Minister for Education Norma Foley launched details of this year’s Active School Week. National Active School Week #ASW22 takes place from 3-6 May. All schools are encouraged to build Active School Week into their annual school calendars. It is important also that all Active School Week activities are both fun and inclusive. Minister Foley said, … Read more
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
Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration, and Youth, Roderic O’Gorman, has announced the opening of the Transition Fund for Early Learning and Care (ELC) and School-Age Childcare (SAC) providers. The Transition Fund will provide up to €6.4 million per month to services for the period of time between the end of the Employment Wage Subsidy … Read more
Minister for Education Norma Foley today announced a major expansion of the DEIS – Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools programme that will see the programme extended to an additional 310 schools. For the first time since 2017, the DEIS programme is being significantly expanded and eligible schools will now gain access to targeted supports … Read more
Teachers and students returned to schools across the country yesterday for the first time since Christmas, but there was a high absence rate among both groups due to Covid-19. Teachers have reported an “incredibly difficult first day back” after schools reopened on Thursday following the Christmas break. Children around the country arrived at classrooms after … Read more