Archive for February 2007

Health and Safety issues in several schools

The Health and Safety Authority was called in to inspect conditions in 87 schools last year

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Bus driver applauded for courage and competence

The Co Leitrim bus driver who evacuated a school bus before it burst into flames has been praised for his courage

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Attitudes to alcohol are changing - for the better

At last there is some good news: getting drunk is not as 'cool' as it used to be

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Claims made that free tuition system is being abused

The Department is investigating claims that students at privately operated language schools

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DIT President floats restructuring options for the institute

Options include the reduction of the number of faculties from six to four, transferring the Faculty of the Built Environment

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NUI Galway closes Women's Studies Centre

There is widespread dissatisfaction among Arts Faculty staff at NUI Galway over the decision to close

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Nutrition programme for primary schools

A new primary school programme, devised by Psychology Prof Fergus Lowe, aims to cultivate a taste for fruit and vegetables in children

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Two-year cap on language support teachers to go

The rule whereby a maximum of two language support teachers are allocated to schools for two years only

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Limerick school to extend onto barracks land

The Model Primary School in Limerick has been granted permission to build an extension for over 500 pupils

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INTO campaign on class size forges ahead

Hundreds of parents, teachers, local representatives and others filled the hall at St Brigid's Boys National School

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Stay Safe programme still ignored by 640 schools

The findings of a nationwide survey reveals that 21 per cent of primary schools are still not teaching the Stay Safe

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Save Seamount campaign hots up

Over 10,000 people have added their signatures to the report compiled by the Co Galway campaign

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No permanent posts to be filled at second level

Second-level schools have been instructed by the Department of Education and Science not to fill any permanent posts

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Shortage of examiners for Leaving Cert orals

The number of teachers applying to act as examiners in Leaving Cert oral exams was well below the required figure

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Increase in numbers sitting state exams this year

Contrary to forecasts predicting a drop in Leaving and Junior Cert student numbers, at least 2,000 more students

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CAO sends apology letter to schools

The CAO has sent a letter to principals and guidance counsellors across Ireland in the wake of website problems

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Alleged assault of teacher under Gardai investigation

Gardaí are investigating an alleged assault in a Dublin school, in which a teacher sustained a broken nose and

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Survey finds some trainee teachers are not ready

A major survey carried out by the Department of Education and Science has found that one-third of final year students

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School board must pay for refusing to enrol Traveller

The Equality Tribunal has ruled that a Co Kerry primary school has victimised a Traveller child by refusing to enrol him

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First VEC-run national school will open in Dublin

In a radical departure from tradition, a primary school run by a Vocational Education Committee will open in north Dublin

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