Conferences end with a whimper as teachers draw breathAnalysis: Industrial action threat fades despite anger over pay and spiralling inflationThu Apr 21 2022 - 18:29
Teachers demand right to disconnect from ‘constant stream’ of emails, messagesErosion of switch-off time has lingered since Covid-19 school closures, INTO congress hearsWed Apr 20 2022 - 15:51
Primary pupils beset by ‘anxiety and mental health problems’Social media and Covid-19 disruption among the factors behind rise, INTO congress hearsTue Apr 19 2022 - 16:40
‘I don’t see myself ever being able to afford a home’: Teachers struggle with cost of livingInflation, class sizes and special-needs supports among key issues for union membersTue Apr 19 2022 - 15:28
Teachers’ pay: Foley says talks over new public sector pay deal to begin shortlyUnion conferences hear demands that salaries increase to match rate of inflationTue Apr 19 2022 - 08:21
More college places may be made available outside CAO points systemHarris to tell teacher conference of plans to boost pathways for access to third levelTue Apr 19 2022 - 00:00
Irish primary school pupils could be taught Ukrainian under languages initiativeFunding to be provided for language modules aimed at over 40,000 pupilsTue Apr 19 2022 - 00:00
Government to issue response to calls for public sector pay risesINTO seeks ‘substantial pay uplifts’ as it warns of need to ensure ‘industrial harmony’Mon Apr 18 2022 - 19:16
Many students struggling due to Covid disruption, teachers sayTUI survey finds 87% of members say extra supports will be needed next yearMon Apr 18 2022 - 13:11
Teachers’ union to demand inflation-matching pay increasesINTO president to warn that a pay rise is needed to stabilise the public sector pay dealMon Apr 18 2022 - 01:00
Teachers’ conferences: Five issues to dominate debateCost of living and Covid-era spending are among the key topics to be discussedMon Apr 18 2022 - 01:00
More than 40,000 ‘spare’ places in schools for Ukrainian students, Foley saysTeachers’ unions warn of strain on education system unless more supports made availableSun Apr 17 2022 - 15:19
Department of Health first approached Trinity over Holohan appointmentTCD post paid for by department will be in excess of regular pay scales for professorsThu Apr 07 2022 - 18:38
Hot school meals could be made available across all primary schools - MinisterHumphreys announces review of school meals programme with an eye to expansionWed Apr 06 2022 - 15:03
Record demand for mental health supports among students, Oireachtas committee hearsColleges struggle to cope with demand for counselling from students under pressureTue Apr 05 2022 - 18:37
Litigation risk over school places for special needs pupils, internal records showChildren ‘pushed’ into special classes, department warnsMon Apr 04 2022 - 01:22
Special needs support: ‘Our State is failing our children’School says it is unable to access enough SNAs to support vulnerable pupilsMon Apr 04 2022 - 01:00
Give me a crash course in... Leaving Cert reformSome exams will take place in fifth year – but bigger reforms will take years to deliverSat Apr 02 2022 - 06:00
Teacher forged documents to secure second level teaching post, inquiry hears‘I cannot express enough how deeply ashamed I am of my actions,’ says teacherFri Apr 01 2022 - 18:18
Schools struggle to keep classes open in latest coronavirus waveLearning loss emerging in pupils’ handwriting, numeracy and sports, says principalThu Mar 31 2022 - 19:30
Thousands of primary principals to get significant pay rises under new dealINTO agreement will see principals and deputies climb up allowance scale based school sizeThu Mar 31 2022 - 13:49
Student supports help record numbers complete second level, says TaoiseachAbout 91% complete post-primary in Ireland, one of the highest rates in the worldWed Mar 30 2022 - 21:14
‘We’re here to offer a safe space’: schools rally to support Ukrainian studentsEducation system faces steep challenge to meet needs of thousands of refugeesWed Mar 30 2022 - 19:46
Seven take-aways from Leaving Cert reformsJury is out on whether reforms will end up easing pressure on studentsTue Mar 29 2022 - 15:23
Major changes to Leaving Cert will see students sit some exams in fifth yearTeacher-based assessment to feature with greater emphasis on project work from 2024Tue Mar 29 2022 - 13:00
Mind the gap: Is the Deis programme for schools fit for purpose?Expansion of the scheme has sparked wider debate about whether it is doing enoughTue Mar 29 2022 - 00:00
Universities fear later Leaving Cert results could delay start to new academic yearStudents likely to get results later than usual due to alternative set of State exams in JulyMon Mar 28 2022 - 21:51
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
