Record 14,000 teachers absent from school last month due to Covid-19
Jump in teacher absences of 55% as school managers warn ‘pandemic is not over’
New bank holiday may shorten school year
Secondary school students currently have one of shortest academic years in Europe
New advice on face mask rules for schools due shortly
School managers warn ‘pandemic is not over’ amid student and staff absences
School attendance rates begin climbing after bumpy start to school term
Secondary schools seeing ‘notable improvement’ in both teachers and students returning to the classroom
Teachers’ unions await public health advice on return to school
South Dublin principal warns many schools may not be able to reopen due to Covid issues
Schools expect ‘huge absenteeism’ rates this week due to fears over Omicron
Health expert says it would be ‘insane’ to reopen schools as there is no reason for it
Schools and colleges close as Storm Barra poses ‘danger to life’
Status red warning for Cork, Kerry and Clare as people advised to stay at home
Antigen tests for primary school children if Covid-19 case in pod
If two or more infections detected in a class within week, tests will be offered to that group
New close contacts rule ‘may lead to more pupils being sent home’
Teacher supply set to shrink further, school managers warn
No green light for school Christmas plays or in-person parent-teacher meetings
Plans to resume face-to-face school events on hold due to high rates of Covid-19
Share your experiences: Are we bubble-wrapping our children?
Tell us if overprotective parenting is harming young people’s mental health and social skills
Parents ‘bubble-wrapping’ children may damage mental health, committee told
Schools face rising ‘interpersonal issues’ which often occur on social media
Opposition grows among school groups to plans for changes of SNA allocation system
Department is planning to ‘frontload’ 10,000 special needs assistants to mainstream schools
Mandatory purchase of iPads for school ‘forcing’ parents into debt
No financial support towards €800 cost of devices, Oireachtas committee hears
Minister slows down school reform in response to concerns
School admission changes now due to come into force in the 2020/2021 school year
Parents ‘spent €46m’ making up for school grant cuts
Education is being run ‘in a lean management manner’, says secretary of CPSMA
Cutting holidays to make up time unfair, say schools
Department of Education allows three days holidays to be used for tuition
Teachers warn of ‘crisis point’ staff shortages
Pupils left without qualified teachers, Oireachtas committee hears
School holidays ‘unlikely’ to be cut to make up for Storm Ophelia closures
Official guidance indicates tuition may be prioritised over extra-curricular activities
Department defends decision to close schools for second day
Some parents criticised move as an ‘overreaction’ on social media
Catholic secondary schools ‘disappearing from the pitch’, conference told
Requirement for baptismal certificates on admission an issue mainly in south Dublin
Just 1.2% of children refused school place over Baptism barrier
Survey by Catholic primary schools group shows 95% take everyone who applies
Minister to tackle Baptism barrier in lifetime of Government
Catholic primary school body insists problem was linked to shortages of school places
Bruton plans removal of ‘baptism barrier’ in schools
Minister says issue not being put on ‘long finger’ and Dáil has appetite to deal with it
Catholic group criticises plan to remove religion as ‘core’ school subject
Removing RE will not turn students into ‘quantum mechanics experts’, says management body
Forum recommended funding for group that recruited Flannery
Fine Gael adviser was paid €60,000 a year as a consultant for Philanthropy Ireland
Philanthropic four: ‘Irish Times’ writers get ready to give
Four journalists – some regularly charitable, some not so much – will flex their philanthropic muscles by giving their time to a cause of their choice for National Giving Week
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