The statue of a former Lord Mayor of London should not be taken down but rather kept in place to educate future generations about the evils of slavery, a campaign group said on Monday.
Inflexible Leaving Cert uses limited range of assessments, says Taoiseach
Micheál Martin backed the idea of teaching European languages in primary schools.
Taoiseach Micheál Martin: Across all levels of education, we must be open to innovation and addressing clear challenges faced by our country. File picture: Julien Behal
Tue, 19 Jan, 2021 - 18:00
Jess Casey
The Leaving Certificate is “often too inflexible” and uses a “very limited range” of methods for assessing learning, Taoiseach Micheál Martin has told educators.
Mr Martin was speaking at the launch of the 2020 Education Matters Education Yearbook this afternoon.
In a year defined by Covid-19, we also saw a once-in-a-century event in the world of education , according to Dr Brian Mooney, editor of this year s yearbook.
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by Fred Kenney, Executive Director, Addison County Economic Development Corp and President of the Regional Development Corporations of Vermont When COVID-19 hit, businesses and organizations across Vermont were scrambling to adapt to a new virtual and contactless world. In response to the changing economy, the Regional Development Corporations of Vermont (RDCs) worked quickly to launch the ReStart Vermont Technical Assistance Program, or ReVTA program, designed to deliver critically important technical assistance to hundreds of businesses and organizations looking to adapt business practices, retrofit space and access new technologies.
The magic behind this effort is its simplicity. The RDCs of Vermont twelve independent entities collaborated as we often do, to put the critical needs of businesses and organizations front and center in our pandemic response.
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FED-up litter pickers have placed signs around their village urging motorists not to be a ‘tosser’. The risque signs have been put up along roads in Coggeshall by Brian Mooney and his group of volunteers, who spend hours clearing rubbish dumped on verges and paths. Mr Mooney started litter-picking several years ago by himself and admits the problem is getting worse. He said: “No one else was picking the rubbish up so I decided to start doing something about it. “But I was spending quite a bit of time in London so put a call out on Facebook to get some help and there were quite a few people who volunteered.