# minister-for-education - Tuesday 2 February, 2021
# State Exams
# State Exams
Of the 4,925 grades being sent to students today, 40% were higher than their Calculated Grade results.
# minister-for-education - Wednesday 20 January, 2021
# Minister For Education
# Minister For Education
Fórsa said that they opposed the return to schools this week as ‘there was no confidence in the Government’s approach’.
# minister-for-education - Saturday 3 October, 2020
# Calculated Grades
# Calculated Grades
The results of the review were announced this evening by the Department of Education.
# minister-for-education - Tuesday 1 September, 2020
# Calculated Grades
# Calculated Grades
The student has made an application to the court to receive ‘calculated grades’.
# minister-for-education - Friday 24 July, 2020
# Back To School
# Back To School
A plan for the full reopening of schools will be revealed on Monday.
# minister-for-education - Wednesday 3 June, 2020
# Repair Work
# Repair Work
40 schools built by the firm have required remedial work to fix structural issues.
# minister-for-education - Friday 8 May, 2020
# Leaving Cert
# Leaving Cert
Teachers will provide an estimate of the percentage mark each student is likely to have achieved.
# minister-for-education - Thursday 23 April, 2020
# Minister For Education
# Minister For Education
Minister for Education Joe McHugh confirmed that the State exam would begin on Wednesday 29 July.
# minister-for-education - Wednesday 11 December, 2019
# New Sex Ed Plan
# New Sex Ed Plan
The minister said the ethos of the school is central to any curriculum and will be protected.
# minister-for-education - Monday 1 July, 2019
# Equal Pay
# Equal Pay
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.
# minister-for-education - Monday 20 May, 2019
# High Court
# High Court
The action has been taken on behalf of a six-year-old boy who has Down Syndrome.
# minister-for-education - Monday 25 February, 2019
# Minister For Education
# Minister For Education
The scheme aims to solve recruitment problems in subjects such as STEM, modern languages, Irish and home economics.
# minister-for-education - Friday 4 January, 2019
# Public Consultation
# Public Consultation
Over 2,100 responses were submitted in the weeks before Christmas, so the government has extended the deadline for submissions.
# minister-for-education - Tuesday 3 April, 2018
# Industrial Action
# Industrial Action
Education Minister Richard Bruton said that it isn’t possible to negotiate a deal for teachers separate to other public sectors.
# minister-for-education - Friday 11 August, 2017
# Court Of Appeal
# Court Of Appeal
A departmental committee decided that the boy should be given a place – but that has been overruled twice now.
# minister-for-education - Thursday 18 May, 2017
# Minister For Education
# Minister For Education
Tánaiste Frances Fitzgerald announced she wouldn’t be running earlier this morning.
# minister-for-education - Wednesday 18 January, 2017
# Jury Still Out
# Jury Still Out
Teachers union the INTO said that the “jury was out” on the new resource model.
# minister-for-education - Friday 12 February, 2016
# No Day Off
# No Day Off
The industrial action was due to impact about 350 schools across the country.
# minister-for-education - Tuesday 17 November, 2015
# Splash The Cash
# Splash The Cash
The government has announced hundreds of new school building projects.
# minister-for-education - Tuesday 22 September, 2015
# Same Love
# Same Love
The ‘Different Families, Same Love’ campaign aims to celebrate different family structures.
# minister-for-education - Friday 14 August, 2015
# Asylum Seeker
# Asylum Seeker
The minister for education has intervened in the matter.
# minister-for-education - Friday 10 July, 2015
# Your Say
# Your Say
Many schools across the country only allow specialised uniforms from one particular shop. Should this be allowed?
# minister-for-education - Tuesday 7 April, 2015
# Admissions
# Admissions
Minister Jan O’Sullivan is due to announce new legislation later today.
# minister-for-education - Saturday 7 February, 2015
# POD
# POD
Parents are voicing their concerns over the Primary Online Education being rolled out in schools across the country.
# minister-for-education - Thursday 29 January, 2015
# Education
# Education
We live in a time of austerity – and education is being targeted along with other elements of society.
# minister-for-education - Thursday 17 July, 2014
# Jcsa
# Jcsa
It has prompted renewed calls from the opposition for changes to the Junior Cycle to be delayed.
# minister-for-education - Tuesday 8 July, 2014
# Reshuffle
# Reshuffle
The Minister announced last week that he will be ending up his career in politics after almost four decades.
# minister-for-education - Wednesday 2 July, 2014
# I'm Out
# I'm Out
The Labour TD will step down after the reshuffle, he confirmed today.
# minister-for-education - Wednesday 18 June, 2014
# The Educators
# The Educators
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-for-education - Tuesday 13 May, 2014
# Resources
# Resources
Minister Ruairi Quinn has stressed that there are currently no plans to reassess resource levels.
# minister-for-education - Wednesday 23 April, 2014
# Your Say
# Your Say
The Education Minister said he wants this to be the case, but is it necessary?
# minister-for-education - Tuesday 22 April, 2014
# Workload
# Workload
General Secretary Sheila Nunan said the workload of principals needs to be reviewed.
# Primary School
# Primary School
Minister for Education Ruairí Quinn also said he was disappointed in the lack of “genuinely inclusive schools”.
# Your Say
# Your Say
Reforms expected to be announced later today could make it easier for children to opt-out.
# minister-for-education - Monday 31 March, 2014
# Support
# Support
More than 3,000 parents took part in the training courses over the last year.
# minister-for-education - Tuesday 25 March, 2014
# Education
# Education
The Bill would require schools to include a statement in their enrolment policy saying that pupils would not be discriminated against.
# minister-for-education - Wednesday 12 March, 2014
# Secondary School
# Secondary School
The ASTI are calling for more resources to help students with emotional difficulties or who are victims of bullying.
# minister-for-education - Tuesday 11 February, 2014
# Junk Food
# Junk Food
Minister Ruairí Quinn said he could not “dictate” what is sold in the vending machines in schools.
# minister-for-education - Monday 3 February, 2014
# Not Too Cool For School
# Not Too Cool For School
More than 90 per cent of Irish students stay on to complete the exams, according to a report out today.
# minister-for-education - Monday 27 January, 2014
# Church/state
# Church/state
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.
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