Joe McHugh to meet with stakeholders in relation to leaving cert
The Leaving Cert may still be scrapped, according to reports this morning. The Irish Independent says the use of predictive grades will be discussed when the Education Minister and Donegal TD, Joe McHugh meets stakeholders today. Covid-19 has meant the state exams are due to begin on July…
Funding secure for Summerhill College Extension
Assurances have been sought from the Minister for Education and Skills, Joe McHugh TD to confirm that Government capital investment funding for the proposed development of a new building extension at Summerhill College in Sligo will not be affected by the financial uncertainty caused by the COVID19 outbreak. Funding…
Local Principal expresses frustration over Leaving Cert
A Sligo secondary school principal has criticised the Department of Education for failing to provide schools with clarity on how the Leaving cert examinations will be staged in 2020. Paul Keogh, the Principal of Summerhill College says the current situation is hugely frustrating for student, parents and teachers. …
Start date confirmed for Leaving Cert
A start date for the Leaving Cert has been confirmed by the Minister for Education – it’s Wednesday July 29th. Donegal TD, Joe McHugh, last night told the Dáil a schedule for the exams will be released in the first week of June. The confirmation of a start…
McHugh – Leaving Cert could start on July 29th
The Education Minister, Donegal TD Joe McHugh has told students to aim for the Leaving Cert starting on Wednesday, July 29th. The exams have been pushed back from its usual date of early June due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Minister Joe McHugh says he hopes to confirm the…
Students to access school lessons over internet
Schools, colleges and childcare facilities across the north west are closed from today, as government measures to stop the spread of coronavirus take effect. 70 people are now confirmed to have the illness, after 27 new cases were announced last night. One person has died. The Education…
Forsa: Many school secretaries, caretakers on minimum wage
A north west member of the public service union Forsa says there are school secretaries and caretakers in the region who have been on the minimum wage for years. Frank Considine, a secretary in St Clare’s National School in Manorhamilton, was speaking as up to 1,000 school secretaries throughout the…