Revised Promotion Procedures For Appointment To Deputy Principal, Assistant Principal And Special Duties Teachers [DES Circular 0028/2011]
- Published: 16 May 2011
Revised Promotion Procedures For Appointment To Deputy Principal, Assistant Principal And Special Duties Teachers In Recognised Primary Schools
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School Books new irish company publishing cheaper than the old reliables [schooldays.ie]
- Published: 16 May 2011
Big piece in the Daily Mail today about an Irish Publishing Company based in Kerry who are producing books for use with the Irish Junior & Leaving Certificate at fraction of their cost compared to Fallons & Gill & McMillan.
Educate.ie are this year starting to sell its first full syllabus books charging €12 each and they are taking as an example the Leaving Cert Biology Book retailled at €34.50/95 published by Folens & Edco
Average Leaving Certificate Student does 7 Subjects at €12 per book that would work out with roughly a €150.00 saving per child going into fifth year!
Full Story: www.schooldays.ie
Parents are invited to attend national conference [educationmatters.ie]
- Published: 15 May 2011
The National Parents Council Primary Education Conference 2011 will take place on June 11 at National College of Ireland, Mayor St, Dublin 1.
EVENT: National Parents Council Primary Education Conference 2011
DATE: Sat, 11 June 2011
VENUE: National College of Ireland, Mayor Street, Dublin 1
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Neil Griffiths from Corner to Learn
'Your Child needs you' is the title of this year’s conference. It will look at the issue of parental involvement in children’s learning, including the most effective ways for parents to get involved in their child’s life in school.
For the second year running, the keynote speaker will be Neil Griffiths, whose talk at the 2010 conference attracted overwhelming positive feedback.
Full Story: www.educationmatters.ie
Number of students finishing second level at all-time high [IrishTimes]
- Published: 14 May 2011
THE NUMBER of students staying in school to complete their second-level education has risen significantly and is now at its highest rate on record, according to a Department of Education report.
The survey found 87.7 per cent of those who started second-level education in 2004 went on to sit their Leaving Cert, an increase of 6 per cent on those who started the cycle in 1996. The most dramatic increase was in the percentage of young men staying in the classroom, which rose by 11.7 per cent to 82.4 per cent.
Despite the rise, there was still a 4.2 per cent gender gap, with 86.5 per cent of female students completing second level.
While retention rates across secondary-level schools have been gradually rising since 1991, a more pronounced rise in the number of students staying on over the last two years was most likely associated with the labour market downturn, the report noted.
A regional breakdown showed Co Longford had the highest retention rate in the State at 89.4 per cent, followed by Mayo at 88.6 per cent. Limerick city had the lowest rate at 77.6 per cent, followed by Dublin city at 80.1 per cent and Cork city at 80.6 per cent.
Full Story: www.irishtimes.com
Calls for probe into third-level spending after new revelation [Independent.ie]
- Published: 14 May 2011
PRESSURE is growing for a nationwide probe into third-level spending after fresh revelations of overspending at a leading institute of technology.
The Irish Independent has learned the Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT) was about to re-appoint its controversial president, Prof Kieran Byrne, despite being told of his lavish entertainment and taxi bill by the state public spending watchdog nearly six months ago.
The revelation has highlighted a lack of checks and balances in place to monitor spending in our colleges and universities.
Education Minister Ruairi Quinn is now under pressure to order an independent audit of all expenses spending by third-level colleges.
However, the minister last night declined to say if he would order a nationwide audit.
A spokesperson said he was awaiting a report from the Higher Education Authority (HEA), which in turn is awaiting a report from WIT on a review carried out by accountants Deloitte.
Full Story: www.independent.ie
