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Children experiencing homelessness in 27 per cent of primary schools
There are children experiencing homelessness in 27 per cent of primary schools in Ireland and there is no Gove...
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Community Employment (CE) Suitability with Childcare Roles
There is absolutely no question about the need for quality training for people who are working in child care....
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IRISH TIMES: James Reilly defends school completion programme
He was replying to Independent TD Maureen O’Sullivan, who suggested the programme be transferred from his depa...
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Is the Government committed to reducing class sizes?
I will of course be supporting the calls for greater investment in Primary Education. As a teacher for over 30...
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TTIP – Bad Deal for Ireland, Bad Deal for the Public Good
The line from the Government is job, jobs, jobs from the Transatlantic Trade Investment Partnership (TTIP) . T...
There are children experiencing homelessness in 27 per cent of primary schools in Ireland and there is no Government policy to cater for the educational needs of children who are homeless or... Read more
INTO had an excellent briefing in the National Museum of Ireland last July. The message coming across was that teachers are undervalued by the Department; I questioned Minister Bruton regar... Read more
I asked Minister Zappone about her views on the school completion programme, the status of the employment audit and the status of school completion programme as a community response strategy... Read more
There is absolutely no question about the need for quality training for people who are working in child care. But some community child care facilities were reliant on members from community... Read more
He was replying to Independent TD Maureen O’Sullivan, who suggested the programme be transferred from his department to the Department of Education. Ms O’Sullivan said that the teachers invo... Read more
I will of course be supporting the calls for greater investment in Primary Education. As a teacher for over 30 years I know the benefit of smaller class sizes and the way in which it creates... Read more
The line from the Government is job, jobs, jobs from the Transatlantic Trade Investment Partnership (TTIP) . TTIP is about giving power to corporations and profit based organisations and wil... Read more
An méid atá le rá agam inniu, tá sé ráite agam cheana, an bhliain seo caite agus an bhliain roimhe sin agus an bhliain roimhe sin arís. Is í an fhadhb atá ann ná nach bhfuil aon fheabhas tag... Read more
I brought up the School Completion Programme with the Tanaiste on Thursday which is under considerable strain coping with cumulative cuts of 30% and coping with the shortfall in other servic... Read more
I have been sceptical about the Teaching Council from its creation and seriously question its worth as do many teachers…some quotes from teachers and former colleagues of mine about th... Read more