Staff only: The 'Smug' way to send our school revenues flying [Independent.ie]
- Published: 14 October 2009
The Professor Seamus Smug Report on Education outlines areas in which the government can make savings in five key areas of education. Firstly, Professor Smug recommends extending the planned toll charges for the motorways to public footpaths, especially those leading to shops and schools. A charge of €3 to use a public footpath can be levied on pathways outside schools, thus providing funds to alleviate the inconvenience caused by chewing gum and crisp bags.
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How to teach English to the Facebook generation [Independent]
- Published: 14 October 2009
It may be just a cricket ball's throw away from Dublin's M50, but St Columba's College looks for all the world like it could be the setting for a Harry Potter novel.
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Children start school too young - wait till they're 6, experts say [Times Online]
- Published: 14 October 2009
Formal schooling should be delayed until children reach 6, according to the biggest review of primary education for more than 40 years.
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Bid to restrict reporting of school results [NZ Herald]
- Published: 14 October 2009
School results could be made illegal to publish or locked in a warehouse, to prevent an Official Information request from the media, according to reports.
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Barnardos warns of funding shortfall [Irish Times]
- Published: 13 October 2009
HUNDREDS OF vulnerable children affected by poverty and neglect are in danger of losing vital supports due to a major funding shortfall.
According to children's charity Barnardos, which provides services to more than 5,500 children and families across the State, donations are projected to be down by about 20 per cent by the end of this year.
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