Allocation to schools for books - Primary Schools [DES Circular 0023/2011]
- Published: 24 March 2011
- Leithdháileadh maoinithe ar scoileanna i gcomhair leabhar - Bunscoileanna (Leagan Gaeilge)
- Allocation to schools for books - Primary Schools (English Version)
24 March, 2011 - 66 inspection reports published on Department's website [Education.ie P.R.]
- Published: 24 March 2011
A total of 66 school inspection-reports were published today on the Department of Education and Skills' website.
New inspection reports on the web today include
- 7 whole-school evaluations (WSEs) at primary level
- 4 whole-school evaluation (WSEs) at post-primary level, including 12 subject inspections
- 37 stand-alone subject inspections1 programme evaluation (WSE)
- 5 stand-alone programme evaluations
- Since 6th February 2006, school inspection reports such as WSE and subject inspections are published on the Department of Education and Skills' website at regular intervals throughout the school year.
Quinn reverses decision to abolish the NUI [Independent.ie]
- Published: 24 March 2011
THE Government has reversed a decision to abolish the National University of Ireland, which has over 250,000 graduates in Ireland and worldwide, the Irish Independent has learned.
The original decision to scrap the NUI was announced in January of last year by the then Minister Batt O'Keeffe. However, the new minister, Ruairi Quinn, has moved swiftly to reverse it.
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School transport charges criticised [Clare Champion.ie]
- Published: 24 March 2011
Changes to the school transport scheme criteria and the introduction of new charges means “an imposition on parents who are already overburdened”.
“Schools have just been notified of the introduction of charges for school transport from the commencement of the 2011/2012 school year, which is next September. Eligible primary pupils are described as those who live more than two miles from their school, are attending their nearest school and will be charged at a rate of €50 per pupil for school transport up to a family maximum of €110. Families with both primary and post-primary pupils will face a maximum charge of €650 per annum. Pupils with a valid medical card will be exempt from these charges,” explained Joe Killeen, INTO (Irish National Teachers Organisation) district representative for Galway and Roscommon.
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School’s Parents Council ‘quits’ over pupil row [eniscorthyecho.ie]
- Published: 24 March 2011
A ROW over a dispute at an Enniscorthy primary school has led to its Parents Council voting to withdraw its services from the school.
It is believed that the Parents Council at St. Senan’s PS recently stepped down as a body, in the wake of a two-year old dispute involving the suspension of a pupil by the school, a decision which, however, was later overturned by the Dept. of Education.
According to reports, the Council group disbanded in early March, alleging that the school authorities had decided to keep the row under wraps.
Further, it is said that a number of individual members of the Parents Council resigned from that body because they claimed they were not receiving support from the authorities at the school.
The whole case centres on the reported suspension of the then-12 year old pupil at St. Senan’s in March 2009 for alleged misbehaviour.
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