# schools - Friday 9 April, 2021
# Your Say
# Your Say
Business owner Louisa Meehan says the arguments in favour of school uniforms don’t stack up anymore.
# schools - Tuesday 16 March, 2021
# Education
# Education
The positivity rate after mass testing in schools last week was 2.4%.
# schools - Saturday 13 March, 2021
# Abducted
# Abducted
Dozens of students were kidnapped in northwestern Kaduna after gunmen stormed a college.
# Making Up
# Making Up
Minister for Education Norma Foley has said that she is “very aware” of the loss of in-person teaching that current fifth year students have experienced.
# schools - Monday 8 March, 2021
# Education
# Education
More pupils are set to return to schools next week.
# schools - Monday 1 March, 2021
# Back To School
# Back To School
Sixth years and young primary school students are among those who returned to school today.
# schools - Friday 26 February, 2021
# Deputy Medical Officer
# Deputy Medical Officer
Around 320,000 students are to return to school buildings next week as part of a phased reopening.
# Survey
# Survey
The findings are contained in the CSO’s latest ‘Social Impact of Covid-19 Survey’.
# Test And Trace
# Test And Trace
The so-called UK variant now accounts for about 92% of cases in this country.
# schools - Tuesday 23 February, 2021
# Living With Covid
Level 5 restrictions will remain in place until 5 April Schools will begin a phased reopening from 1 March The childcare sector will begin to reopen from 8 March The government will consider some easing of restrictions after 5 April
# Living With Covid
# Living With Covid
Cabinet agreed to the phased re-opening of schools today.
# Living With Covid
# Living With Covid
The government is set to publish its new Living with Covid plan after a Cabinet meeting today.
# schools - Monday 22 February, 2021
# Easing Lockdown
# Easing Lockdown
The government is expected to publish its updated Living with Covid plan this week.
# Special Education
# Special Education
Lorraine Dempsey, interim CEO of Inclusion Ireland said that the part-time schedule was causing “difficulties around routine”.
# schools - Thursday 18 February, 2021
# Drogheda Educate Together
# Drogheda Educate Together
Earlier this month, local TDs branded the plans for relocation “ridiculous”.
# schools - Tuesday 16 February, 2021
# Schools
# Schools
Mother of three, Rita Lovett, shares her concerns over the pace at which decisions are being made about the re-opening of schools.
# schools - Monday 15 February, 2021
# Education
# Education
Teacher Yvonne Brennan asks that the powers-that-be think of the wellbeing of the Class of 2021.
# schools - Sunday 14 February, 2021
# Education
# Education
“I don’t know how I can show my face in the school again. Everyone has been pitted against each other,” one parent said.
# schools - Friday 12 February, 2021
# Schools
# Schools
A report has found that the longest arrangement for temporary schools accommodation dates back over 20 years to 2000.
# schools - Thursday 11 February, 2021
# Special Schools
# Special Schools
Around 4,000 students will be attending special schools per day from today.
# schools - Wednesday 10 February, 2021
# Education
# Education
The Teachers’ Union of Ireland has said its members will facilitate the reopening of special classes from 22 February.
# schools - Sunday 7 February, 2021
# Drogheda
# Drogheda
Labour TD Ged Nash told the Daíl this week that the planned move was a “ridiculous, wrong-headed decision [that] needs to be overturned”.
# schools - Thursday 4 February, 2021
# Schools
# Schools
The school is being moved from east Meath to the grounds of St Oliver’s in Drogheda.
# schools - Sunday 31 January, 2021
# Restrictions
# Restrictions
Ireland may be moving towards a phased reopening of education.
# Vaccines
# Vaccines
Politicians across Ireland and the UK were left blindsided by the move by the EU over concerns about the supply of Covid vaccines.
# schools - Friday 29 January, 2021
# Child Welfare
# Child Welfare
Childcare provider Regina Bushell says the government has not inspired confidence with regard to how childcare will work throughout 2021.
# schools - Thursday 28 January, 2021
# Extended
# Extended
Special education schools and childcare are to continue to remain open.
# schools - Monday 25 January, 2021
# Coronavirus
# Coronavirus
Ministers will discuss how much longer Level 5 restrictions will be needed.
# schools - Sunday 24 January, 2021
# Spread
# Spread
A teachers’ union wants safety measures in schools to be reviewed in the context of the new, more transmissible strains.
# schools - Thursday 21 January, 2021
# Level 5
Micheál Martin said Covid-19 transmission rates are too high to ease restrictions Schools and construction are "essential" and will be examined separately to other sectors Yesterday 61 more deaths and 2,488 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed in Ireland
# Parents
# Parents
Schools for children with special educational needs were due to re-open today.
# Factfind
# Factfind
Debate about the safety of schools in relation to Covid-19 is ongoing.
# schools - Wednesday 20 January, 2021
# Level 5
# Level 5
Government sources state that it is still their intention to get schools reopened in February.
# 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’.
# schools - Tuesday 19 January, 2021
# Schools
# Schools
Fórsa said its workers were genuinely fearful that a return to school was unsafe for students and staff.
# Department Of Education
# Department Of Education
A webinar for teachers was held yesterday where “vitriolic” comments were left about public health experts’ assertion that schools are safe.
# Covid19
# Covid19
Unions have said teachers’ concerns about their safety have not been eased by health officials.
# schools - Thursday 7 January, 2021
# Education
# Education
Leaving Certs were set to return to school for three days per week.
# What Do You Think
# What Do You Think
Teachers have expressed concern that they were not consulted about having Leaving Cert students return to the schools.
# schools - Wednesday 6 January, 2021
# Schools
# Schools
Leaving Cert students should continue to attend school for three days a week from 11 January.
