PRIMARY SCHOOLS

Government announces free school books for primary and special schools

Minister for Education Norma Foley and Minister for Special Education and Inclusion Josepha Madigan today announced that the payment of over €50 million is being made to primary schools and special schools across the country this week to provide free schoolbooks to pupils within the free education scheme from September 2023. The landmark new funding … Read more

“Say Yes to Languages” invites applications from primary schools

The Minister for Education, Norma Foley, announced an extension of the “Say Yes to Languages” primary languages sampler module for a further year and invited primary schools to apply to participate in the module. The length of the module in 2022/23 will be increased from 6 to 8 weeks. The grant to schools participating will … Read more