Can my daughter secure a CAO course on lower points through Hear or Dare access routes?
CAO points requirements are always a worry for students – and parents. Under the Higher Education Access Route (Hear) and Disability Access Route to Education (Dare), it is possible to gain entry to higher education courses on reduced CAO points. Read More......
Plan for emotional counsellors in primary schools “must immediately include post-primary”
A ground-breaking initiative to provide in-school emotional counsellors for primary pupils must also include post-primary schools, the Oireachtas education committee heard today. Read More... Published in the Irish Independent on 8th November 2022.
Recognition for SNAs as training course accreditation expected within weeks
A big step up in recognition for special needs assistants (SNAs) is expected within weeks, Junior Minister for Special Education Josepha Madigan confirmed today. Read More... Published in The Irish Independent on 3rd November 2022.
NABMSE – Summary of Motions October 2022
NABMSE's Summary of Motions passed at our AGM in October 2022.
Mental Health Submission to the Oireachtas October 2022
Invitation to make a written submission to the Joint Committee on Education, Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science as part of the Committee’s examination of Mental Health Supports in Schools and Tertiary Education. Click here to read full...
Joint Committee on Autism – Request for Submissions
Joint Committee on Autism - Request for Submissions Orders of Reference: The Joint Committee on Autism was established by the Dáil and Seanad with the following order of reference: “The Joint Committee shall consider matters relating to the services and supports...
Draft Level 2 junior cycle History short course
NCCA is developing a new short course History specification for Level 2 learners in Junior Cycle. This new course will provide 100 hours of learning for Level 2 students over the three years of junior cycle. It will be supported by assessment guidelines and exemplars...
Ministers Foley and Ryan launch Schools Energy Retrofit Pathfinder Programme for 2023 – 2024
Minister for Education Norma Foley and Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications Eamon Ryan today launched the 2023 – 2024 Schools Energy Retrofit Pathfinder Programme that will evaluate and demonstrate the approach to energy retrofit and carbon...
Primary Managers Call for Major Increase in Capitation to cope with Cost of Living Crises
The Primary Management Bodies (An Foras Pátrúnachta, CPSMA, Church of Ireland Board of Education, Educate Together, ETBI, NAMBSE and the Muslim Primary Board) today issued a joint statement calling for the immediate increase in the basic capitation rate by 50% to €275...