A super-charged technology threatens to destroy the integrity of the Leaving Cert
Additional assessment components worth 40% are being introduced at a time when AI tools are developing rapidly and relentlessly
Classroom Central
Dozens of pupils unable to secure school places using grant for nine hours’ tuition at home
Enrolment pressure at second level most acute in Greater Dublin Area
‘Dealing with parents can be scary’: New teachers on life in today’s classroom
Although many young teachers are emigrating, most have chosen to stay in Ireland. Five of them share their experiences
Teacher supply crisis: ‘There are times when we’ve had no applications for vacant positions’
Recruitment challenges mean vulnerable children can end up without vital support, says principal Conor McCarthy
Thousands of children left with unqualified teachers amid staffing ‘crisis’
Primary school leaders say difficulties filling staff vacancies is having a ‘profound’ impact on the quality of education
Concern over ‘competence and confidence’ of some teachers in all-Irish schools
Minister for Education urged to ‘urgently’ release draft of long-awaited policy on Irish language education
Five new special schools to be established next year amid rise in pupils with additional needs
Two of schools will be based in Dublin, while the remainder in Cork, Monaghan and Tipperary
Parents advised to apply to ‘multiple’ secondary schools due to pressure on places
As post-primary enrolments climb to highest level on record, Department of Education says there are sufficient school places in most areas
Female school principals face much higher rates of bullying and violence, study finds
Study based on data collected from more than 600 school leaders in Irish second level schools
Visually impaired pupils ‘excluded’ from PE classes and school trips
Oireachtas committee told students need much greater levels of support to access curriculum
Pupils will not watch sexually explicit material ‘under any circumstance’ in SPHE classes, Foley says
Teacher claimed in viral video new resources include graphic videos on masturbation and sex acts
I see students in class watching sport on YouTube or shopping on Amazon. The pull of internet distraction is exhausting
Banning phones in schools is just the start – we need to do more to educate pupils on fighting the urge of distraction when they feel uncomfortable or bored
‘It’s common knowledge teachers lie about their faith’: Is religion a barrier to getting a job as a primary teacher?
Critics say a requirement to hold a religious certificate in most national schools means many new teachers have to uphold something they don’t believe
I worry my daughter will drift during a ‘doss’ transition year. Should she skip it?
This can be particularly beneficial for students who thrive in interactive and collaborative learning environments.
Free schoolbooks extended to Leaving Cert and free meals for all primary pupils from next year
Budget 2025: Last year’s ‘one-off’ €1,000 cut to third level fees extended into the new academic year
‘In school people are scared to be a bit strange’: Gifted students on life in mainstream schools
Exceptionally able students can often feel like outsiders - but many feel at home at the Centre for Talented Youth Ireland
Some Deis schools no longer qualify. This undermines the entire programme
Inequities in Irish education policy, which have been ignored for so long, will not be addressed any time soon
‘I don’t want to give my child a smartphone but worry he will feel left out if I don’t’
Parents have felt powerless in the face of advances in technology - that, hopefully, is changing
New funding approved for students in Deis schools to attend Gaeltacht Irish colleges
Over 800 students expected to benefit from Deis Gaeltachta Scheme in summer of 2025
A discriminatory law has become a block on the divestment of Catholic schools
Alone among faith schools, Catholic schools are prevented from prioritising children from families committed to their ethos. The legislation is up for review
Anger as ‘paltry’ €2,000 incentive scheme for new teachers will be taxable
Teachers’ union says new measure will have negligible impact on teacher supply
All schoolchildren to be invited to take part in ‘folklore project for the 21st century’
Initiative follows ‘groundbreaking’ project of 1930s which captured thousands of pupils’ voices
Students perform best with regular homework tasks of up to 15 minutes, research shows
Maynooth University study finds ‘little and often’ approach is just as effective as longer assignments
Irish principals condemn ‘vacuous’ OECD review which missed ‘severe deprivation’ in some schools
Department of Education’s own information repeated in report, leaders of schools in disadvantaged areas say
Synge Street CBS is to admit girls for first time in 160 years and become an all-Irish Gaelcholáiste
Dublin school’s past pupils include taoisigh, presidents and high profile figures from media and sporting worlds
Teachers’ salaries have declined in real terms in recent years, OECD report finds
Ireland spends less on education per student compared to average across developed countries
‘I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t nervous’: Why these teenagers are moving to secondary schools abroad
Four Irish students have won scholarships for two years to study the International Baccalaureate in different parts of the globe
‘There are Caitrionas in every school – young people quietly struggling and suffering’
Return to school is a time when students who are not coping are potentially less likely to be detected. And this is nobody’s fault; it is a systemic problem
Teachers should not be forced to deliver ‘sensitive’ sex education classes - union
New curriculum - including sexual consent and attitudes to pornography - to be mandatory at senior cycle
‘It was awful. He wouldn’t get out of the car’: Why more children are refusing to go to school
The pandemic magnified issues such as anxiety and bullying for students. Alternative education providers are responding, but some are hugely oversubscribed
AI tools could revolutionise education but leave Gaelscoileanna behind
Irish-language schools may be faced with an impossible choice: embrace second-rate AI or forgo the potential benefits of automation
‘It’s an absolute nightmare’: Hundreds of schoolchildren with tickets told no buses available
Delays awarding contracts and driver shortages have delayed resumption of services in some areas, Bus Éireann says
Schools issued with details on policing mobile phone ban
Detailed letter from Minister for Education to school managers outlines how they can implement more ‘stringent’ policies
Record numbers of students did not sit Irish Leaving Cert exam this year
Studying the language is mandatory at second level, but there is no obligation to sit the exam
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