education
BUDGET 2021 – Class sizes to be reduced
‘Shameful’ overcrowded classrooms are to be dealt with as part of a €8.9bn allocation towards education in the Budget.
Clare records increase in COVID-19 cases
Clare has recorded an increase in the amount of COVID-19 cases in the county.
Government ‘washing its hands’ of responsibility & piling pressure on schools to complete reopening
With schools set to reopen later this month, a Clare TD has cautioned that the timeframe to equip schools to conform to COVID-19 regulations is unrealistic and thus puts the upcoming academic term at risk.
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.
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.