Education

November 2022

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Childcare providers across the country shut in protest at ‘unfair’ funding they say will lead to more closures in sector

CHILDCARE providers closed their facilities across Ireland yesterday and plan to do so again later this month in protest at what they say is an “unfair” core funding scheme and what they claim is Children’s Minister Roderic O’Gorman’s “disrespect” for providers.

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Children’s Minister says childcare protest ‘unwarranted’, as demonstrations take place nationwide today

The Children’s Minister Roderic O’Gorman said today’s planned protests by childcare providers are “unwarranted”.

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Norma Foley brings back teacher ‘overtime’ scheme in post-primary schools to deal with shortages

Education Minister Norma Foley has been forced to re-introduce an “overtime” scheme in post-primary schools to address the teacher shortage crisis.

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Leaving Cert students 2023: Now is the time to meet with a guidance counsellor

The CAO has opened for 2023 entry and a huge number of events, including college open days, will take place in November. Now is an excellent time for students to make an appointment with their school guidance counsellor, if they have not done so already.

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Plan for emotional counsellors in primary schools “must immediately include post-primary’

A ground-breaking initiative to provide in-school emotional counsellors for primary pupils must also include post-primary schools, the Oireachtas education committee heard today.

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Lorraine Courtney Opinion There’s no such thing as a free lunch – but it could make all the difference to school children

The lunchbox is probably the single item that destroys an any notions we might have of schools as egalitarian sanctuaries that protect children from the so-called real world.

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Red alert over cost of £230m schools plan for 4,000 pupils

A “red” warning has been placed on Northern Ireland’s largest ever schools project — meaning it needs immediate action to keep it on track.

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English language schools here to be regulated after spate of closures left students stranded and out of pocket

English language schools operating here are to be regulated for the first time under measures coming into force early next year.

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Recognition for SNAs as training course accreditation expected within weeks

A big step up in recognition for special needs assistants (SNAs) is expected within weeks, Junior Minister for Special Education Josepha Madigan confirmed today.

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Number of Ukrainian pupils in Irish schools increases to 12,544

The number of Ukrainian pupils in Irish schools climbed to 12,544 last month.

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Volodymyr Zelensky to address Irish students this month in videolink to DCU

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will address further and higher education students in Ireland on November 16 by videolink, it has been confirmed.

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October 2022

Third-levels students urged to apply for SUSI grants by Thursday deadline

Third-level students have been urged to submit their Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI) applications as the deadline is fast approaching.

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Some teachers kept up opposition to new Junior Cycle reforms, study finds

Some teachers maintained opposition to changes in the Junior Cycle, which affected the rollout of reforms in secondary schools, according to a new study.

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Principals report huge problems with teacher vacancies in post-primary schools

Six in 10 post-primary schools have vacancies for teachers due to recruitment and retention difficulties.

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Covid still a problem in schools as over 1,000 teachers took leave due to the virus last month

Covid continues to take a heavy toll on school staffing levels, although the impact is less than this time last year.

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Date for Junior Cert results confirmed

Junior Cert students will receive their exam results on Wednesday, November 23.

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New measures to ease teacher shortages to be announced soon – Foley

Education Minister Norma Foley is exploring a range of ways to address the teaching shortage.

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Protest as Galway school refuses permission for teacher to attend Teaching Council meetings

A teachers’ union staged protest outside a school that is refusing a teacher permission to attend meetings of the Teaching Council.

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Schools struggle to recruit principals as ‘workload’ sparks exodus

Schools are facing increasing difficulties finding someone to take the principal’s job.

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State supports for PhD researchers under review as Simon Harris promises to ‘invest in talent’

A review of State supports for PhD researchers is getting underway.

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School staffing crisis worsens as accommodation costs drive teachers out of Dublin

Schools are finding it increasingly difficult to recruit teachers, with Dublin and other urban areas worst affected.

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‘Some days he has to stay at home’ – children without bus seats walk 17km to school in protest against school bus shortage

Pratyush Shukla is hoping to study physics and mathematics at either Cambridge or Oxford next year, but due to the ongoing school bus shortage, the Leaving Cert student is sometimes forced to miss school because he has no means to get there.

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Leaving Cert students: It’s important to examine and understand every level in the NFQ

Last week this column looked at why it is important for students and their parents to understand the National Framework of Qualifications (NFQ) it in order to assist in making decisions about course applications. This week we will look at each level in more detail.

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Tax credit for student rent extended to parents who pay for their children

Parents who pay rent for their son or daughter attending third-level will be entitled to the rental tax credit, under proposals agreed by Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe and Further and Higher Education Minister Harris.

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One in three ‘seriously consider’ dropping out of college, survey finds

More than one in three students have “seriously considered” dropping out from their degree programme, according to a new survey.

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Visually-impaired Leaving Cert students to get digital exam papers

Exam chiefs are relaxing the rules for Leaving Cert exam students who have a visual impairment.

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Students set for double Susi payment in December as colleges begin processing €1,000 refunds

Third-level students will receive their additional grant payment to help cover rising living costs, on December 16, a week before Christmas.

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Leaving Cert reform: Norma Foley on collision course with teachers over plan to hold Irish and English exams in fifth year

Education Minister Norma Foley and teachers unions are on a collision course over her plans to bring forward Paper 1 in Leaving Cert English and Irish to the end of fifth year.

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Higher education colleges to take on extra staff to drive zero tolerance of sexual violence on campuses

Higher education colleges are taking on staff to tackle the problem of sexual harassment and violence on campuses.

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Four in five Leaving Cert students not getting classes in SPHE

Four in five Leaving Cert students are not getting classes in important areas of social, personal and health education (SPHE).