Smartphones to be banned from all Irish secondary schools
“We’re very conscious of the world in which we live.” Minister for Education Norma Foley has pledged that smartphones are to be banned from all Irish secondary schools. Minister Foley is set to write to schools in the coming weeks regarding the new directive, which is backed up by evidence phones ‘disrupt’ learning and contribute […]
1 year ago
Severe staffing shortages to result in schools sharing teachers
The ASTI has described the shortage of staff at second-level as “critical”. From September onwards, Irish secondary schools are set to share teachers across a number of high-demand subjects, due to severe staffing shortages. With unfilled vacancies in almost half of the state’s secondary schools, a Red C poll conducted this week highlighted that as […]
3 years ago
PERSONALITY QUIZ: What type of secondary school student were you?
The best days of your life… Ah, secondary school. Those were the days. When your biggest worry was deciding what to have for lunch and coming up with a decent excuse to explain why you hadn’t got your homework done. A simpler time. But we all had very different experiences in secondary school, as we […]
6 years ago
Young people in Ireland are the most educated in all of Europe
They are also the fourth most-educated in the entire world. A major new international study has revealed that young people in Ireland are the most educated in all of Europe. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) showed that 56% of 25 to 34 year olds in Ireland have received higher or further education. The […]
7 years ago
Students who suffer bereavement during Leaving Cert exams will finally be able to take time out
This is the first provision of its kind for students. Leaving Cert students who suffer a bereavement during exams will now be entitled to take three days off from the exams themselves, and then sit alternative papers in July. This year’s Leaving Cert exams are due to start next week. It is currently being run […]
7 years ago
Religion will become an ‘optional subject’ in more than 300 secondary schools around Ireland
“Supervised study” will no longer be an option for those who opt out of religion class. In a new directive issued by Education Minister Richard Bruton, students who decide to not participate in religion will be offered an alternative class instead. Previously, those students who did not wish to take the religion classes would usually be […]
8 years ago