Minister due to publish roadmap for school reopening at end of next week

Large class sizes will make it more difficult to accommodate students, says union leader

Department considers plan that could allow most students return to school full-time in August

Roadmap for reopening schools being drawn up over the next fortnight

Some 98% of Leaving Cert pupils sign up and will receive their results in August

School capacity will still be curtailed even if need for two-metre distance reduced to one

Merger of institutes of technology in Cork and Tralee will cater for 18,000 students

ASTI says proposal to indemnify teachers against legal action is not strong enough

Minister says massive logistical work required to reopen schools in September

Comments dampen call from National Parents’ Council Primary for partial June reopening

Official guidance for schools over use of calculated grades to issue this week

Minister for Education Joe McHugh admits there are ‘legal vulnerabilities’ with new plan

Union agreement will be crucial in facilitating options such as expected grades

Survey of 24,000 sixth years says 79% want exams to be replaced with predicted grades

Exam delay means results could come too late for some to start college in UK or EU

Education sources say option of awarding grades in absence of exams being discussed

Officials looking at how to award grades if summer exams do not happen

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has confirmed that schools will remain closed until autumn

Students to receive State certificate to mark their completion of three years of school

Schools set to conduct their own assessments for students in May under revised plans