Give me a crash course in . . . Irish school standardsThe Department of Education chief inspector’s report shows strengths but also challenges in the school systemSat Mar 26 2022 - 06:00
Students face ‘disconnect’ between new Junior Cycle and existing Leaving CertNorma Foley tells school leaders a reformed senior cycle will meet needs of all studentsThu Mar 24 2022 - 20:05
Number of Ukrainian children in Irish schools set to grow ‘exponentially’Supports being put in place for new arrivals getting to grips with upheaval, says FoleyThu Mar 24 2022 - 16:40
Inspectors concerned over quality of teaching, learning in IrishLearning as Gaeilge suffered disproportionately during coronavirus pandemic, say schoolsWed Mar 23 2022 - 13:20
Several private schools in south Dublin plan to enrol students with special needs for first timeFunded special classes to be established in private sector with fees waivedWed Mar 23 2022 - 00:00
English language classes planned for Ukrainian refugees‘Personalised assessments’ to be made available for those people seeking workSun Mar 20 2022 - 15:58
Tens of thousands of spare school places identified for Ukrainian childrenPrimary enrolments reduced by 25,000 since 2018, according to Department of EducationFri Mar 18 2022 - 16:45
UL pays tribute to former chancellor Dr Miriam Hederman O’BrienBarrister, academic and first female chancellor of an Irish university dies at 89Wed Mar 16 2022 - 20:39
Irish students will ‘not lose out’ over providing university places for UkrainiansNew arrivals will have access to same supports and grants available to Irish studentsWed Mar 16 2022 - 07:33
Ukrainian teachers to be fast-tracked through registration systemMove aims to ensure schools can cope with expected influx of childrenSat Mar 12 2022 - 19:23
Parents may not get to choose patron of ‘reconfigured’ Catholic schoolsEducate Together fears being excluded from plan to create multi-denominational schoolsFri Mar 11 2022 - 18:57
State to pay Church rent for schools that become multi-denominationalBishops to ‘co-operate fully’ in facilitating school choice in eight pilot areasFri Mar 11 2022 - 00:00
Schools with spare places identified ahead of arrival of Ukrainian familiesAuthorities planning database of Ukrainian speakers to assist with integrationThu Mar 10 2022 - 18:43
‘They miss their friends’: Ukrainian children start school just days after arriving in IrelandFamily begins new life in Co Kildare after offer of accommodation via FacebookWed Mar 09 2022 - 19:49
Is your local school among 310 to get more teachers and funds under expanded Deis scheme?Disadvantaged programme expanded to include schools attended by 60,000 studentsWed Mar 09 2022 - 19:38
CAO 2022: Steep decrease in applications for nursing and health-related coursesBusiness, law and science slip too, while arts, environment and languages riseWed Mar 09 2022 - 06:00
Number of Covid-related absences among teachers falls 50%, figures showTeachers’ unions, however, say virus remains an issue of concern in classroomsMon Mar 07 2022 - 17:54
‘Cold... discriminatory’: Students campaign to end skirt-only uniform policiesSchoolgirls say ‘ladylike’ skirt rules are outdated and hinder freedom of movementMon Mar 07 2022 - 05:00
‘Ground-breaking’ change will give students role in shaping curriculumNorma Foley to appoint student representative to State body for syllabus and assessmentSun Mar 06 2022 - 19:46
No phones, no slouching, no excuses: Britain’s strictest teacher has lessons for Irish schoolsKatharine Birbalsingh says Irish parents should resist ‘progressive’ education policiesSat Mar 05 2022 - 06:00
Cross-Border research projects to get €37m fundingGovernment higher education initiative aims to deliver all-island approaches to innovationWed Mar 02 2022 - 21:50
Second UCD statement on Ukraine invasion ‘late and grudging’University’s initial reaction reveals sensitivity to damaging links with China, says academicWed Mar 02 2022 - 21:46
‘The need for a single-sex school isn’t there’: All-girls school in south Dublin to admit boysRathdown School in Glenageary to begin move to co-education later this yearWed Mar 02 2022 - 00:34
Irish higher education ‘under threat’ from global cheating industryOfficials estimate up to 10% of students may have used contract cheating servicesTue Mar 01 2022 - 20:31
Many intelligent students failing to excel in school due to ‘rigid’ education systemPrincipals say there is broad consensus in schools for Leaving Cert reformTue Mar 01 2022 - 19:20
Inside the battle to ‘save’ private schools as funding is questionedPrincipals, fearing an end to State subsidies for the sector, plan a rear-guard actionSat Feb 19 2022 - 06:00
Private schools say fees would double if State funding is withdrawn for sectorSF pledge to remove €111m subsidy sparks alarm among fee-charging schoolsSat Feb 19 2022 - 01:58
Storm Eunice: Schools and colleges close ahead of severe weatherDamaging winds in excess of 130km/h expected as well as flooding and power cutsFri Feb 18 2022 - 01:00
‘We’re looking forward to seeing their faces again’: Schools ready to end mask-wearingPublic health experts advise easing of Covid rules as teachers’ unions urge cautionThu Feb 17 2022 - 18:07
Third of people want more mixed, multidenominational schools, survey findsProgress in expanding school choice moving ‘far too slowly’, education boards chief saysThu Feb 17 2022 - 13:37
Covid-19: Government expects Nphet to recommend mask wearing be voluntaryTeaching unions want cautious approach to easing of mitigation measures in schoolsThu Feb 17 2022 - 01:00
Caution urged over relaxation of Covid restrictions in schoolsTeachers’ union says infection prevention measures should stay in place until EasterWed Feb 16 2022 - 19:46
‘Damage’ to children due to reduced SNA support sparks Dáil protestSchool says it has to share one SNA among 12 vulnerable pupils with additional needsWed Feb 16 2022 - 19:21
Bernie McNally named Department of Education secretary generalOutgoing mandarin Seán Ó Foghlú due to complete 10-year term of office this weekTue Feb 15 2022 - 15:58
Record 14,000 teachers absent from school last month due to Covid-19Jump in teacher absences of 55% as school managers warn ‘pandemic is not over’Mon Feb 14 2022 - 01:36
New bank holiday may shorten school yearSecondary school students currently have one of shortest academic years in EuropeFri Feb 11 2022 - 01:00
UCD and Blackhall students secure places in Irish Times Debate grand finalFinal of Ireland’s longest-running third-level debating competition takes place next monthThu Feb 10 2022 - 21:19
New advice on face mask rules for schools due shortlySchool managers warn ‘pandemic is not over’ amid student and staff absencesThu Feb 10 2022 - 18:46
Extra funding for third level should take priority over cuts to fees, says VaradkarTánaiste says it would be a mistake to cut €3,000 student charge and only leave ‘small bit’ for core fundsWed Feb 09 2022 - 15:59
Leaving Cert 2022: More choice and fewer questions confirmedJunior Cycle and Leaving Cert exams to commence on Wednesday, June 8thTue Feb 08 2022 - 19:29
‘Unjust’ priority admissions for past pupils’ children must go, says OmbudsmanDr Niall Muldoon says rule risks locking generations into cycle of disadvantageTue Feb 08 2022 - 16:03
Call to end ‘outdated’ single-sex schools within 10-15 yearsMove needed to tackle gender inequality and ‘toxic masculinity’, Labour saysMon Feb 07 2022 - 06:00
Employment rates dropped for college graduates during height of Covid-19Technology graduates highest paid, arts and humanities were lowestMon Feb 07 2022 - 03:11
‘Best thing we’ve ever done’: The boys-only secondary school that turned co-edGender-based violence sparks debate on whether single-sex schools are healthyMon Feb 07 2022 - 01:00
Leaving Cert class of 2022: Do you want the good news or bad news first?There will be no hybrid option this year – but students will benefit from changes to examsSat Feb 05 2022 - 06:00
Trinity and Blackhall students through to Irish Times Debate finalFinal of Ireland’s longest-running third-level debating competition to take place at UCCThu Feb 03 2022 - 21:38
Leaving Cert grades likely to gradually return to normality from 2023Sudden shift to pre-pandemic standards is not expected, says Department of EducationWed Feb 02 2022 - 19:30
Colleges warn of ‘cruel’ grade inflation following Leaving Cert decisionHigh-points students may lose out on chosen courses, say higher education sourcesWed Feb 02 2022 - 02:00
Schools to get details of ‘radically different’ Leaving Cert examNo ‘fair’ way to deliver hybrid approach to exams this year, says Minister for EducationTue Feb 01 2022 - 20:10
Why the Government killed off the hybrid Leaving CertAnalysis: Lack of key data would have ‘seriously weakened’ estimated grades processTue Feb 01 2022 - 19:00
