Archive for May 2007

Doing your own thing

Software developer and entrepreneur Ben Croker talks about himself and the Leaving Cert maths e-learning revision tool which is his brain child

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Parents demand ABA schools for autistic children

Hundreds of parents marched from the capital's GPO to the Department of Education in Marlborough St.

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High Court awards parents of autistic boy

Irish Autism Action has welcomed the High Court award of over €60,000 in damages to the parents of

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Summer School for mature students

Adults thinking of returning to full-time education will have a chance to sample college life at Waterford Institute

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Parents march on Dáil to protest about special needs

Members of the Barnacoyle Parents Group marched on the Dáil to highlight the plight of children with special needs

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New youth websites launched

Two new websites will be launched on 8 May by Dublin Lord Mayor Vincent Jackson and Minister for Youth Affairs Sean Haughey

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Diploma in Irish acceptable for teacher training

The Department has granted recognition to the Dioplóma sa Ghaeilge as an acceptable entry

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Managers say no to 2-stage Leaving Cert exams

School managers have refused to back proposals for a new two-stage Leaving Certificate which would see students

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Parents demonstrate in support of ABA education

300 people demonstrated outside the Dáil to put pressure on the Government to fund ABA education for autistic children

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Official recognition for Coláiste Gael Linn, Bun an Inbhir

The new college will be based in Bun an Inbhir where Coláiste Phiarsaigh operated until

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Expulsion of schoolboy challenged in the High Court

A schoolboy who was expelled over an incident during a school charity football match has brought a High Court

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Inspection reports highlight substandard conditions

WSE reports comment on the school's management and planning, the effectiveness of teaching

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President gives hope to Travellers

President McAleese told the Travellers Conference in Maynooth that education for Travellers was changing

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Report calls for a Gaeltacht Education Board

A new report highlights the government's longterm neglect of a Gaeltacht education system

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IADT students conferred with MA

Postgrad students from Dun Laoghaire IADT had their graduation ceremony in the Hugh Lane Gallery

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Information Providers receive FETAC Awards

Fifty four adult learners were presented with FETAC certificates in the National College of Ireland

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Education campus to tackle social disadvantage

One of Ireland's most famous hurling schools and seminaries is to be transformed into a €50m education campus

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Assistance dogs for children with autism

A national programme, which uses guide dogs to help children with autism, is to receive €500,000

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Schools receive guidelines on suicide prevention

New guidelines on how to identify signs of suicidal behaviour in students have been prepared for schools

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Transition Year inaugural conference

The conference, held recently in Naas, marked 33 years of successful implementation of the programme

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