# Education
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Survey
Half of fifth and sixth year pupils experiencing 'major negative' impact on learning due to Covid-19
26 Feb 2021
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Living With Covid
320,000 pupils to return to school from next week - the full plan for sending children back to education
23 Feb 2021
27.9k
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reopening
Back to school: What are we expecting about plans for the reopening of education?
23 Feb 2021
35.5k
72
Special Education
'It's a mixed day for families': Special-education classes in mainstream schools return from today
22 Feb 2021
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canvassing
Leaving Cert: Exam timetable released as parents could face 'sanctions' for lobbying
Updated
18 Feb 2021
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Education
Leaving Cert plan confirmed: Students can opt for written exams in June or calculated grades
Updated
17 Feb 2021
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Voices
Mother of schoolchildren: 'Who, exactly, is advocating for children at the talks this week?'
Rita Lovett
16 Feb 2021
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Education
Norma Foley indicates she wants re-opening of schools from March as talks continue
16 Feb 2021
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Voices
The fate of this year's Leaving Cert is uncertain - but it's clear that our Sixth Years deserve better
Yvonne Brennan
15 Feb 2021
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Education
'It is getting tougher': The toll home schooling is having on students and parents
14 Feb 2021
63.3k
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Education
Minister welcomes move by ASTI to rejoin talks on Leaving Cert
Updated
13 Feb 2021
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Schools
PAC calls for review of temporary school accommodation after €56 million spend in two years
12 Feb 2021
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Voices
RTÉ's news2day: 'The tone of our news is important for children - no jargon or dramatic language'
Avril Hoare & Anne-Marie Smyth
12 Feb 2021
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Education
Minister Foley 'taken aback' after ASTI pulls out of Leaving Cert planning talks
Updated
11 Feb 2021
55.0k
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special schools
Children with special education needs return to 124 special schools today
11 Feb 2021
10.8k
19
Education
Students set to return to special classes in secondary schools on Monday week after deal reached
Updated
10 Feb 2021
57.4k
64
Education
Leaving Cert: Government 'actively planning' for exams with alternative option to be available for students, says Minister
Updated
5 Feb 2021
60.1k
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Waiting Game
Leaving Cert decision pushed back as opposition lines up against holding of traditional exams
2 Feb 2021
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Education
Leaving Cert plans could be revealed as early as tomorrow as various options being explored
Updated
1 Feb 2021
27.3k
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Leaving Cert
Leaving Cert alternatives under consideration but clarity to be given within the next few weeks, says Tánaiste
27 Jan 2021
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level 5
Taoiseach hints at school closures beyond 1 February and says 'focus' is on special needs education
22 Jan 2021
41.2k
88
CAO
CAO surge sees thousands more apply for third-level courses than in previous years
20 Jan 2021
25.0k
7
State Exams
Leaving Cert 2021: Students want a choice of written exam or Calculated Grades
20 Jan 2021
27.7k
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Minister for Education
Norma Foley: It's a matter of deep regret that unions won't recognise special education as essential
20 Jan 2021
65.4k
343
Department of Education
Doubt over Thursday re-opening for special education classes amid 'make or break' talks
19 Jan 2021
41.2k
147
covid19
'Our children are suffering': Parents of children with special needs tell government and unions to 'sort it out'
19 Jan 2021
15.1k
44
Special Needs
Deputy CMO insists school closures should be 'last resort' only after criticism from special needs teachers
Updated
18 Jan 2021
103k
117
Special Needs
Re-opening schools for students with special needs to be prioritised by government, says minister
11 Jan 2021
24.1k
45
Education
ASTI and TUI directed teachers not to co-operate with government plans before Leaving Cert u-turn
Updated
7 Jan 2021
66.6k
222
ECCE
State-funded ECCE pre-school programme to remain closed for a week, other childcare to open Monday
1 Jan 2021
74.8k
40
MTU
Creation of new Munster Technological University an 'important milestone' for south west
1 Jan 2021
33.3k
24
Education
Number of sixth year students studying a foreign language falls as STEM gender gap persists
28 Dec 2020
19.8k
39
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Voices
Opinion: Teaching children digital literacy is a must if we are to combat misinformation
Emma DeSouza
26 Dec 2020
15.5k
27
Christmas break
Education Minister says there's no reason to close schools early ahead of Christmas or open them later after New Year
17 Dec 2020
29.0k
50
Primary School
Mayo school that said it would close from today due to Covid cases will now reopen on Monday
11 Dec 2020
39.2k
30
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Voices
Anonymous Teacher: 'Instead of cheers and claps, we are getting sneers from the public'
Anonymous Teachers
20 Nov 2020
98.7k
74
Wellbeing
Teachers' union asks government to start school Christmas break a few days earlier
18 Nov 2020
56.5k
112