Parents are being urged to avoid term-time tears by VHI SwiftCare Clinics which see a significant increase in the number of children treated every September.

There was an increase of 10% in the number of children taking on extra tuition this summer under the July Provision scheme, according to figures from the Department of Education.

Bus Éireann expects every family who paid their children’s school bus fares should have their tickets by the end of next week.

Parents have been told to use their power to persuade schools not to restrict the sale of uniforms to just one shop after the Competition Authority forced a manufacturer to supply a second retailer with one school’s uniform.

Second-level courses in Russian, Japanese and Polish are being designed as part of Government efforts to increase foreign language skills for job creation.