Play pods for crèches with schools to reopen in August
Schools are to reopen at the end of August while play pods are to separate children in childcare facilities from next month.
Department of Education
Schools reopening crippled by ‘chronic under-investment’ as Dept of Education frustrate teachers
“Chronic underinvestment” in education and childcare will “come home to roost” with the attempted reopening of schools and creches in the coming months according to a Clare principal.
Leaving Cert officially cancelled
For the first time since its introduction, the Leaving Certificate has been cancelled, the Minister for Education has confirmed.
Department examining proposal to add driving & swimming lessons to curriculum
*Shannon Leisure Centre. Photograph: John Mangan Minister of Education, Joe McHugh (FG) has been requested by Clare County Council to incorporate swimming and driving lessons onto the curriculum in Irish schools.
Students to get full marks for practical & oral exams in Leaving & Junior Cert
Oral and practical tests for the Leaving and Junior Certificate have been cancelled.
19.2% of Clare primary school pupils in overcrowded classes
19.2 percent of primary school children in Clare are being taught in classes with thirty or more pupils.
Ennis Community College provide solution to shortage of second level spots
42 Clare children who were without a secondary school place for September are to be accepted into Ennis Community College.
