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# schools - Tuesday 27 December, 2016
Watership Down author Richard Adams dies aged 96
The novel was made into an animated film in 1978.
# schools - Monday 14 November, 2016
Half of all primary schools have seen homophobic bullying
In 11% of cases, principals said that they had dealt with this issue either weekly or monthly.
# schools - Monday 7 November, 2016
Wicklow has banned fast-food chains being built within 400m of schools
The chairman of the campaigning group No Fry Zones 4 Kids, said he was “utterly delighted” at the result.
# schools - Friday 4 November, 2016
Talks scheduled for tomorrow to avert large-scale teacher strikes
Teachers represented by the ASTI union will stop performing supervisory or substitution duties from Monday
# schools - Thursday 3 November, 2016
No movement in teachers' pay discussions ahead of next week's strike
The gardaí are not the only public servants who are currently locked in talks.
# schools - Thursday 27 October, 2016
ASTI is "a long way away" from temporarily suspending teachers strike
Today marked the first day of strike action for teachers across the country, with over 500 schools closed.
# schools - Wednesday 26 October, 2016
46% of Irish people support teachers as strikes set to go ahead
Teachers have planned to strike on seven days between 27 October and 7 December.
# schools - Friday 14 October, 2016
Seven weeks: That's how long the minister says there is to avoid school closures
Minister for Education Richard Bruton says they’d need seven weeks to put a contingency in place. .
# schools - Wednesday 12 October, 2016
Councillors in Dublin have voted against including safe walking and cycle routes for schools in development plan
Last night, however, councillors voted in favour of cycle routes for specific schools – against opposition by the council manager.
# schools - Tuesday 13 September, 2016
Sex education often 'out of touch and taught by embarrassed teachers'
Research has found stereotyping is common, with women often depicted as passive and men as predatory.
# schools - Sunday 7 August, 2016
How Posh Was Your School?
We can tell you.
# schools - Wednesday 3 August, 2016
It now costs almost €800 to send a child to first year in secondary school
Barnardos is demanding action to help parents deal with back to school costs.
# schools - Monday 1 August, 2016
Here is how Ireland's bishops responded to being asked to hand over their schools
Then education minister Ruairí Quinn had high hopes when he wrote to bishops around the country back in 2013.
# schools - Saturday 16 July, 2016
Rate of autism among Irish school students much higher than previously estimated
14,000 students in Ireland have an autism diagnosis – that’s one in every 65.
# schools - Wednesday 6 July, 2016
Admission fees, waiting lists and explicit discrimination to be banned in schools, says Minister for Education
The new laws have been given a guarded welcome.
# schools - Sunday 3 July, 2016
12 things you'll only know if you went to a Gaelscoil
All my Gaelscoil students, throw your hands up at me.
'Baptising my son so he could go to school was the most hypocritical thing I have done'
Parents spoke out about education equality in Ireland at a protest today.
# schools - Friday 20 May, 2016
Warnings of 'major disruption' to schools as teachers vote to stop working 33 extra hours
The hours were agreed under the Croke Park agreement.
# schools - Wednesday 18 May, 2016
A database listing all charities and other non-profits' finances launches today - it could change everything
Benefacts is going live online this morning. It’s free to access and the product of 15 months of very hard work.
# schools - Thursday 28 April, 2016
566 new resource teachers are on their way for children with special needs
Resource teachers are in addition to the mainstream class teacher.
# schools - Thursday 21 April, 2016
School students in Paris have had their smoking areas taken away from them
Schools had allowed pupils to smoke inside school premises to lower their risk of being attacked.
# schools - Saturday 26 March, 2016
'What is your religion?' People are being urged to think hard about that come census night
The Humanists Association of Ireland want people to consider how they really feel.
# schools - Tuesday 15 March, 2016
Your photos: Children share their hopes and dreams as Ireland marks its Proclamation Day
From pre-schools to the Garda College – here’s how Ireland has been marking the day.
# schools - Monday 14 March, 2016
Secular Schools Ireland to apply to run three new primary schools in Dublin
Some 96% of primary schools are under religious control.
# schools - Wednesday 2 March, 2016
Cork captain turns to management as Chríost Rí win Munster Frewen Cup title
Paul Kerrigan was involved as Chríost Rí saw off St Flannan’s.
# schools - Tuesday 2 February, 2016
An Antrim primary school sent this lovely letter to its students with their exam results
We could’ve done with this…
# schools - Saturday 30 January, 2016
Benildus prevail in another thrilling battle to seal spot in Leinster final
Andrew Fox’s fisted goal was crucial as the Stillorgan school advanced to a showdown with Marist College.
# schools - Friday 29 January, 2016
Schools advised to have gender neutral toilets and uniforms to support transgender pupils
New guidelines have been launched to help schools support LGBT students.
# schools - Thursday 28 January, 2016
The school-leaving age is set to be increased. Is it a good idea?
It’s currently 16, should it be higher?
# schools - Friday 22 January, 2016
The New York Times has put the spotlight on having to baptise a child to get them into school
We’ve made the front page.
# schools - Saturday 2 January, 2016
'It's insulting to parents to say they're baptising their children to get them into a school'
The Primate of Ireland Archbishop Eamon Martin said it was being overstated that this occurred regularly.
# schools - Thursday 10 December, 2015
Almost half of parents would not choose a Christian school for their child if they had the option
One in five people know someone who has baptised their child just to get them into the local school.
# schools - Tuesday 8 December, 2015
Archbishop: 'Baptising children simply to be able to attend a specific school is an abuse of baptism'
Former Minister for Education and current Labour TD Ruairí Quinn spoke this morning of the urgent need for reform in the area.
# schools - Friday 20 November, 2015
Schools players have advantage over clubs, says SOB, but not because of old boys' network
The Leinster back row says more training time and better coaching pushes schools players on faster.
# schools - Tuesday 17 November, 2015
Is your area getting a new school? Here's the full list
The government has announced hundreds of new school building projects.
# schools - Monday 9 November, 2015
Archbishop of Dublin in push for more non-denominational schools
Speaking this morning Diarmuid Martin said that a number of Catholic schools had already adopted a proximity policy.
# schools - Wednesday 4 November, 2015
New religion curriculum to shake up classes at Catholic schools
Religious education in denominational schools has traditionally been developed by school patrons.
# schools - Thursday 24 September, 2015
Jan O'Sullivan is 'absolutely determined' to continue Junior Cert reform despite union opposition
Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the classroom…
# schools - Thursday 20 August, 2015
How Grim Was Your School?
Mice. Prefabs. A weird smell. You know what we mean.
# schools - Monday 10 August, 2015
John Oliver has made a sex ed video with a Breaking Bad twist
“The conversation that animals in zoos refuse to let you not have.”
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