Transport after lockdown: Half-full buses and trains, face masks, 'air bridges' to other countriesGovernment to open ‘air bridges’ allowing Irish tourists to go on holidays to certain destinationsThu Jun 25 2020 - 01:15
Vulnerable students face ‘real risk of regression’Disability groups to tell Covid-19 committee of children excluded from summer supportsWed Jun 24 2020 - 18:50
Schools for children with special needs set to reopen next monthGovernment planning for a ‘full return to school in late August and September’Wed Jun 24 2020 - 16:45
Coronavirus: Ireland plans ‘air bridges’ with countries where Covid-19 is under controlCabinet unlikely to drop 14-day quarantine restrictions despite aviation taskforce callsWed Jun 24 2020 - 02:45
Schools to set up isolation areas for those with Covid-19 symptomsTeaching staff will not be required to wear personal protective equipmentWed Jun 24 2020 - 02:42
Teachers alarmed at plan to reopen schools without social distancingTeachers’ unions concerned at full-time return via ‘class bubble’ instead of social distancingSat Jun 13 2020 - 01:22
Doubts over whether enough school staff will sign up for summer programmeGovernment initiative aims to deliver support to thousands of vulnerable studentsFri Jun 12 2020 - 17:54
Class bubbles and staggered drop-offs: What school may look like in SeptemberDepartment of Education makes case for no social distancing within individual classesFri Jun 12 2020 - 16:52
Summer scheme to bridge education gap for special-needs childrenRising concern over vulnerable children losing key skills due to school closuresThu Jun 11 2020 - 20:43
Reopening childcare crucial for parents – but how many will be able to avail of it?Funding package comes just as most childcare providers prepare to close for summerThu Jun 11 2020 - 11:32
Irish schools and racism: Do we have a problem?Analysis: Christelle Bekombo is among a handful of black teachers in the Irish education systemThu Jun 11 2020 - 07:23
Teens who turned waste material into prize-winning display win national awardWicklow students named as winner of Generation Apprenticeship competitionWed Jun 10 2020 - 13:15
Irish universities climb up latest global rankingsTrinity College Dublin moves up seven places to rank just outside the world’s top 100Wed Jun 10 2020 - 00:01
Schools begin sending calculated Leaving Cert gradesConcern over difficulties getting grades for students taking subjects outside schoolMon Jun 08 2020 - 02:56
‘It’s going extremely smoothly’: School principals on Leaving Cert gradingThere has been some contact from parents but most schools report ‘plan B’ is going wellMon Jun 08 2020 - 02:25
Dublin city playgrounds to remain shut despite Taoiseach’s announcementCouncil says it does not operate supervised playgrounds so will not be reopening facilitiesFri Jun 05 2020 - 20:24
McHugh insists summer programme will not exclude children with disabilitiesCampaigners express alarm that plans could exclude thousands of vulnerable childrenThu Jun 04 2020 - 20:37
McHugh confident changes to public health advice will allow more pupils resume schoolMinister due to publish roadmap for school reopening at end of next weekThu Jun 04 2020 - 18:31
Foreign languages could be taught in preschool and primary - DepartmentRe-instating modern languages to the primary school curriculum would be ‘timely’Thu Jun 04 2020 - 17:18
Trade unions call for emergency funding to tackle ‘crisis’ facing third level collegesIctu education group says long-term plan needed to place sector on sustainable footingThu Jun 04 2020 - 12:10
All pupils will not be able to return to class at same time, INTO warnsLarge class sizes will make it more difficult to accommodate students, says union leaderThu Jun 04 2020 - 01:00
Resistance to special classes risks creating ‘segregated’ school systemDepartment of Education inspectors find many schools use restrictive enrolmentThu Jun 04 2020 - 00:55
Trinity College Dublin to resume with as much face-to-face teaching as possibleOnline lectures and on-campus tutorials for small groups may continue into 2021Wed Jun 03 2020 - 15:15
National Museum of Ireland seeks experts to dismantle 100-year-old whale skeletonsMove aims to pave way for planned €15m renovation and extension of ‘Dead Zoo’Wed Jun 03 2020 - 02:51
Future Leaving Cert exams may be influenced by ‘calculated grades’TUI president says grading process should be studied to see if aspects are worth retainingTue Jun 02 2020 - 00:46
Pods of four and ‘tapered curriculum’ among suggestions for when schools reopenDepartment considers plan that could allow most students return to school full-time in AugustSat May 30 2020 - 02:00
Covid-19: Pupils may be kept apart in groups and pods when schools reopenPrimary and secondary schools to restart at end of August, Varadkar confirmsSat May 30 2020 - 01:45
Q&A: How many days a week will children be able to attend school from late August?Roadmap for reopening schools being drawn up over the next fortnightFri May 29 2020 - 18:22
Coronavirus: Universities plan to limit student access to campusesThird-level institutions preparing for hybrid online and in-person approachFri May 29 2020 - 14:30
Almost 1,000 students fail to register before calculated grades deadlineSome 98% of Leaving Cert pupils sign up and will receive their results in AugustFri May 29 2020 - 14:27
Covid-19 student days: Empty lecture theatres, online learning and micro-communitiesUniversities are working to ensure college life is rich and not just screen-mediatedFri May 29 2020 - 11:00
Coronavirus: HSE experts support the early reopening of schoolsNew research finds that schools in Ireland are not a high-risk setting for Covid-19Fri May 29 2020 - 01:57
Deadline for Leaving Cert registration for calculated grades extended to noon on FridayMcHugh says his department will work with schools to identify non-registered studentsThu May 28 2020 - 22:35
All students will not return to school even if social distancing relaxed – McHughSchool capacity will still be curtailed even if need for two-metre distance reduced to oneThu May 28 2020 - 11:49
Some 10,000 Leaving Cert students yet to register for calculated gradesMinister for Education appeals to students not to leave online sign up until last minuteWed May 27 2020 - 16:53
Leaving Cert: Teachers advised to ‘destroy’ documents relating to students’ gradesSchools have been directed to only retain official forms with students’ final gradesWed May 27 2020 - 01:00
Many Leaving Cert students likely to defer college places this year, says reportLecture hall capacity may reduce by 90%, says Higher Education Authority reportTue May 26 2020 - 21:02
Leaving Cert Q&A: How do I apply for my calculated grades?Students are required to register online by 10pm on Thursday May 28thTue May 26 2020 - 14:11
Teachers enter uncharted territory in grading Leaving Cert studentsIndemnity concerns reflect wider uncertainty within school sector over what lies aheadFri May 22 2020 - 21:22
Leaving Cert: Breakthrough in ASTI row over predicted gradesSecondary teachers’ union directs members to engage in predictive grades processFri May 22 2020 - 16:32
Leaving Cert plan in doubt as teachers’ union tells members not to co-operateASTI says proposal to indemnify teachers against legal action is not strong enoughThu May 21 2020 - 20:18
Leaving Cert Q&A: How do I apply to get my calculated grades?Department officials have published guidance on how the new grading process will applyThu May 21 2020 - 14:51
Primary schools unlikely to reopen in June as union sees ‘mammoth task’ in SeptemberMinister says massive logistical work required to reopen schools in SeptemberThu May 21 2020 - 09:47
Minister outlines task to reopen schools in time for SeptemberComments dampen call from National Parents’ Council Primary for partial June reopeningWed May 20 2020 - 21:10
Coronavirus: Call to partially reopen primary schools in JuneNational Parents’ Council Primary urges review, but Harris rules out sixth-class returnWed May 20 2020 - 17:31
Parents should agree safety contracts prior to reopening schools, say principalsPupils may end up having to attend school on certain days of the weekTue May 19 2020 - 18:55
Teachers must declare conflicts of interest when grading Leaving Cert studentsDeputy principal may be asked to mark student if a teacher is grading their childTue May 19 2020 - 18:11
Gifts for teachers to be treated as ‘serious attempt’ to undermine Leaving Cert gradesOfficial guidance for schools over use of calculated grades to issue this weekMon May 18 2020 - 02:55
Students leave school to virtual graduations and a rapping chaplainCanon Peter Campion’s rap for Leaving Cert students at King’s Hospital proves online hitSun May 17 2020 - 18:48
Are schools ready for predicted grades? Some have used them for yearsData firm says results can be calculated within a single grade with 96% accuracySun May 17 2020 - 18:15
