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Sunday 27 September 2020
Two ministers been vocal about the CRC top-ups controversy today.
Teachers say they have major concerns about how the plans will be implemented. Initial talks with the Department took place on Monday.
In the form of Education Minister Ruairi Quinn.
Hibernia College has announced that it will offer online doctoral studies in four areas of education research.
The new proposals on the Haddington Road Agreement are the result of talks between union representatives and the department.
However, the Education Minister said that the “terms and conditions” of the guarantee are not under his control.
Ruairí Quinn has launched proposals to cut the cost of school uniforms by empowering parents to make their views known to schools.
Strict new Covid-19 measures have been announced for the two counties – here’s what you need to know.
The grants were scrapped in 2012. They’ll allow schools to carry out minor works like fixing roofs and windows.
The teaching of Irish was found to be “problematic” in almost one in three lessons at post-primary, while Maths teaching was found to be “satisfactory or better” in just 77 per cent of schools monitored.
A Forfás report has called for more and better ICT courses and says that for social welfare changes should be introduced to encourage take-up.
Rather than tackle these rather basic issues of numeracy and literacy, we are meddling with exam systems which may not be a problem at all.
Wicklow County Council chairman Jimmy O’Shaughnessy has quit the party today.
Over 3,800 students received the grant, but none were eligible for maintenance support.
A recent report found that more than 2,500 schoolchildren only made it as far as first or second year in 2010.
Ahead of this morning’s Cabinet meeting, Education Minister Ruairí Quinn has been speaking to reporters.
One union leader says he’ll be seeking a meeting with the Taoiseach to talk about repealing the FEMPI measures, which affect workers who rejected Haddington Road.
The Department of Education also has spent over €110 million in costs directly associated with transition year over the past couple of years.
“Dear Minister: I’m busy and I’m tired. I love my job but your policies are making it very, very difficult for me to be good at it,” writes Evelyn O’Connor.
In its latest update, SUSI says it is more than two months ahead of where it was this time last year in processing grant applications.
The NGO aims to provide equality of access to children regardless of their cultural or religious backgrounds.
Ruairi Quinn says that teachers can use JobBridge internships to pass probation periods.
Pat King has said the planned action will affect students only “marginally”. Teachers will withdraw from out-of-hours duties including parent and staff meetings from tomorrow week.
The Minister for Education launched a public consultation on inclusiveness in primary schools today.
The Labour TD was coy when asked about the possibility he could become Ireland’s EU Commissioner next year.
Ruairí Quinn said there is still a long way to go…
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Ruairí Quinn admitted Fine Gael’s claim of €20 million in savings if the Seanad is abolished is “inaccurate” as he took part in a referendum debate in south Dublin last night.
The thirteen councillors say that changes to pupil/teacher ratios are “putting Protestant schools beyond the means of ordinary Protestants”.
The Education Minister was speaking with just over a month to go until Budget 2014.
Around 61,500 applications have been assessed by SUSI – and of these, around 40,000 students will end up getting a grant.
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Minister Ruairí Quinn hopes the legislation will lead to a fairer system and cut down on court cases over school admissions.
Staff changes at the State Examinations Commission contributed to errors in the Leaving Certificate Maths and Junior Certificate CSPE papers.
The Union of Students in Ireland say they are “ready and equipped” to fight any attempt to cut student grants.
Everyone’s talking about the four Irish people detained in Cairo, arrests at Eminem’s Slane gig, and Clare getting through to the All Ireland hurling final.
The Education Minister made the remarks at Ringsend College in Dublin, where he met with students who were receiving their Leaving Certificate results.
Errors in a Leaving Cert paper caused consternation back in June. Eamonn Toland of TheMathsTutor.ie takes a look back at what happened, and outlines the steps that can be taken to prevent a repeat of the problem.
The minister had ordered that the SEC take the errors into account when marking the exam. Results are due out on Wednesday.
A prefab costs around €13,500 to rent a year.
Brian Hayes has played down his Fine Gael leadership ambitions and indicated that Enda Kenny could become the first leader of the party to secure back-to-back election victories in 2016.
AFTER A COLD week, another frosty few days are ahead of us.
Temperatures are set to drop to as low as -2 degrees tonight, according to Met Éireann.
Conditions will be dry and clear, but there will be widespread frost.
So, as the autumn weather is most certainly upon us, we want to know: Have you turned the heating on this week?
Poll Results:
Share your story: voices@thejournal.ie
Clouds and sun
Max: 13 °C
Min: 6 °C
Mostly cloudy with spotty showers
Max: 17 °C
Min: 6 °C
Times of clouds and sun
Max: 14 °C
Min: 9 °C
