A Clare students’ representative wants the Government to aim for fully publicly funded third level education within the next number of years. It’s after the Government published details of how it plans to cut the cost of higher education today. A 2016 report found an additional one billion euro a year would be needed […]
A North Clare principal believes there will be ‘a battle down the road’ to successfully implement proposed Leaving Cert reform. A shake-up of the exams will see continuous assessment making up 40 per cent of marks from 2024, and there’s been mixed reaction to the news in this county. Minister for Education Norma Foley’s announced […]
An Ennis principal is calling for the Government to provide more college places for the Leaving Cert class of 2022. It comes as Education Minister Norma Foley has confirmed this year’s assessments will be based on exams only and will not adopt any hybrid model. The Junior Cert is also set to go ahead for […]
A WAVE of relief swept over the country last Friday with Micheál Martin announcing the roll back of most of the restrictions made necessary by the pandemic.
A Clare students representative insists the leaving cert can’t go ahead in it’s current form. It comes amid increasing calls on the Education Minister to make a decision on how the state exams will be delivered this year, in order to alleviate the high levels of anxiety experienced by students. Pressure is mounting on Minister […]