Parents will be asked to sign school Covid-19 formsBan on parents congregating outside and guidance on ventilating classroomsWed Feb 17 2021 - 02:50
‘Unconstitutional’ school closures violate children’s rights, say campaignersGroups say online lessons do not translate into adequate education for all childrenWed Feb 17 2021 - 00:29
Junior Cert is likely to be cancelled to allow focus on Leaving CertTeachers’ union calls on Minister for Education to confirm exams cannot go aheadTue Feb 16 2021 - 20:50
Q&A: What is the plan for reopening schools?Primary and secondary level education likely to return on phased basis over several weeksTue Feb 16 2021 - 19:45
Government prepared to go ahead with Leaving Cert planning without ASTI supportTaoiseach pledges to ‘put students first’ in talks as virus threatens examsSat Feb 13 2021 - 00:01
ASTI agrees to further talks in bid to resolve Leaving Cert impasse‘Students have to be the number one priority’ but issue to important for union to be outside talks - TaoiseachFri Feb 12 2021 - 20:16
Q&A: What is being planned for this year’s Leaving Cert?Discussions focused on giving students option to avail of calculated grades and examsFri Feb 12 2021 - 15:13
Government hopes to get agreement on school reopening within weeksTalks with unions to focus on Leaving Cert and phased return for all school studentsFri Feb 12 2021 - 06:02
ASTI agrees to fresh talks with Foley after quitting Leaving Cert negotiationsRow threatens to derail Government plans to provide clarity to students next weekThu Feb 11 2021 - 22:03
Partial reopening of special schools ‘a mixed day’ for familiesParents worry that limited return to class may be even more disruptive for childrenThu Feb 11 2021 - 16:03
CAO points could climb if calculated grades model is used againSome high-demand courses already running at full capacity, warns CAO chairThu Feb 11 2021 - 01:00
Secondary schools to reopen to special classes on February 22nd but Leaving Cert return in balanceTUI expressed ‘strong position’ for exam class return but ASTI says plans are inadequateWed Feb 10 2021 - 20:23
‘I’ve really seen him regress’: Families prepare for special school reopeningMany parents are relieved but there is frustration over partial reopening plansWed Feb 10 2021 - 19:00
Mainstream schools set to reopen over three-week period ahead of EasterTalks get under way on alternative ‘non-exam’ option for Leaving Cert studentsTue Feb 09 2021 - 19:00
Covid-19: Mass testing in childcare centres reveals 12.5% positivity rateInfection rate higher than in schools due to younger children not adhering to the rulesSun Feb 07 2021 - 15:56
More than 550 students who sat postponed Leaving Cert to get improved CAO offersTalks get under way on alternative ‘non-exam’ option for 2021 Leaving CertSun Feb 07 2021 - 15:03
Leaving Cert plans include exams and alternative assessment optionMinister confirms planning under way for ‘two distinct processes’ for assessing studentsFri Feb 05 2021 - 17:28
Women’s hour: Trinity set to elect a female provost for the first timeAll-female shortlist of three senior academics to be officially announced on FridayFri Feb 05 2021 - 01:00
Teachers’ unions oppose ‘hybrid’ Leaving Cert proposalNumber of options considered, including choice between exams and calculated gradesTue Feb 02 2021 - 21:22
‘This wasn’t a normal Leaving Cert ’: Students react to postponed resultsWhile 40% improved on their calculated grades, most scored the same or worseTue Feb 02 2021 - 19:49
Q&A: When are schools set to fully reopen?Plan involves full reopening of primary and secondary schools prior to Easter holidaysTue Feb 02 2021 - 16:15
Sixth-year students may get choice of mix of exams and calculated gradesTeachers’ unions oppose option of assessing own students and favour exams insteadTue Feb 02 2021 - 04:42
Special education set to partially reopen from February 11thSpecial schools to open first with 50% attendance followed by special classesMon Feb 01 2021 - 17:15
Further meetings next week to discuss future of Leaving Cert examsStudents’ group says candidates must have choice between exams and calculated gradesFri Jan 29 2021 - 18:41
What ‘alternative options’ are under review for 2021 Leaving Cert?Unpublished examination options paper sheds light on choices facing GovernmentFri Jan 29 2021 - 14:46
Students who sat postponed Leaving Cert to get results next TuesdayCandidates who get improved results may be entitled to new CAO offersThu Jan 28 2021 - 13:42
Leaving Cert options announcement coming soon, says TaoiseachLabour Party calls for ‘assessed grade’ model to be offered to all Leaving Cert and Junior Cycle studentsWed Jan 27 2021 - 16:20
Ministers optimistic Leaving Cert exams will go ahead this yearCabinet on Tuesday discussed phased plan to reopen schoolsWed Jan 27 2021 - 01:00
Talks resume hoping to reopen schools on phased basis from mid-FebruaryTánaiste says special education likely to be followed by primary, exam years and othersTue Jan 26 2021 - 12:37
New building for Greystones school operating out of tennis clubhouseSite on the edge of Co Wicklow town secured for new 1,000-pupil secondary schoolMon Jan 25 2021 - 07:45
Covid-19: Ministers to consider intensifying checks on people quarantining after travelFines for breaches of stay-at-home requirements under considerationMon Jan 25 2021 - 00:01
Dublin school suspends online classes after access of ‘unauthorised persons’Second-level school says it will not jeopardise safety or wellbeing of staff or studentsSun Jan 24 2021 - 20:24
Most children may not return to classroom until close to EasterTalks on contingency plans for Leaving Certificate exams set to intensify this weekSun Jan 24 2021 - 19:15
‘Further possible options’ being explored for Leaving Cert 2021Survey shows second-level students are opposed to plans to hold examinations in JuneFri Jan 22 2021 - 17:01
Special schools may be permitted to reopen on a voluntary basisAdvocacy groups call for emergency supports for families affected by school closuresFri Jan 22 2021 - 01:15
‘We’d love to offer a service’: Principal keen to reopen school for vulnerable pupilsSome schools say they are willing to reopen if permitted to do so on a voluntary basisFri Jan 22 2021 - 01:00
Covid-19: Lockdown to be extended until late February as ramping up of vaccines promisedSimon Coveney says majority of restrictions to remain in place ‘well into February’Thu Jan 21 2021 - 01:00
Talks with unions to examine possibility of reopening schools from February 1stOption of allowing school open on voluntary basis for special needs students being exploredWed Jan 20 2021 - 21:10
Most Leaving Cert students want choice between calculated grades or sitting examsSome 20,000 responses to survey conducted by Irish Second Level Students’ UnionWed Jan 20 2021 - 19:19
Fear, vitriol, anxiety: How school reopening plans unravelled for a second timeA webinar aimed at easing concerns became a lightning rod for union members’ fearsWed Jan 20 2021 - 16:53
Foley accuses union of being ‘disingenuous’ on school reopening claimJosepha Madigan raises mother and baby homes when discussing situation for special education pupilsWed Jan 20 2021 - 15:07
Plans to resume classes this week for students with additional needs abandonedCovid-19: Government defends cost of vaccine contract with GPs and pharmacistsWed Jan 20 2021 - 01:00
Government abandons plans to reopen special schools this weekUnions ‘refused to accept advice provided by public health specialists’, says Norma FoleyTue Jan 19 2021 - 22:49
Taoiseach wants European languages to be taught across all primary schoolsMartin says ‘inflexible’ Leaving Cert must change to encourage independent thinkingTue Jan 19 2021 - 17:07
Plan for ‘traditional’ Leaving Cert pushes obsession with the exam to new levelsCultural obsession with sadistic rite of passage reinforces belief in its exceptionalismMon Jan 18 2021 - 01:12
Single portal for CAO and further education aims to tackle ‘academic snobbery’Simon Harris says the move aims to boost visibility of alternatives to collegeMon Jan 18 2021 - 01:00
Special needs schools: Families ‘deeply upset’ at reopening stand-offDepartment and Fórsa union issue contradictory statement over reopening plansSat Jan 16 2021 - 18:12
Homeschooling 2.0: ‘It’s very different. I feel the pressure is off this time’Atmosphere in many home schools is in stark contrast to the panic of last year’s lockdownSat Jan 16 2021 - 01:00
Plan for second set of Leaving Cert exams for Covid-affected students under considerationAdvisory group to discuss options for exams next week amid mounting calls for claritySat Jan 16 2021 - 01:00
Special school pupils to return on alternate days from ThursdayINTO says reopening will depend on ‘improvement in public health landscape’Fri Jan 15 2021 - 20:00
