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Taoiseach Leo Varadkar admits schoolchildren can get too much homework but stops short of supporting calls for ban

"I think there's definitely a place for homework but we need to make sure that there isn't too much of it."

Irish Mirror

Norma Foley rules out no homework debate following President's appeal

The President surprised the nation with calls for homework to be abolished.

Dublin Live

Norma Foley won't debate homework with President Michael Higgins after his call for it to be banned

Minister Foley finally broke her silence on the matter last night when she told the Irish Mirror that she was not going to get into it with the President.

Irish Mirror

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Call for children to be 'involved' in discussions around homework as President speaks out against it

It comes days after President Michael D Higgins called for homework to be banned at home and for all work to stay in the classroom. Irish Mirror readers were also overwhelmingly in favour of banning homework, with 98% of our readers in favour.

Irish Mirror

Dublin teens bring home 55 awards at BT Young Scientist Exhibition

The annual event took place at the RDS after a three year hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic, with a top prize of €7,500 up for grabs

Dublin Live

Primary schools to spend more time teaching foreign languages with religion time reduced in shake-up

The new framework is likely to be published by Minister for Education Norma Foley early in 2023, and sets out the planned structure and content of the next curriculum for primary schools

Irish Mirror

Education Minister Norma Foley introduces new supports to combat bullying in schools

The Government is backing the plan with €6 million in funding from the Budget

Irish Mirror

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Teens hike 17 miles to school with parents in row over school bus tickets

'When we contact Norma Foley the Education Minister, she blames Bus Eireann and to be honest she is just passing the buck'

Irish Mirror

Leaving Cert results sky high as university leaders call for swift return to normality

There was an outcry from students and politicians over ensuring this year’s students weren’t at a disadvantage post-Covid

Irish Mirror

Leaving Cert 2022 results day for more than 61,000 students as 'significant milestone' reached

Results will be issued online from 10am

Irish Mirror

Mum-of-3's fury as 'only child in world' with rare syndrome has school bus seat removed

Cadan Geraghty, seven, from Oranmore, Galway, Ireland, is the only recorded child in the world with Jacobsen Syndrome and a Duplication of Chromosome 1

Daily Mirror

Education Minister Norma Foley defends plans to reform Leaving Cert exams

The changes are to come into effect from September next year

Irish Mirror

2,120 primary school classes in Ireland have 30 pupils or more as teachers and students 'under severe pressure'

Exclusive: In some classrooms teachers were trying to cope with teaching up to 39 pupils which has been branded as 'shocking'

Irish Mirror

Education Minister Norma Foley says teens will be taught about porn in schools as change to 'outdated' course needed

Children to be taught about porn at Junior Cert as sex ed curriculum is modernised for first time in 20 years

Irish Mirror

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Dublin Live

Lessons on pornography and consent to be included in new Junior Cert curriculum

The consultation period for the draft curriculum will officially open today

Irish Mirror

Squeezed middle-income earners won't benefit from back-to-school and footwear allowances

Social Protection Minister Heather Humphreys has defended not expanding the means-tested scheme to other hard-pressed workers

Dublin Live

Sinn Fein chief Mary Lou McDonald accuses government of 'punishing' people with turf ban

It comes after a proposed ban on the commercial sale of turf

Irish Mirror

Mary Lou McDonald accuses Government of punishing people who burn turf to heat homes

It’s understood Minister Foley expressed that the Government wasn’t communicating effectively on the matter.

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Irish Mirror

Education Minister Norma Foley promises teachers that Government is considering more cash benefits and supports amid cost of living crisis

'The Government is aware and alive to these pressures'

Irish Mirror

No timeline yet for when teachers may see pay rise, says Education Minister Norma Foley

All three teachers’ unions are demanding pay increases at their annual conferences to compensate for the rising cost of living

Irish Mirror

Teachers need 'pay uplift' amid cost of living crisis, Education Minister Norma Foley told

'Praise, acknowledgement, and gratitude no longer have currency, minister - we're in a cost-of-living crisis, our members must be able to live'

The Independent UK

Irish Teaching Council reviewing fees for Ukrainian teachers following concerns

The council is the professional standards body for Irish teachers.

Dublin Live

Leaving Cert to get massive overhaul with huge changes to final exams

Written exams will be worth no more than 60% of a student's final grade

Irish Mirror

Leaving Cert to undergo huge reform including new subjects and grading changes

Norma Foley announced changes to Ireland's Leaving Certificate on Tuesday

Irish Mirror

RTE’s Joe Duffy admits he has hilarious but frightening recurring nightmare about Leaving Cert

“I don’t think anyone in the next 20, 30, 40 years will be having nightmares about the hybrid Leaving Cert.”

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