Teachers alarmed at plan to reopen schools without social distancingTeachers’ unions concerned at full-time return via ‘class bubble’ instead of social distancingSat Jun 13 2020 - 01:22
Doubts over whether enough school staff will sign up for summer programmeGovernment initiative aims to deliver support to thousands of vulnerable studentsFri Jun 12 2020 - 17:54
Class bubbles and staggered drop-offs: What school may look like in SeptemberDepartment of Education makes case for no social distancing within individual classesFri Jun 12 2020 - 16:52
Summer scheme to bridge education gap for special-needs childrenRising concern over vulnerable children losing key skills due to school closuresThu Jun 11 2020 - 20:43
Reopening childcare crucial for parents – but how many will be able to avail of it?Funding package comes just as most childcare providers prepare to close for summerThu Jun 11 2020 - 11:32
Irish schools and racism: Do we have a problem?Analysis: Christelle Bekombo is among a handful of black teachers in the Irish education systemThu Jun 11 2020 - 07:23
Teens who turned waste material into prize-winning display win national awardWicklow students named as winner of Generation Apprenticeship competitionWed Jun 10 2020 - 13:15
Irish universities climb up latest global rankingsTrinity College Dublin moves up seven places to rank just outside the world’s top 100Wed Jun 10 2020 - 00:01
Schools begin sending calculated Leaving Cert gradesConcern over difficulties getting grades for students taking subjects outside schoolMon Jun 8 2020 - 02:56
‘It’s going extremely smoothly’: School principals on Leaving Cert gradingThere has been some contact from parents but most schools report ‘plan B’ is going wellMon Jun 8 2020 - 02:25
Dublin city playgrounds to remain shut despite Taoiseach’s announcementCouncil says it does not operate supervised playgrounds so will not be reopening facilitiesFri Jun 5 2020 - 20:24
McHugh insists summer programme will not exclude children with disabilitiesCampaigners express alarm that plans could exclude thousands of vulnerable childrenThu Jun 4 2020 - 20:37
McHugh confident changes to public health advice will allow more pupils resume schoolMinister due to publish roadmap for school reopening at end of next weekThu Jun 4 2020 - 18:31
Foreign languages could be taught in preschool and primary - DepartmentRe-instating modern languages to the primary school curriculum would be ‘timely’Thu Jun 4 2020 - 17:18
Trade unions call for emergency funding to tackle ‘crisis’ facing third level collegesIctu education group says long-term plan needed to place sector on sustainable footingThu Jun 4 2020 - 12:10
All pupils will not be able to return to class at same time, INTO warnsLarge class sizes will make it more difficult to accommodate students, says union leaderThu Jun 4 2020 - 01:00
Resistance to special classes risks creating ‘segregated’ school systemDepartment of Education inspectors find many schools use restrictive enrolmentThu Jun 4 2020 - 00:55
Trinity College Dublin to resume with as much face-to-face teaching as possibleOnline lectures and on-campus tutorials for small groups may continue into 2021Wed Jun 3 2020 - 15:15
National Museum of Ireland seeks experts to dismantle 100-year-old whale skeletonsMove aims to pave way for planned €15m renovation and extension of ‘Dead Zoo’Wed Jun 3 2020 - 02:51
Future Leaving Cert exams may be influenced by ‘calculated grades’TUI president says grading process should be studied to see if aspects are worth retainingTue Jun 2 2020 - 00:46
Pods of four and ‘tapered curriculum’ among suggestions for when schools reopenDepartment considers plan that could allow most students return to school full-time in AugustSat May 30 2020 - 02:00
Covid-19: Pupils may be kept apart in groups and pods when schools reopenPrimary and secondary schools to restart at end of August, Varadkar confirmsSat May 30 2020 - 01:45
Q&A: How many days a week will children be able to attend school from late August?Roadmap for reopening schools being drawn up over the next fortnightFri May 29 2020 - 18:22
Coronavirus: Universities plan to limit student access to campusesThird-level institutions preparing for hybrid online and in-person approachFri May 29 2020 - 14:30
Almost 1,000 students fail to register before calculated grades deadlineSome 98% of Leaving Cert pupils sign up and will receive their results in AugustFri May 29 2020 - 14:27
Covid-19 student days: Empty lecture theatres, online learning and micro-communitiesUniversities are working to ensure college life is rich and not just screen-mediatedFri May 29 2020 - 11:00
Coronavirus: HSE experts support the early reopening of schoolsNew research finds that schools in Ireland are not a high-risk setting for Covid-19Fri May 29 2020 - 01:57
Deadline for Leaving Cert registration for calculated grades extended to noon on FridayMcHugh says his department will work with schools to identify non-registered studentsThu May 28 2020 - 22:35
All students will not return to school even if social distancing relaxed – McHughSchool capacity will still be curtailed even if need for two-metre distance reduced to oneThu May 28 2020 - 11:49
Some 10,000 Leaving Cert students yet to register for calculated gradesMinister for Education appeals to students not to leave online sign up until last minuteWed May 27 2020 - 16:53
Leaving Cert: Teachers advised to ‘destroy’ documents relating to students’ gradesSchools have been directed to only retain official forms with students’ final gradesWed May 27 2020 - 01:00
Many Leaving Cert students likely to defer college places this year, says reportLecture hall capacity may reduce by 90%, says Higher Education Authority reportTue May 26 2020 - 21:02
Leaving Cert Q&A: How do I apply for my calculated grades?Students are required to register online by 10pm on Thursday May 28thTue May 26 2020 - 14:11
Teachers enter uncharted territory in grading Leaving Cert studentsIndemnity concerns reflect wider uncertainty within school sector over what lies aheadFri May 22 2020 - 21:22
Leaving Cert: Breakthrough in ASTI row over predicted gradesSecondary teachers’ union directs members to engage in predictive grades processFri May 22 2020 - 16:32
Leaving Cert plan in doubt as teachers’ union tells members not to co-operateASTI says proposal to indemnify teachers against legal action is not strong enoughThu May 21 2020 - 20:18
Leaving Cert Q&A: How do I apply to get my calculated grades?Department officials have published guidance on how the new grading process will applyThu May 21 2020 - 14:51
Primary schools unlikely to reopen in June as union sees ‘mammoth task’ in SeptemberMinister says massive logistical work required to reopen schools in SeptemberThu May 21 2020 - 09:47
Minister outlines task to reopen schools in time for SeptemberComments dampen call from National Parents’ Council Primary for partial June reopeningWed May 20 2020 - 21:10
Coronavirus: Call to partially reopen primary schools in JuneNational Parents’ Council Primary urges review, but Harris rules out sixth-class returnWed May 20 2020 - 17:31
Parents should agree safety contracts prior to reopening schools, say principalsPupils may end up having to attend school on certain days of the weekTue May 19 2020 - 18:55
Teachers must declare conflicts of interest when grading Leaving Cert studentsDeputy principal may be asked to mark student if a teacher is grading their childTue May 19 2020 - 18:11
Gifts for teachers to be treated as ‘serious attempt’ to undermine Leaving Cert gradesOfficial guidance for schools over use of calculated grades to issue this weekMon May 18 2020 - 02:55
Students leave school to virtual graduations and a rapping chaplainCanon Peter Campion’s rap for Leaving Cert students at King’s Hospital proves online hitSun May 17 2020 - 18:48
Are schools ready for predicted grades? Some have used them for yearsData firm says results can be calculated within a single grade with 96% accuracySun May 17 2020 - 18:15
Parents call for primary schools to be reopened as soon as possibleCalls prompted in part by reopening of schools in number of European countriesFri May 15 2020 - 17:30
Is it safe to reopen schools? Other European countries are finding outHow our neighbours manage the return of pupils is being watched closely in IrelandThu May 14 2020 - 17:03
Primary schools likely to reopen on phased basis with smaller classesSchool managers, teachers’ warn nothing will be the same due to public health rulesThu May 14 2020 - 15:18
Staggered starts, temperature checks, face masks: the Leaving Cert that never wasState Examinations Commission document shows scale of challenge staging examsWed May 13 2020 - 18:45
No plans to reopen schools before SeptemberVaradkar said ‘among the safest things’ the State can do in coming months is to reopen schoolsWed May 13 2020 - 18:43