€500,000 budget for memorial to honour victims of institutional child abuse [Irish Examiner]
- Published: 19 October 2009
A €500,000 budget has been made available by the Government for the memorial promised in honour of the victims of institutional child abuse.
Education Minister Batt O'Keeffe yesterday announced the membership and terms of reference of a committee set up to oversee the memorial. The group will take the views of survivors on where the nature of its design.
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Ireland 'bottom of class' for technology [Independent.ie]
- Published: 19 October 2009
IRELAND is close to the bottom of the world league when it comes to technology in the classroom.
One in three Irish 15 year olds hasn't used a computer in school, twice the average in the rest of the developed world, according to a 2006 survey.
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Get ready for more pain, O'Keeffe tells public sector [Independent.ie]
- Published: 19 October 2009
THE Government has already paid public sector workers for re-organisation and flexibility which was never delivered -- and will be very careful about doing so again, Education Minister Batt O'Keeffe has warned.
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Starting school at four "can cause lasting damage" [Irish Examiner]
- Published: 19 October 2009
OUTDOOR play, music and storytelling are essential ingredients of early childhood development according to a leading educational expert who believes children should not start school at age four.
Sue Palmer, author of Toxic Childhood and 21st Century Boys, believes starting school too young can cause lasting damage to children.
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Patron process has changed over the years [Independent.ie]
- Published: 19 October 2009
HISTORICALLY, church authorities -- mainly Catholic and Church of Ireland -- acted as patrons or sponsors of primary schools by initiating the process of establishing a new school.
In more recent times, other patron bodies -- such as Educate Together, in respect of the multi-denominational sector, and An Foras Patrunachta, in respect of the Gaelscoileanna -- have been recognised as the patron bodies for new schools.
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