By Carmel Hayes A MOUNTRATH teenager has been elected regional officer of the Irish Second Level Students’ Union (ISSU). Courtney Chambers will represent Laois…
Twelve big ideas for the future of education The Government has pledged to establish a citizens’ assembly to reform the education system – but what issues should we address? We asked a dozen public figures in the arts, media, business and education for their views
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It’s just a single line in the programme for government – but it has the potential to revitalise education for the 21st century.
“We will establish a Citizens’ Assembly on the Future of Education ensuring that the voices of young people and those being educated are central,” it states.
If Covid-19 has taught us anything, it’s surely that the unthinkable is possible. Whoever thought we could replace the Leaving Cert? Cancel the Junior Cert? Or run schools remotely?
Covid-19: Transmission rates in schools remain low despite outbreaks doubling in one week 1.7% of close contacts in schools test positive, latest weekly HSE figures show
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Transmission rates for Covid-19 appear to remain low in schools despite the number of outbreaks in education settings doubling from 29 to 61 in the space of a week, latest figures indicate.
The HSE Covid-19 testing report for schools, which covers May 2nd-May 8th, shows positive cases among pupils or staff were detected in 302 schools.
Of the 7,582 close contacts tested as a result, a total of 128 tested positive, or a positivity rates of 1.7 per cent.