Department of Education and Skills Announcements - Coronavirus / Covid-19
Department of Education and Skills Announcements - Coronavirus / Covid-19
5 June, 2020: Minister McHugh confirms Summer Programme to run for children with special educational needs and disadvantage - view here
03 June 2020: Message to Sixth Class Students from President Michael D. Higgins - view here
26 May 2020: Calculated Grades – A Guide for Leaving Certificate Students 2020 - view here
19 May 2020: Message for Post-primary Students from President Michael D Higgins - view here
18th May 2020: Important Information for school staff accessing schools on the 18th May 2020 - view here
May 2020: Challenges of Organising Examinations with Social Distancing Requirements - view here
Advisory Group: Advisory Group established to identify and advise the Minister and State Examinations Commission on altered arrangements for the running of the 2020 state examinations, the certification of students’ learning in 2020 and any consequential actions arising. - view here
08 May, 2020 - Leaving Cert 2020
- Message from Minister McHugh - view here.
- Leaving Certificate Students 2020 - view here.
- Leaving Certificate 2020 Information and Resources - view here.
- Wellbeing Information and Resources - view here.
Junior Cycle Examinations 2020: Questions and Answers - view here
06 May, 2020: Department of Education and Skills’ statement on stakeholder engagement in relation to the State Examinations - view here.
Leaving Cert students: Information about the exams including wellbeing resources and supports - view here.
Junior Cycle Examinations 2020: Questions and Answers - view here.
24 April 2020: Department of Education and Skills statement on stakeholder engagement in relation to the State Examinations - view here.
Temporary Procedures for SEN Transport Applications - Applications for Special Educational Needs (SEN) Transport during the current Covid-19 Period of Restrictions - view here.
22 April 2020: Department of Education and Skills statement on stakeholder engagement in relation to the State Examinations - view here.
17 April 2020: Department of Education and Skills statement on stakeholder engagement in relation to the State Examinations - view here.
10 April 2020: Minister McHugh Announces Postponement of State Examinations - view here.
09 April 2020:Briefing on Covid-19 responses in the Education and Training Sector - view here.
02 April 2020: Guidance on continuity of schooling for primary and post-primary schools - view here.
01 April 2020: Important information regarding school administration issues during the current public health emergency - view here.
01 April 2020: Minister McHugh announces contingency plans for temporary assignment arrangements for education and training sector staff - view here.
26 March 2020: Government confirms continued funding for Schools Meals Programme - view here.
25 March 2020: Letter to principals and teachers regarding continuity of teaching and learning - view here.
24 March 2020: Covid-19 Statement from the Department of Education and Skills - view here.
All schools, pre-schools and further and higher education settings will remain closed to students until 19 April 2020
22 March 2020: Statement from the Department of Education and Skills for students in the English language education sector - view here.
19 March 2020: Minister McHugh Announces Cancellation of Leaving Certificate and Junior Cycle Oral and Practical Performance Tests - view here.
Cancellation of oral and practical performance tests of the state examinations which were originally scheduled to take place from Monday 23 March to Friday 3 April 2020. All students who were due to take these tests will be awarded full marks for this portion of the exam.
COVID-19 Update
As directed by An Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar, all CPD events scheduled by Clare Education Centre are now postponed. Clare Education Centre will aim to reschedule these events after the Easter break, depending on national guidelines at that time.
Please check regularly for updates.
