# School

All time

'I tried my best - obviously my best is not good enough': MacGill Summer School founder on gender balance criticism

Two Social Democrats TDs have pulled out of the festival in the wake of criticism of the event’s gender balance. We spoke to its founder, Joe Mulholland.

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Jun 20th 2018, 11:36 AM

# school days over

'42 years without missing a day of school': Three Wicklow brothers break record

The brothers attributed their achievement to the support of their family.

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Jun 17th 2018, 12:00 PM

# Special Needs

School says children 'may have to remain in their wheelchairs' due to SNA cuts

The Dublin primary school has warned parents that there will be “a serious disruption of services” in September.

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Jun 2nd 2018, 9:00 PM

# St Thomas’ Clonshaugh

The last Traveller secondary school in the country has been given another year to plan for closure

The Department of Education says St Thomas’ Clonshaugh will close by June 2019 at the latest.

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May 31st 2018, 6:36 PM

# Integration

The last Traveller secondary school in the country told it's to shut down in June

“The fifth years have already said it, their parents have said it – those kids are not going to continue their education next year.”

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Apr 18th 2018, 6:05 AM

# let's talk about sex

'Religious groups shouldn't be involved in sex education'

Proposed legislation seeks to remove religious ethos from sex education in schools.

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Apr 4th 2018, 7:00 PM

# Your Say

Poll: Do you think schools should teach about consent?

Relationships and Sexuality Education (RSE) is mandatory for both primary and post-primary student.

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Apr 3rd 2018, 9:38 AM

# Education

Unions will 'shut down schools' if equal pay for young teachers is not restored

The president of the INTO said members’ patience is now running thin.

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Apr 2nd 2018, 9:56 AM

# Snow Day

Schools to decide if they remain closed, rather than department

Buses are not running in many areas.

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Feb 28th 2018, 7:30 AM

# Florida

Former student (19) charged with premeditated murder after 17 killed in Florida school shooting

It is understood that both pupils and teachers at the school are among the dead.

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Feb 15th 2018, 7:30 AM

# expensive attire

This school in Japan is asking parents to buy their children €600 Armani-branded uniforms

The decision has sparked complaints and fierce debate, even reaching as far as parliament.

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Feb 10th 2018, 5:30 PM

# on the run

School lockdown lifted after capture of escaped wolf in UK

The sanctuary has said that the wolf’s enclosure gate may have been left open deliberately.

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Jan 18th 2018, 4:10 PM

# Sexting

13% of secondary school students have sent a nude or semi-nude video of themselves

Males are more likely than females to engage in sexting, a new survey has found.

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Jan 10th 2018, 11:08 PM

# louisiania

Death threats sent to US school after video of teacher being handcuffed goes viral

Deyshia Hargrave was arrested after questioning pay policies during a board meeting.

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Jan 10th 2018, 6:59 PM

# Equality

Young people want better sex education, gender-neutral toilets and LGBTI history taught in schools

Young people who took part in the consultation want to see the normalisation of ‘non-traditional relationships’.

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Dec 9th 2017, 6:00 AM

# Anseo

Judge threatens parents with jail over Christmas if their children don't have a 100% school attendance rate

The family has been going over and back to the UK resulting in their children having a bad school absenteeism record here.

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Dec 6th 2017, 5:45 PM

# boys and girls

Study shows boys perform better when there are more girls in school with them

A study published in the journal School Effectiveness and School Improvement looked into how the school environment influenced boy’s and girls’ educational performance in secondary schools.

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Nov 11th 2017, 7:30 AM

# Discrimination

'People in council estates won't put down their address on job applications for fear of discrimination'

Fianna Fáil’s Jim O’Callaghan said he had heard many stories of people hiding where they are from.

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Nov 8th 2017, 8:49 PM

# Growing up in Ireland

Being overweight or obese is 'major health problem', particularly among children from low-income families

A study has also found that boys are more likely than girls to find school difficult.

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Nov 7th 2017, 6:05 AM

# Misconduct

First 'fitness to teach' hearing due to take place next week

About 25 complaints are currently being considered by the Teaching Council.

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Nov 2nd 2017, 5:18 PM

# pass it on

18 outlandish rumours that went around every school in the 2000s

And to think, this was pre-social media.

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Oct 22nd 2017, 8:00 PM

# Growing up in Ireland

Girls and children from disadvantaged backgrounds find it harder to transition to secondary school

A new report looks at how children experiencing transitioning between school levels.

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Oct 19th 2017, 6:20 AM

# Birmingham

UK court rules that Islamic school's gender segregation is unlawful

The Al-Hijrah School argued that the segregation policy was one of the “defining characteristics” of the school.

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Oct 13th 2017, 9:35 PM

# thomas's battersea

A woman who got access to Prince George's school has got a police caution

The woman was arrested after gaining access to the exclusive school in September.

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Oct 9th 2017, 10:22 PM

# tackling obesity

A fruit snack, a glass of milk: Salty or sugary school meals won't get funding

Schools are recommended to serve water and milk to children as part of the programme.

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Sep 25th 2017, 9:52 PM

# Education

Parents 'concerned' as principal guilty of assaulting pupil returns to school

The man – who was not convicted – has returned to the school in his former role, three years after the incident.

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Sep 22nd 2017, 12:05 AM

Voices

This is why I'm against... homework

We are all busier these days. Quality time is at a premium. Let’s get rid of the homework and build in more family activity time, writes Eric Nolan.

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Sep 18th 2017, 6:30 AM

# ms readathon

'Imaginations flourish': 30 years of good done through the MS Readathon

Did you discover one of your favourite authors during the MS Readathon?

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Sep 16th 2017, 9:30 PM

# Washington

One killed and three injured at high school shooting in tiny US town

The shooter has been arrested.

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Sep 13th 2017, 10:21 PM

# Homelessness

Emotional damage to homeless children should be examined by Children's Ombudsman

New figures show there were 2,423 children in emergency accommodation in the Dublin at the end of July.

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Sep 2nd 2017, 6:15 AM

# LGBT

'There's a constant fear we will be attacked, intimidated or called slurs'

Seven in 10 young LGBT+ people believe schools in Ireland are not safe places.

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Aug 30th 2017, 10:38 PM

# may altar

School teacher and caretaker scuffle over Virgin Mary statue

A teacher’s attempt to remove a statue of the Virgin Mary at a school has sparked an altercation with a caretaker.

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Aug 24th 2017, 8:43 AM

# Your Say

Poll: Would you tell a school principal that you couldn't afford your child's education?

Many parents struggle to afford sending their children to school.

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Aug 19th 2017, 9:37 AM

# Manslaughter

Teenage boy found guilty of killing love rival at bus stop in Leeds

Irfan Wahid, 16, was stabbed to death with a kitchen knife.

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Aug 18th 2017, 8:35 AM

# irish/english

'I don't know what to do': Clashes over Irish-English language split at Connemara crèche

An Crann Taca has rejected accusations of discrimination after it announced it would divide naíonra classes according to Irish-language proficiency.

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Aug 10th 2017, 6:05 AM

# Minnesota

Two dead and several injured after school explosion in Minneapolis

A gas explosion led to the collapse of the school building.

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Aug 3rd 2017, 9:18 AM

# Your Say

Poll: Are you worried about back-to-school costs?

Many parents will have to spend hundreds of euro in the coming weeks.

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Aug 2nd 2017, 9:24 AM

# Your Say

Poll: Should Irish children be taught about breastfeeding in school?

At the start of World Breastfeeding Week, British child experts have called for such education to be introduced in Britain.

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Aug 1st 2017, 9:45 AM

# mature students

Received a CAO offer today? Here's what you need to know

Over 6,600 people, mainly mature and deferred applicants, will get offers.

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Jul 6th 2017, 6:20 AM

# Belfast

Investigation underway after teacher was recorded screaming at young pupil with autism

The boy’s mother said her son started calling himself a bad boy and a loser after the incident.

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Jul 2nd 2017, 8:30 PM