This is about much more than education [Independent.ie]
- Published: 22 October 2009
NOBODY should doubt the hurt in the Church of Ireland at present. Archbishop John Neill's outspoken comments this week follow months of anguish within that church and genuine fears that Church of Ireland children won't be able to get a good education in future.
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O'Keeffe won't reveal legal advice on axing of school grant [Independent.ie]
- Published: 22 October 2009
EDUCATION Minister Batt O'Keeffe has refused to reveal details of any legal advice which prompted the axing of grants to Protestant secondary schools.
And, for the first time, he last night claimed the decision to withdraw the grants worth €2.8m was a "Government decision".
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Minister has an open door but a closed mind [Independent.ie]
- Published: 22 October 2009
THE current controversy concerning the Protestant secondary education sector was triggered in last year's Budget. Education Minister Batt O'Keeffe announced the withdrawal of almost all the benefits of the free education scheme from the majority of Protestant secondary schools.
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Schools "should hire jobless teachers for substitution cover" [Irish Examiner]
- Published: 22 October 2009
Aistear: the Early Childhood Curriculum Framework [NCCA.ie]
- Published: 22 October 2009
It's launched. Check out the new curriculum framework for children from birth to six years. This framework can be used by practitioners in the range of early childhood settings including childminding settings, sessional services, full and part-time daycare settings, and infant classes in primary schools as well as by parents in children's own homes. Aistear offers lots of practical ideas, suggestions and examples of the types of experiences you might think about using in your work with babies, toddlers and young children.
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