“The Leaving Cert class of 2022 cannot continue to be left in limbo by the minister for education,” the Cork South-Central TD said.

UCC’s Bystander Intervention Programme supports students in identifying what sexual harassment and violence look like, from leering, cat calling and groping right up to rape and aggravated sexual assault.

The Minister for Education Norma Foley, Department officials and the State Examinations Commission today hosted an online meeting of the advisory group of stakeholders on planning for the 2022 State Examinations.

A significant extension programme has been approved for Bandon secondary school Coláiste na Toirbhirte. The co-educational secondary school has been given the green light to proceed to tender for the construction of sixteen new classrooms.

The fourth-year students from the Bishopstown secondary school came up with the business idea as part of their Student Enterprise Ireland project.

When applying for one of the scholarships, sixth-class pupils were invited to draw a poster and write a short essay that would reflect their interest in Irish language, culture, and heritage. 

Sixth class students at the North Monastery Primary School have committed to a 10-week programme run by Sam’s Business Bus in which they learn entrepreneurial skills that will bring them through to secondary level.

The Department of Education made an investment of €2m to convert the previous 10-classroom primary school into a fit-for-purpose special school, including associated clinician and educational support rooms.

The Cope Foundation has launched its annual 300,000 steps challenge

The school provides educational support for children at the hospital ranging from primary to secondary school level.

A Cork mother highlights that some students face a long commute to access a suitable place. 

A number of students from Cork have been recognised at this year's event 

The Cork County Council initiative is hoping to see thousands of plastic bottles removed from schools each week.

The I Wish partnership with the Irish Venture Capital Association (IVCA) will see transition year students of Presentation Secondary School in Ballyphehane connect virtually with sophomores from Archbishop Riordan High School in San Francisco.

The new building will measure 37,000 square feet and will include a fourteen-classroom mainstream school building including a hall and a dedicated five-class ASD unit.

Considerations around Covid-19 will affect many aspects of college life.

Sinn Féin spokesperson for education Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire said that sixth-year students must be given the choice between accredited grades and sitting exams this year.

The Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) data covers the period between June 27 and the end of the year, and recorded 514 outbreaks linked to schoolchildren and staff.

“THEY have to go to school and get back into a routine. We have to get on with life,” said a mother of a primary school student in Togher Boys’ National School who started back today after the Christmas holidays.

Public health officials, unions, management bodies, the Minister for Education Norma Foley, and the Department of Education all met yesterday afternoon and they were told that public health advice remains that schools are safe.

It comes as secondary teachers’ union, the ASTI, called for a “a delayed and staggered reopening” of schools, which are set to return on Thursday.

Schools are expected to reopen as scheduled, despite growing concerns about the recent surge in daily reported Covid cases.

Don O’Leary, director of the Cork Life Centre, talks publicly about his diagnosis of terminal cancer for the first time with Donal O’Keeffe

The extension project follows a major expansion of the school in 2017.

The award has been made to lecturers and students in the marketing discipline who comprised a team that made the award submission over the past 12 months

A first-year student from Douglas Community School was recently presented with a signed Norwich City FC soccer jersey from Irish international striker Adam Idah, who previously attended the Cork secondary school.

Number 1 Tallon Heights will now act as the Beara Hub and it will compliment the existing care services in the Beara peninsula.

Schools are due to finish up for Christmas break tomorrow and though most students have been in attendance for the past few days, staff members who spoke with The Echo said they did expect absences this week.

STUDENTS from Kilmeen National School recently staged a Christmas concert extravaganza for their friends and family members.

Pupils across the pre-school, primary and secondary school campus have worked together on the initiative. 

Cian O’Mahony has been announced as one of two awardees of the inaugural Irish Research Council (IRC) and Google Ireland Scholarship under the IRC Enterprise Partnership Scheme.

Some 40% of respondents to the ICOS study said they had either directly experienced racism or witnessed it, with only 5% then reporting it.

TWO primary schools in Cork have been named as winners of a national design competition that used 3D printing to respond to health challenges in their local community.

The song ‘Santa’s Still Coming To Town’ will feature in Home School Hub: A Christmas Cracker which will be broadcast on Christmas Day on RTÉ2.

The Taoiseach last night insisted however that it is not the Government's intention to close schools early. 

Catriona Twomey paid tribute to the Cork pupils who she said were a credit to their school and families. 

The Fianna Fáil councillor said a new school campus is required to cater for the growing demand

Calum’s native language is ISL, and his family has long argued that Calum needs an ISL interpreter in his classroom. 

PRIMARY, special and post-primary schools in Cork are to receive a total of €6. 97m to enable minor works to be carried out as part of additional support in the context of Covid-19.

“They’re now facing the prospect that they’ll have to travel to school away from their friends and community." 

The school is seeking to embed an ethos of sustainability in all aspects of school life.

The new development will include an additional 19 classrooms, three science labs, an art room, a textile room, a home economics room, a canteen, a staffroom, five special education tuition rooms, and an integrated special needs unit

Irish Water crews investigated the issue this morning. 

The new school will meet the growing demand for school places in the local area.

“I’m stressed because the Leaving Cert defines your life, and is the main focus of your life for people under the age of 18." 

Preparations are under way for Cork Life Centre’s Christmas festivities, and some of those working at the centre tell Donal O’Keeffe about what they have planned. 

It comes amid concerns over a shortage of school places for children with additional educational needs in parts of the county. 

OVER €5 million in funding is to be provided to Cork primary and secondary schools to help them tackle the digital divide in Irish schools.

A Cork primary school principal said his students have been ‘very compliant’ with the public health directive to wear masks for students from third class upwards.

KIDS at a school in North Cork are hoping for a number one hit from Santa this year. Pupils from Charleville CBS Primary School have already racked up almost 11,000 views on YouTube with their recent music video.