# schools - Saturday 11 September, 2021
# Children
# Children
Schools reopened their doors to pupils over the last couple of weeks – how have they been dealing with Covid cases?
# schools - Thursday 9 September, 2021
# Children
# Children
There were 1,000 cases per week on average during school term.
# schools - Wednesday 8 September, 2021
# Positive Cases
# Positive Cases
More than 100 Department of Education staff have been working with public health teams, Norma Foley said.
# schools - Thursday 2 September, 2021
# Schools
# Schools
When schools are open, the risk among teachers and other working-age adults is similar, research has shown.
# schools - Saturday 28 August, 2021
# Back To School
# Back To School
Students across the country have been returning to school this week.
# schools - Monday 23 August, 2021
# Vaccines
# Vaccines
The TUI said this situation is causing “severe stress and anxiety” for affected teachers.
# Back To School
# Back To School
More than 46,000 Covid-19 cases have been recorded in children and teenagers up to July.
# schools - Friday 13 August, 2021
# Covid-19
# Covid-19
Pregnant people cannot register for a Covid-19 vaccine prior to 14 weeks’ gestation.
# schools - Wednesday 28 July, 2021
# Back To School
# Back To School
63% were concerned about their children’s emotional development and 51% were concerned about social skills.
# schools - Tuesday 27 July, 2021
# Back To School
# Back To School
The department is planning for a “full reopening” of schools in August/September.
# schools - Monday 26 July, 2021
# Education
# Education
Norma Foley will bring a school reopening plan to Cabinet tomorrow.
# schools - Sunday 25 July, 2021
# Back To School
# Back To School
Minister Norma Foley said the return of children to the classroom for the new school term is a priority.
# schools - Tuesday 18 May, 2021
# Oireachtas Committee
# Oireachtas Committee
The claims will be heard at the Oireachtas Education Committee this afternoon.
# 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.
