All schools to be included in summer education

 Minister for Education Norma Foley announced the extension of the summer education programme which aims to support pupils re-engage with education after the pandemic. Picture: Sasko Lazarov/Rollingnews.ie

Summer education programmes are to be expanded to include post-primary students this year in response to the pandemic.

The Department of Education has also announced that funding for the scheme, which in previous years has been referred to as July Provision, is set to double this year to €40m.