Learning

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  Less homework, more playtime: Study reveals benefits for children’s health and sleep

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  At this care home, 70-year-olds with Alzheimer’s and school kids are meeting up to talk, laugh and play – and the results are amazing

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  ‘I paid for a school bus for Jonathan and didn’t get one, it kills me to see the empty seats’ – lottery for places leaves children with no transport

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  Sex education in school: ‘Saying sex should be pleasurable is not inappropriate — it’s a good thing’

  

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  Teacher Tok: Meet the Irish educators sharing knowledge and life lessons on social media

  

• Tanya Sweeney

  Most Read | ‘I asked my mum if she ever loved me and she said, ‘Of course... I just loved gear more’’

  

• Exams

  Dubliner Orla lands dream job after battle to do Leaving Cert Applied course

  

• Coronavirus

  Class of 2021: Now is the time to consider applying for PLC courses

  

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  ‘I can’t make it work': How are under-pressure families coping with the demands of homeschooling?

  

• Platform: I set up kids’ therapy centre to help my son

  

• How to make the most out of your 5km in Level 5, and teaching children the art of ‘slow looking’

  

• Coronavirus

  Confusion marks beginning of return to school after 152 pupils gather in hall for assembly

  

• Education Minister Norma Foley expects schools to remain open even if lockdown restrictions are put in place

• The stress-free guide on adapting to university

• How to identify and support neurodiversity

• 'They could be farming or flying to America. It’s endless what the imagination can do' - Are outdoor creches the future of Irish childcare?

• Children care about their reputation from age of two

• Advice for the new kids: Senior infants explain school

• Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai 'so excited' as she gains place at Oxford

• Meet the class of 2017: 'We have a broad mindset and are more accepting of change'

• 'Anyone thinking of leaving school at 16 should know that it's a big mistake' - Dad (39) celebrates Leaving Cert results

• Amanda Brunker: 'I didn't sit the Leaving Cert and I've done okay in life'

• The process of applying for a SUSI grant

• 'You have this constant fear you’ll be caught out' - Taxi driver who learned to read and write age 53

• Going to College

  Plan may see pupils take seat on boards

• 10 effective tips to get through exam time with minimal stress

• Big Bird confused by new autistic character on Sesame Street

• 'He never touched me - I was a mouthy, independent kid, and abusers are wary of the type': Panti Bliss on his boarding schools experience

• Are boarding schools really a home from home?

• ‘They were calling me names like dirty knacker and smelly tinker and I couldn’t understand why’- Irish traveller (19) on her experiences in education

• In code we trust: The benefits of giving your children a head start in coding

• We might just end up with more Trumps - and fewer Michael Ds