Leaving Cert grades to match last year’s record high resultsRandom selection likely among many high points courses due to ‘populist’ decision to allow grade inflationThu Sept 01 2022 - 05:45
Commission warns Government over high levels of ‘dangerous’ bullying by schoolchildren Human rights body calls for urgent publication of new action plan on bullying and cyberbullyingThu Sept 01 2022 - 01:00
Universities receive hundreds of offers from homeowners to rent rooms to studentsMost colleges believe it will make a small dent in overall demand for student accommodationWed Aug 31 2022 - 20:01
Leaving Cert results anxiety: ‘We’ve been through an awful lot’Leaving Cert results on Friday will end a journey of anxiety and uncertainty for many studentsWed Aug 31 2022 - 07:00
Plan unveiled to progress school leavers from poorer areas into higher educationFund of €35m set to boost numbers via bursaries, supports and closer school linksWed Aug 31 2022 - 01:00
Unions for teachers and nurses suspend ballots on industrial action to consider pay offerGovernment’s 6.5% pay offer would cost €1.6 billion over three yearsTue Aug 30 2022 - 21:18
Ireland’s €1,518 ‘free’ education: Is there a better way than the current system?Other developed countries provide books and balk at the idea of ‘voluntary’ contributionsTue Aug 30 2022 - 00:00
Student experience at university under ‘significant strain’, institutes saySharp funding increase needed amid rise in student numbers, says Irish Universities AssociationMon Aug 29 2022 - 00:01
Irish student told UK university place no longer guaranteed over delayed Leaving Cert resultsJames O’Donoghue, who applied to study medicine, is one of about 1,500 Irish students to receive conditional offers in UK collegesSun Aug 28 2022 - 13:54
Junior infants ‘over-prepared’ in numeracy and literacy when starting school, study findsSocial, emotional and self-management skills are more important to help smooth transition into primary schoolThu Aug 25 2022 - 00:01
About 3,800 recently arrived Ukrainian children may need school placesEducation authorities say there is sufficient spare capacity within Irish schools to accommodate new arrivalsWed Aug 24 2022 - 20:16
Authorities scramble to open new special-needs classes and schools for 100 childrenNew places will open as soon as possible, says Josepha MadiganWed Aug 24 2022 - 12:05
Sensory spaces, quiet zones: how the college campus is changingUniversities are transforming to meet the needs of a growing number of students with disabilitiesMon Aug 22 2022 - 03:00
Universities must tackle high dropout rates under new plan Aim is to improve graduation and employment rates for vulnerable studentsMon Aug 22 2022 - 03:00
Parents concerned over gaps in children’s learning following Covid-related disruptionSurvey shows many do not feel enough additional support has been provided to help pupils catch upSat Aug 20 2022 - 01:00
Record number of applications for back-to-school allowance amid cost-of-living crisisParents risk going into debt as many struggle to meet rising school costs, charity warnsFri Aug 19 2022 - 03:45
Accommodation crisis: Homeowners asked to rent rooms to students Student unions warn of unprecedented shortages of beds in SeptemberWed Aug 17 2022 - 16:49
Leaving Cert 2022 results to be released online at 10am on September 2ndCandidates will have short timeframe to view marked exam scripts before deciding whether to appeal resultsTue Aug 16 2022 - 22:24
Unqualified teachers hired to help mark State examsState Examinations Commission says ‘small proportion’ of trainees hired but majority are serving or retired teachersMon Aug 15 2022 - 04:00
Teacher ‘hugely ashamed’ over forging documents to secure second level teaching post‘It is still something I am very embarrassed about’ says teacher at centre of fitness-to-teach inquiryFri Aug 12 2022 - 15:01
Plan to fast-track cuts to €3,000 student contribution feeColleges advised to delay collection of charge for September amid suggestion of €500 reductionFri Aug 12 2022 - 03:00
TUI to ballot members on industrial action next month unless pay deal is improvedAll three teachers’ unions set to vote after proposed 5% salary hike over two years rejected as ‘not credible’Thu Aug 11 2022 - 18:41
Court ruling highlights ‘unacceptable’ waiting lists for children, disability campaigners sayThousands of vulnerable children waiting years to access to speech and language, occupational therapy and other interventionsThu Jul 21 2022 - 12:30
Proportion of students attending fee-charging schools falls‘Free’ school sector growing at faster pace as overall student numbers at second level climb to record 390,000Wed Jul 20 2022 - 19:46
Updating sex education is the easy bit. Ensuring the topic is taught effectively will be far more difficultAnalysis: Lack of training, low status and a crowded timetable mean sex education is neglected in most schoolsMon Jul 18 2022 - 16:18
Consent, online pornography and gender stereotyping part of new proposals in sex education syllabusAll issues would be covered in a safe environment to ensure that students were given the skills to cope with all aspects of real lifeMon Jul 18 2022 - 09:00
State may part-fund construction of student beds on university campusesPlanning permission for thousands of purpose-built student accommodation shelved due to soaring cost of constructionMon Jul 18 2022 - 04:00
Student accommodation crisis: ‘I think it will be worse than ever’ Hotels are being approached to help supply student accommodation due to an acute shortage of bedsMon Jul 18 2022 - 04:00
Cut-off button for children’s smartphones and robots to collect litter: Ideas from the Irish public on how to create a better future18,000 submissions form part of a national campaign to inform State-funded researchFri Jul 15 2022 - 18:57
Foley defends €38,000 starting salary for teachers amid calls for ‘Dublin allowance’Teachers’ unions warn that schools in the capital risk losing staff due to soaring rents, rising house prices and a cost-of-living crisisWed Jul 13 2022 - 16:47
Families paying thousands to have children privately assessed due to HSE backlog Autism charity chief tells Oireachtas committee of long waits for access to supportsTue Jul 12 2022 - 21:10
CAO 2022: Surge in applications for environment, architecture and artsStrong demand and high grades mean points likely to be close to last year’s record-high levelsTue Jul 12 2022 - 20:23
Additional 60 medicine course places to be offered through CAO in SeptemberTotal of 200 extra places over five years aims to boost supply of doctors and ease pressure on college pointsTue Jul 12 2022 - 19:12
More than 800 children in receipt of home tuition due to lack of appropriate school placesOireachtas due to pass emergency legislation aimed at speeding up access to school for vulnerable childrenMon Jul 11 2022 - 02:00
‘It’s not fair’: Leaving Cert student who had epileptic seizure not allowed to resit examGalway student unable to access deferred exam under SEC rules on basis that she had started paperMon Jul 11 2022 - 01:30
Religious groups to retain ownership of schools that become multidenominationalGovernment has pledged to ‘reconfigure’ patronage of hundreds of religious-run schools to improve parental choiceThu Jul 07 2022 - 16:34
Ireland should move towards publicly funded third-level system - reportGrant system should be reformed to include cost-of-living assessment, Oireachtas committee recommendsWed Jul 06 2022 - 19:52
About 4,000 vulnerable children waiting on assessments to get school placesAbout 4,000 children waiting on a diagnostic assessment to get a school place, Oireachtas Committee hearsTue Jul 05 2022 - 16:51
‘It’s shocking’: Many disadvantaged schools will not have access to free school meals in SeptemberOver 300 schools added to the Deis programme will not be entitled to school meals in SeptemberTue Jul 05 2022 - 05:00
More than 7,000 Ukrainian pupils enrolled in Irish schoolsNumbers expected to increase when schools reopen in SeptemberMon Jul 04 2022 - 00:01
Fine Gael TD calls for updated sex education at primary level to be expeditedRevised curriculum at primary level due to be completed in 2025Sun Jul 03 2022 - 16:49
‘It may be time to cap university places’: Can school leavers be convinced to ditch CAO points race?As CAO deadline looms, Government is sending mixed messages to school leavers over future career and study optionsFri Jul 01 2022 - 01:00
Emergency legislation aims to deliver school places for 100 children with special needsMinisters unable to guarantee all children who require a school place will have one for SeptemberWed Jun 29 2022 - 05:00
The Leaving Cert is over. What happens to your exam script now?Most students’ exam papers are being marked online in a system which authorities say reduces errors and speeds up turnaround timesTue Jun 28 2022 - 17:05
Extra 1,000 CAO places aim to take heat out of points raceHarris says new places in nursing, IT, architecture, construction, engineering, education and welfare coursesTue Jun 28 2022 - 12:11
Ukrainian pupils adapt to life in Irish schools: ‘They are very, very strong at maths’Teachers say Irish education system has responded well in meeting the needs of 7,000 Ukrainian pupilsSun Jun 26 2022 - 16:30
College applicants must wait until September 8th for CAO offersMany applying abroad will have to accept places before knowing if they have a place in an Irish universityFri Jun 24 2022 - 21:20
Leaving Cert economics: ‘No short cuts and nowhere to hide’ Topics such as market failures and sustainability feature in a diverse paper with plenty of choiceFri Jun 24 2022 - 17:29
Leaving Cert students must wait until September 2nd to receive resultsLater date will delay college for thousands of students and spark last-minute scramble for accommodationThu Jun 23 2022 - 12:00
Special needs pupils without school places are being ‘failed’ by department, says children’s ombudsmanThousands of children must travel outside their communities to access special education places, says MuldoonWed Jun 22 2022 - 00:00
