Teachers’ unions oppose ‘hybrid’ Leaving Cert proposalNumber of options considered, including choice between exams and calculated gradesTue Feb 02 2021 - 21:22
‘This wasn’t a normal Leaving Cert ’: Students react to postponed resultsWhile 40% improved on their calculated grades, most scored the same or worseTue Feb 02 2021 - 19:49
Q&A: When are schools set to fully reopen?Plan involves full reopening of primary and secondary schools prior to Easter holidaysTue Feb 02 2021 - 16:15
Sixth-year students may get choice of mix of exams and calculated gradesTeachers’ unions oppose option of assessing own students and favour exams insteadTue Feb 02 2021 - 04:42
Special education set to partially reopen from February 11thSpecial schools to open first with 50% attendance followed by special classesMon Feb 01 2021 - 17:15
Further meetings next week to discuss future of Leaving Cert examsStudents’ group says candidates must have choice between exams and calculated gradesFri Jan 29 2021 - 18:41
What ‘alternative options’ are under review for 2021 Leaving Cert?Unpublished examination options paper sheds light on choices facing GovernmentFri Jan 29 2021 - 14:46
Students who sat postponed Leaving Cert to get results next TuesdayCandidates who get improved results may be entitled to new CAO offersThu Jan 28 2021 - 13:42
Leaving Cert options announcement coming soon, says TaoiseachLabour Party calls for ‘assessed grade’ model to be offered to all Leaving Cert and Junior Cycle studentsWed Jan 27 2021 - 16:20
Ministers optimistic Leaving Cert exams will go ahead this yearCabinet on Tuesday discussed phased plan to reopen schoolsWed Jan 27 2021 - 01:00
Talks resume hoping to reopen schools on phased basis from mid-FebruaryTánaiste says special education likely to be followed by primary, exam years and othersTue Jan 26 2021 - 12:37
New building for Greystones school operating out of tennis clubhouseSite on the edge of Co Wicklow town secured for new 1,000-pupil secondary schoolMon Jan 25 2021 - 07:45
Covid-19: Ministers to consider intensifying checks on people quarantining after travelFines for breaches of stay-at-home requirements under considerationMon Jan 25 2021 - 00:01
Dublin school suspends online classes after access of ‘unauthorised persons’Second-level school says it will not jeopardise safety or wellbeing of staff or studentsSun Jan 24 2021 - 20:24
Most children may not return to classroom until close to EasterTalks on contingency plans for Leaving Certificate exams set to intensify this weekSun Jan 24 2021 - 19:15
‘Further possible options’ being explored for Leaving Cert 2021Survey shows second-level students are opposed to plans to hold examinations in JuneFri Jan 22 2021 - 17:01
Special schools may be permitted to reopen on a voluntary basisAdvocacy groups call for emergency supports for families affected by school closuresFri Jan 22 2021 - 01:15
‘We’d love to offer a service’: Principal keen to reopen school for vulnerable pupilsSome schools say they are willing to reopen if permitted to do so on a voluntary basisFri Jan 22 2021 - 01:00
Covid-19: Lockdown to be extended until late February as ramping up of vaccines promisedSimon Coveney says majority of restrictions to remain in place ‘well into February’Thu Jan 21 2021 - 01:00
Talks with unions to examine possibility of reopening schools from February 1stOption of allowing school open on voluntary basis for special needs students being exploredWed Jan 20 2021 - 21:10
Most Leaving Cert students want choice between calculated grades or sitting examsSome 20,000 responses to survey conducted by Irish Second Level Students’ UnionWed Jan 20 2021 - 19:19
Fear, vitriol, anxiety: How school reopening plans unravelled for a second timeA webinar aimed at easing concerns became a lightning rod for union members’ fearsWed Jan 20 2021 - 16:53
Foley accuses union of being ‘disingenuous’ on school reopening claimJosepha Madigan raises mother and baby homes when discussing situation for special education pupilsWed Jan 20 2021 - 15:07
Plans to resume classes this week for students with additional needs abandonedCovid-19: Government defends cost of vaccine contract with GPs and pharmacistsWed Jan 20 2021 - 01:00
Government abandons plans to reopen special schools this weekUnions ‘refused to accept advice provided by public health specialists’, says Norma FoleyTue Jan 19 2021 - 22:49
Taoiseach wants European languages to be taught across all primary schoolsMartin says ‘inflexible’ Leaving Cert must change to encourage independent thinkingTue Jan 19 2021 - 17:07
Plan for ‘traditional’ Leaving Cert pushes obsession with the exam to new levelsCultural obsession with sadistic rite of passage reinforces belief in its exceptionalismMon Jan 18 2021 - 01:12
Single portal for CAO and further education aims to tackle ‘academic snobbery’Simon Harris says the move aims to boost visibility of alternatives to collegeMon Jan 18 2021 - 01:00
Special needs schools: Families ‘deeply upset’ at reopening stand-offDepartment and Fórsa union issue contradictory statement over reopening plansSat Jan 16 2021 - 18:12
Plan for second set of Leaving Cert exams for Covid-affected students under considerationAdvisory group to discuss options for exams next week amid mounting calls for claritySat Jan 16 2021 - 01:00
Homeschooling 2.0: ‘It’s very different. I feel the pressure is off this time’Atmosphere in many home schools is in stark contrast to the panic of last year’s lockdownSat Jan 16 2021 - 01:00
Special school pupils to return on alternate days from ThursdayINTO says reopening will depend on ‘improvement in public health landscape’Fri Jan 15 2021 - 20:00
Next academic year will see 5,000 extra students at college compared to 2 years agoGovernment backbenchers call on Minister for Education to give clarity on Leaving CertThu Jan 14 2021 - 20:12
Schools and classes for children with additional needs to reopen next ThursdayAgreement reached with unions over phased return of vulnerable children to classroomsThu Jan 14 2021 - 14:12
Union to support reopening special needs schools if concerns addressedAdvocacy groups say move is a ‘significant step’ in the right directionWed Jan 13 2021 - 19:04
Leaving Cert students set to get extended deadlines to complete courseworkStudents’ body says traditional State exams cannot go ahead due to school closuresWed Jan 13 2021 - 13:18
Many migrant children did not attend online classes during last lockdown – studyTechnology, language barriers face migrant pupils and parents with homeschoolingTue Jan 12 2021 - 20:46
Reopening schools for special needs pupils to be prioritised, says MinisterPlans being examined to provide support for vulnerable families during school closuresMon Jan 11 2021 - 16:13
Call to vaccinate special education staff to speed up schools reopeningFoley to meet advocacy groups amid fears school closures could last monthsSun Jan 10 2021 - 19:09
How to lockdown-proof our education systemWhat are the best and worst scenarios, and how can education work through lockdown?Sat Jan 09 2021 - 06:00
Hospitals prepare for Covid-19 surge and use of ventilators outside ICUThree cases of South African coronavirus variant detected in Ireland, says HolohanSat Jan 09 2021 - 00:29
How the Government’s plan to reopen schools unravelled in 24 hoursClosures put calculated grades back on the agenda for Leaving Cert, and plunge families with special needs pupils into crisisFri Jan 08 2021 - 19:45
Record number from Deis schools progress to third levelFeeder School data shows private schools continue to dominate high-points coursesFri Jan 08 2021 - 08:23
Government U-turn on partial reopening of schools amid mounting opposition from teachersPause would allow for ‘further engagement with all education stakeholders’Fri Jan 08 2021 - 03:05
Government scraps plan for partial reopening of schoolsRemote learning to take place until February 1st after unions and principals voiced oppositionThu Jan 07 2021 - 22:19
Covid-19: Some principals may defy plan to reopen schools for Leaving Cert studentsTeachers, publicans respond as Government approves harshest lockdown since MarchThu Jan 07 2021 - 05:01
Covid-19: Cabinet agrees to keep schools closed for January in ‘most challenging phase of all’Businesses could be closed until the end of March, Leo Varadkar suggestsWed Jan 06 2021 - 23:05
Partial reopening of schools is ‘rushed and reckless’ – teachers’ unionGovernment decision poses grave risk to health of staff and students, say unionsWed Jan 06 2021 - 19:47
‘I’m beyond words. We’re ecstatic’: Parents react to special schools reopeningThousands of vulnerable children regressed and lost key skills during the last school shutdownWed Jan 06 2021 - 19:23
Echoes of first lockdown as tighter Covid restrictions on everyday activities expectedCabinet expected to sign off on plans that include sweeping additional travel measuresWed Jan 06 2021 - 02:55
