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# schools - Sunday 12 May, 2013
GALLERY: Check out how quiet Busaras is during the strike
For context, it’s usually busier than this.
Some school pupils will be affected by Bus Éireann strike tomorrow
Most school pupils will be unaffected by the strike action by workers at the bus company.
# schools - Sunday 28 April, 2013
Education Minister: ‘Do we really need 150 minutes of religion class per week?’
In a recent broad-ranging interview, Ruairí Quinn talks patronage, third-level fees, Margaret Thatcher’s funeral and his own future.
# schools - Wednesday 24 April, 2013
Poll: Should schools introduce ‘CAO-style’ admission?
The Irish Primary Principals’ Network has proposed the idea, saying that parents could rank their school choices similar to how the CAO form is organised.
Principals want ‘CAO-style’ admissions for primary and secondary schools
Both primary and secondary schools would have an online ‘preference’ system under the plans from primary principals.
# schools - Saturday 13 April, 2013
Poll: Should primary schools spend less time on religious instruction?
A recent survey showed that the majority of schools spend more than their allocated time on religious instruction.
# schools - Sunday 7 April, 2013
How parents are trying to raise €2 million on the internet to build a school in Clare
The parents at the Mol an Óige national school in Clare were hoping to get the money from the Department of Education – but instead they’ve turned to the internet.
# schools - Wednesday 3 April, 2013
Australia launches national child sex abuse inquiry
Gillard ordered the inquiry last year after a decade of growing pressure to investigate widespread allegations of paedophilia in schools and churches.
# schools - Tuesday 2 April, 2013
The 9 at 9: Tuesday
Good morning! Here’s what you need to know as you get back into the swing of things after the long weekend.
# schools - Monday 1 April, 2013
Calls for rural schools to be protected
The Green Party has called on the Education Minister to avoid implementing recommendations that may lead to the closure of rural schools.
# schools - Thursday 28 March, 2013
90 TY students (and 1 parent) to spend fortnight in China
One parent saw the schedule and decided to pay their own way on the trip, which will involve transition year students from 32 schools visiting the country.
# schools - Wednesday 27 March, 2013
Column: Should we increase school inspections?
The reality is that inspections only offer a momentary window into a teacher’s classroom as an educator. I would challenge the very notion that increasing inspections and appraisals is necessary to help develop better education standards, writes Aodhán Ó Ríordáin.
# schools - Tuesday 26 March, 2013
Column: We are all part of the solution to bullying
The ISPCC has developed a ‘self evaluation toolkit’ that schools can use to determine their own strengths and needs regarding bullying, writes Andrew Jackson.
# schools - Monday 18 March, 2013
12 of the best images from today’s 3 Senior Schools Cup rugby finals
The big boys from Leinster, Munster and Ulster were out in force today.
# schools - Monday 11 March, 2013
Fewer teachers now teaching religion ‘willingly’
The figures in the current INTO survey were compared to similar research undertaken 10 years ago.
# schools - Tuesday 5 March, 2013
‘It is no function of the State to supplement fee-paying schools’ – TUI
The teachers’ union wants the State to end its financial support for private schools.
# schools - Monday 4 March, 2013
63 per cent of people think schools should ban smartphones and social networks
The National Association of Principals and Deputy Principals is calling on social networks to work with schools and take a great role in tackling bullying.
# schools - Thursday 21 February, 2013
Column: Action plans for young people may be laudable – but they’re just window-dressing
The Government says it is prioritising young peoples’ mental health while, at the same time, cutting the role of counsellors, writes Gerry Flynn.
# schools - Thursday 31 January, 2013
16 brilliant School Sports Day memories
From students acting as basketball hoops and epic welly-throwing, to slow bikes races and tug-of-war shenanigans.
National guidelines on mental health in secondary schools published
The guidelines provide information to schools on how to address mental health promotion and suicide prevention.
# schools - Tuesday 29 January, 2013
Quinn ringfences €500,000 for just-launched Action Plan on Bullying
The plan sets out 12 actions to prevent and tackle bullying in Irish schools.
Government to launch major anti-bullying plan
Ministers Ruairí Quinn and Frances Fitzgerald will unveil the Action Plan on Bullying later today, including plans for all schools to keep a formal record of bullying incidents.
Column: We need new ideas to solve the flag issue in Belfast
Innovative ideas are needed to solve the crisis in the North, writes Steve Wrenn, who says we need to think outside the box and compromise.
# schools - Sunday 27 January, 2013
Calls for Ireland to (finally) outlaw corporal punishment in the home
Corporal punishment was banned in schools in 1982 but is still legal in homes – despite repeated calls for it to be stopped.
# schools - Monday 21 January, 2013
Department to issue bullying guidelines to schools this week
The Department of Education will also release mental health guidelines for post-primary schools in the near future.
# schools - Saturday 19 January, 2013
# schools - Friday 18 January, 2013
Dáil to debate Bill on mandatory bullying code for schools
Sinn Féin has tabled legislation which will require school boards to adopt mandatory counter-bullying measures.
# schools - Monday 14 January, 2013
Cutbacks reduce one-to-one guidance counselling by 50% – study
A study commissioned by the Institute of Guidance Counsellors found cutbacks have significantly reduced the time available for one-to-one student counselling.
# schools - Wednesday 9 January, 2013
PICS and VIDEO: BT Young Scientist competition gets underway
Enda Kenny and Ryan Tubridy both visited the RDS today.
# schools - Wednesday 2 January, 2013
New Jersey town posts armed police at every school
The town of Marlboro has posted armed police at every school on the restart of the academic year today.
# schools - Friday 21 December, 2012
Four dead, including gunman, in Pennsylvania shooting
Three state troopers were also injured in the incident which left three men and one woman dead.
# schools - Friday 7 December, 2012
New primary school anti-racism initiative launched
The project was launched by Trinity College after it emerged children as young as 5 or 6 were being target by racist bullying
# schools - Tuesday 4 December, 2012
Schools receive guidance to prevent cyber-bullying
The Joint Managerial Body has provided advice to schools and teachers about Twitter, Facebook and other social media.
# schools - Tuesday 27 November, 2012
Survey: Almost half of primary schools in deficit
According to the survey, 22 per cent of schools are breaking even, while 93 per cent receive a minor works grants for repairs.
# schools - Monday 12 November, 2012
Construction starts on eight new schools
A loan of €50 million from the European Investment Bank means the building projects in five counties can now go ahead.
# schools - Thursday 8 November, 2012
Highest number of students ever completing second level education
The number of young men staying on at second level has also risen significantly in the last 11 years.
# schools - Saturday 3 November, 2012
Top readers’ comments of the week
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# schools - Monday 29 October, 2012
‘Don’t be stupid. Get out.’ – Mass shut down as Sandy approaches US
Financial markets have closed and residents along the Eastern Seaboard have been told to evacuate as Hurricane Sandy approaches.
# schools - Tuesday 23 October, 2012
Bus Éireann welcomes High Court ruling on school transport scheme
The court found that the Bus Éireann does not have a contract with the Government, so the scheme does not have to be put out to tender.
Data Protection Commissioner investigating secondary schools’ security flaw
The data watchdog has asked the manufacturer of potentially vulnerable software to provide a full list of affected schools.
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