is due to announce new legislation later today.
Parents are voicing their concerns over the Primary Online Education being rolled out in schools across the country.
We live in a time of austerity – and education is being targeted along with other elements of society.
It has prompted renewed calls from the opposition for changes to the Junior Cycle to be delayed.
The Minister announced last week that he will be ending up his career in politics after almost four decades.
The Labour TD will step down after the reshuffle, he confirmed today.
Ruairi Quinn says that because three of the four members of the Economic Management Council are teachers, he never has to fight for funding.
Minister Ruairi Quinn has stressed that there are currently no plans to reassess resource levels.
The Education Minister said he wants this to be the case, but is it necessary?
General Secretary Sheila Nunan said the workload of principals needs to be reviewed.
Minister for Education Ruairí Quinn also said he was disappointed in the lack of “genuinely inclusive schools”.
Reforms expected to be announced later today could make it easier for children to opt-out.
More than 3,000 parents took part in the training courses over the last year.
The Bill would require schools to include a statement in their enrolment policy saying that pupils would not be discriminated against.
The ASTI are calling for more resources to help students with emotional difficulties or who are victims of bullying.
Minister Ruairí Quinn said he could not “dictate” what is sold in the vending machines in schools.
More than 90 per cent of Irish students stay on to complete the exams, according to a report out today.
The Association of Catholic Priests strongly criticised the Minister for Education after he said religion should be taught within homes and parishes rather than schools.