Will schools remain open during the six-week lockdown?Frustration is mounting among school staff over testing and tracing delaysTue Oct 20 2020 - 19:30
Covid-19: Schools and colleges to remain open during Level 5 restrictions‘Overwhelming’ evidence schools remain safe settings, says Minister for EducationMon Oct 19 2020 - 22:48
Four new post-primary schools to be established next SeptemberPlans include 1,000-pupil school for south county Dublin and one each in Cork, Wexford, MeathFri Oct 16 2020 - 16:47
Just 18 Leaving Cert results upgraded out of 33,000 rechecks this yearLow number reflects limited nature of appeals process for calculated gradesFri Oct 16 2020 - 14:48
School secretaries defer strike plansFresh talks to take place between Fórsa and department aimed at resolving disputeThu Oct 15 2020 - 20:58
Ireland facing ‘watershed moment’ in bid to avoid further restrictions, says HarrisMinister says adherence to guidelines may offer ‘chance of a Christmas, although it might be a different one’Thu Oct 15 2020 - 16:08
Lucy was assessed as requiring vital therapy at age six. She’s now 11 and still waitingOmbudsman report highlights cases of children waiting years to have their needs metThu Oct 15 2020 - 08:25
Ombudsman finds children waiting years for vital assessmentsLess than 10% of vulnerable children are getting assessments within legal time limitsThu Oct 15 2020 - 06:42
Schools will not close despite North’s two-week shutdown – FoleyMinister for Education says transmission of coronavirus is not amplified in schoolsWed Oct 14 2020 - 14:49
Budget 2021: €250 payment for third-level students for move to online learningPupil-teacher ratio in primary schools set to fall to new low with hiring of 565 teachersTue Oct 13 2020 - 17:45
Most primary school principals ‘overwhelmed’ by Covid-19 challengesA majority feel their schools have performed well and adapted to new conditionsTue Oct 13 2020 - 14:24
Covid-era college: Empty lecture halls, virtual clubs, ‘click and collect’ librariesThe pandemic has profoundly altered the college experience for students this yearTue Oct 13 2020 - 01:00
Playing sports linked to lower levels of anxiety and depression in teenagersDCU research explores link between physical inactivity and mental health issuesMon Oct 12 2020 - 15:40
Catholic symbols in State schools to be phased outMove aims to emphasise multidenominational ethos of hundreds of schoolsMon Oct 12 2020 - 01:00
‘It is not going to be extended’ - Donnelly says midterm break won’t be longer than a weekKeeping schools open ‘huge priority’ for GovernmentSun Oct 11 2020 - 14:36
Coronavirus: Extended mid-term break discussed but plan for now is to keep schools openUnions call for full consultation on any decisions about potential disruption of schoolsFri Oct 09 2020 - 18:40
Girls’ maths ability underestimated due to stereotypes, study findsPerception girls not as numerate as boys takes root from as young as nineFri Oct 09 2020 - 03:01
‘Snobby’ obsession with university for school-leavers must end, says HarrisMinister says Ireland is behind the curve in attracting students to apprenticeshipsThu Oct 08 2020 - 18:44
Just 2,820 students apply to sit postponed Leaving Cert exams next monthSome 424 students whose Leaving Cert results were upgraded to receive CAO offersWed Oct 07 2020 - 19:18
Income data for thousands of students receiving grants is ‘incomplete’Half of 18 and 19-year-olds in higher and further education in receipt of Susi grantsTue Oct 06 2020 - 18:31
Up to 450 CAO offers will be sent to upgraded Leaving Cert students on ThursdayCalls to reveal how many students lost college places due to high grades issued in errorMon Oct 05 2020 - 13:11
Moving to Level 5 Covid-19 restrictions ‘a no-brainer’, says specialistTeaching unions seek review on whether it is safe for schools to stay open amid rise in casesMon Oct 05 2020 - 09:55
Almost 8,000 higher Leaving Cert grades issued in errorConcern that high grades ‘squeezed out’ some students from their CAO choicesMon Oct 05 2020 - 02:50
Leaving Cert Q&A: How exactly did errors hurt student grades?It may not prove possible to take up new CAO offers for certain very high-demand coursesSun Oct 04 2020 - 21:23
Review into Leaving Cert errors focused on a ‘sample’ of codingDisclosure prompts calls for a full inquiry to establish if there are further errorsSun Oct 04 2020 - 19:35
Schools in south Dublin among the most oversubscribed in the countryHigh-achieving schools forced to turn away hundreds of applicants each yearSat Oct 03 2020 - 02:50
Parents voice fears over end to sibling-first school admissionsThe archdiocese of Dublin says the policy is aimed at making schools more inclusiveSat Oct 03 2020 - 01:52
Waiting game for students as review into grading gets under wayAbout 6,500 students awarded grades lower than they should have received, says MinisterFri Oct 02 2020 - 21:13
Firm linked to errors in Leaving Cert results paid €163,000Department of Education made payment to Canadian company without tendering processFri Oct 02 2020 - 02:03
Leaving Cert Q&A: Could there be further errors in coding process?Independent firm currently conducting rechecks of calculated grades systemThu Oct 01 2020 - 21:11
Colleges may have to create 1,000 extra places after Leaving Cert errorsNumber affected by coding mistake in grade calculations will not be known for daysThu Oct 01 2020 - 01:06
Leaving Cert Q&A: How did the errors happen and will students get new CAO offers?Anywhere from a few hundred to 1,000 new college places may be needed, writes Carl O’BrienWed Sept 30 2020 - 20:55
Leaving Cert: 6,500 students awarded lower grade due to code errorsGovernment will work with colleges to give places to those who missed outWed Sept 30 2020 - 17:25
Scale of errors in Leaving Cert results rocks confidence in integrity of systemDisclosure will further raise anxiety among studentsWed Sept 30 2020 - 16:02
Many secondary students lack access to online learning amid Covid-19 pandemicOECD report highlights education disparities between Irish schools and other developed nationsTue Sept 29 2020 - 16:05
Schools fear losing teachers due to Covid-linked pupil absencesAnnual school census due Wednesday will determine staffing numbers for next yearTue Sept 29 2020 - 01:00
Almost 100 Leaving Cert students had six or more subject grades loweredApplications to sit the Leaving Certificate 2020 in November open this morningMon Sept 28 2020 - 07:39
Third level students urged to consider if they need rented accommodationColleges warn students that breaches of Covid-19 regulations may lead to expulsionMon Sept 28 2020 - 07:29
Leaving Cert students to get access to ‘highly sensitive’ class rankings from MondayTeachers’ unions concerned about releasing information to all students onlineTue Sept 22 2020 - 18:35
Removal of school profiling may have affected ‘accuracy’ of Leaving Cert results, study saysSome high-achieving schools have said students’ results suffered by taking out key dataSat Sept 19 2020 - 01:51
Thousands of third level students in Dublin to have limited access to college campusesSocial and club activities to be suspended until further noticeFri Sept 18 2020 - 15:57
Covid-19: Thirteen outbreaks in schools since early SeptemberTeachers’ union says delays getting test results are severely disrupting schoolsThu Sept 17 2020 - 16:51
Leaving Cert: How to access your class ranking informationStudents are legally entitled to obtain data by making ‘subject access requests’Thu Sept 17 2020 - 14:06
More than 12,000 Leaving Cert students appeal calculated gradesRecord rechecks follow controversy over extent to which some results downgradedWed Sept 16 2020 - 20:14
‘My parents are super-proud’: Dublin-based student name-dropped by von der Leyen18-year-old Syrian refugee and medical student hopes her story will inspire othersWed Sept 16 2020 - 19:59
School Covid-19 safety check results will not be shared with parentsInspectors to begin visiting schools to ensure safe and sustainable reopeningWed Sept 16 2020 - 02:06
Catholic schools say they are powerless in bid to end ‘sibling-first’ admissionsDublin Archdiocese asks schools to remove priority enrolment policy for siblingsMon Sept 14 2020 - 21:37
Catholic primary schools in Dublin to end ‘sibling-first’ enrolment policiesArchdiocese asks schools to remove priority entry for brothers and sisters of existing pupilsMon Sept 14 2020 - 01:06
Lawyers expect flurry of legal actions after release of teachers’ estimated gradesLeaving Cert students will have access to their school’s estimated marks from MondayMon Sept 14 2020 - 01:00
Calculated grades process: Agent of warped bias or great leveller?Schools of different types experience varied effects of 2020 Leaving Cert replacementMon Sept 14 2020 - 01:00
