Super junior Minister at the Department of Transport Jack Chambers, received a lesson in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) from a group of award-winning secondary school students over the weekend.
âWorking out of my room was really distracting, and using screens all day was very draining. This was in addition to working without the social aspect of school [such as] lunches and breaks.â
Students say their schools had a variety of policies: some had âcameras-onâ rules; others simply encouraged it. Most say their classes were shorter than normal, to give them a short break between classes. Most agree that even with less work, the day passed more slowly. Kacper Bogalecki (17), from Killarney, Co Kerry: âThere would also be an awkward moment of silence before the teacher logged on. It was strange in this way, it didnât feel very natural.â
Educate Together will run two of four new post primary schools opening next September.
Education Minister Norma Foley has announced patronage of the four schools, which will help cater for growing bulge of pupils moving in second-level.
Educate Together will run a new school to cater for the Booterstown, Blackrock, Dun Laoghaire area of south Dublin as well as one in Gorey, Co Wexford.
The religious Trust, Le Chéile has been awarded patronage of a new school for Ballincollig, Co Cork, the only one of the four not to have a multi-denominational ethos.
Louth Meath Education and Training Board (LMETB) will run the proposed new school in Dunshaughlin, Co Meath.