# Department of Education
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Tough Start
Home by 10am: 'Misuse' of reduced school days leaving a generation of Traveller children 'lost'
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17 Oct 2021
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Pay and Conditions
School secretaries to strike outside Department of Public Expenditure over lack of better pay offers
1 Sep 2021
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Rathmines
'The sooner it's boarded up the better': Official wanted door to be blocked to stop homeless person 'moving in'
7 Jul 2021
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school dinners
School meals programme to be extended this summer due to impact of Covid-19 pandemic
21 Jun 2021
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Rathmines
Hoardings were put up where homeless man was known to sleep to 'prepare building for Leaving Cert'
28 May 2021
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Courts
High Court challenge begins against direction to readmit expelled student with special needs
15 Feb 2021
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State Exams
Leaving Cert 2021: Survey and emails from 'stressed' students presented to State exam Advisory Group
22 Jan 2021
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Department of Education
Doubt over Thursday re-opening for special education classes amid 'make or break' talks
19 Jan 2021
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Special Education
At-risk SNAs and childcare among final obstacles in resuming special-education classes
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16 Jan 2021
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Education
Number of sixth year students studying a foreign language falls as STEM gender gap persists
28 Dec 2020
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Calculated Grades
Dept of Education officials say it was 'impossible' to get staff to check Leaving Cert algorithm
10 Nov 2020
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Sanitisers
Schools told to stop using more than 50 sanitising products following government review
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29 Oct 2020
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hand sanitiser
Schools being asked to check hand sanitiser supplier following recall of brand due to possible 'health concerns'
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23 Oct 2020
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Schools
Parents sometimes feel 'coerced' into accepting reduced timetables for their children, committee hears
15 Oct 2020
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mid-term break
'No decision made' on extension to school mid-term break to curb virus
9 Oct 2020
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black lives matter
Government urged to drop novels with 'racial slurs' from Junior Cert syllabus in response to Black Lives Matter protests
14 Sep 2020
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School Transport
Over 3,000 students turned down for school bus tickets, according to new figures
10 Sep 2020
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Schools
'It's a huge risk': Pregnant teaching staff say they've been left in the dark over the return of schools
30 Aug 2020
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Schools
No clear start date for new guidance counsellors a 'travesty' for students
29 Aug 2020
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schools reopening
Overcrowded classes and an empty classroom: Serious 'frustration' at teaching job cuts during a health crisis
28 Aug 2020
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Schools
School closures prompt changes to 2021 Leaving Cert and Junior Cert exams
21 Aug 2020
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Covid-19
Secondary school buses to run at 50% capacity only, government confirms
20 Aug 2020
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Back To School
The mental health system is preparing for a 'tsunami' of cases from young people - staff are worried it can't cope
16 Aug 2020
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Department of Education
All children who are not at-risk expected to return to school, and can miss a max of 20 days off school
3 Aug 2020
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reopening schools
'Very, very big plan' - Government to unveil school reopening plan today
27 Jul 2020
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Back To School
'Clarity takes time': Education Minister responds to criticism over schools plan
24 Jul 2020
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Results Day
Leaving Cert results date: ASTI criticises announcement but says 'at least there's now certainty'
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17 Jul 2020
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INTO
Large schools will have to stagger their opening times in September, warns union
2 Jul 2020
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new guidelines
Social distancing rules mean it's inevitable students won't be back in school full-time - ASTI
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2 Jul 2020
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new term new rules
Students will be required to maintain at least one metre distance when schools return
1 Jul 2020
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Inclusion Ireland
Summer provision programme ‘categorised by confusion’ due to changing messages, says charity
25 Jun 2020
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AS IT HAPPENED
Minister announces Leaving Cert exams cancelled, all students to receive 'calculated grades'
8 May 2020
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Education
Explainer: What are the options for this year's Leaving Cert, and why is it so complicated?
7 May 2020
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State Exams
Junior Cert students to receive 'certificates of completion' from State and written report from school
29 Apr 2020
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FACTCHECK
Debunked: Department of Education says as of now, it is not ordering all schools to close
10 Mar 2020
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College campuses
Irish colleges to develop €80,000 online system for reporting sexual assault and harassment
18 Feb 2020
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Funding
€1m pilot scheme for schoolbooks for disadvantaged primary school pupils announced
9 Jan 2020
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Department of Education
School secretaries unhappy with 'an absolute joke' 1.5% pay increase offer
13 Dec 2019
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