by Michael Tighe
Posted on 19th August 2020 at 10:33 am
Education systems across the world are being impacted by COVID-19. Almost 900 million children and young people are affected by interruptions in their education and this number is growing. The response from education systems across the globe has been to turn to technological solutions to continue to engage their students in learning. As education systems […]
by Amy Townsend
Posted on 27th July 2020 at 12:07 pm
The coronavirus pandemic disrupted the education and training of learners across the world. In particular, learners from a disadvantaged background risk falling further behind, as distanced learning continues and the debate rages on about how to get learners back into classrooms as safely as possible. A recent report published by Cedefop, the European Centre for the […]
Posted on 22nd July 2020 at 4:34 pm
A new scheme announced by Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris TD and Minister of State Niall Collins TD will provide €168 million of funding for third level institutions and students. Notably, this new scheme includes €15 million to help us address the digital divide and give students the […]
Posted on 25th May 2020 at 3:32 pm
Minister McHugh announces online registration for Leaving Certificate Calculated Grades opens on Tuesday 26 May All Leaving Certificate and Leaving Certificate Applied students should register now on gov.ie/leavingcertificate The Minister for Education and Skills Joe McHugh TD today (Monday 25 May 2020) announced that the new online Calculated Grades Student Portal will open for registration […]