department-of-education

What Ireland can learn from Finnish schools in tackling disinformation

David Bale2 weeks ago014 mins

Finland regularly ranks as a world leader in media literacy, with its population well equipped to deal with misinformation, disinformation and many of the threats the digital age poses to democracy. It is the result of an education system that differs greatly from Irish schooling. Finnish students do not enter formal education until the age…

Cold snap: Public transport disruption and 28,000 without power following overnight snow

David Bale1 month ago013 mins

Major disruption to education expected and travel services already impacted, with ‘significant accumulations’ of snow in some countiesSchools will make individual decisions on reopening, based on local conditions A “multi-hazard weather event” with snow accumulations followed by a significant drop in temperatures will pose a significant risk over the coming days. There was significant snowfall…

School attendance among pupils drops significantly since Covid-19 pandemic

David Bale2 months ago04 mins

School attendance among pupils has dropped significantly since the pandemic as large numbers of children miss classes for extended periods. Just more than 25 per cent of all primary school pupils and 20 per cent of all second-level students missed 20 or more school days in the 2022/2023 school year. This is up significantly from…