Teacher shortages at second level set to deepenDepartment official says demographic bulge will cause pressure ‘across all subject areas’Tue Jul 10 2018 - 20:59
Non-teachers correcting papers puts ‘integrity’ of State exams at riskAnalysis: Low pay and ‘gruelling’ work mean many teachers unwilling to correct examsFri Jun 22 2018 - 01:00
People without teaching qualifications to mark examsRate of pay for correcting exam papers cited as main reason for rolling staff shortagesFri Jun 22 2018 - 01:00
‘Appalling’ pressure on Leaving Cert students facing three exams todayTimetable congestion means some students face almost nine hours of exams in one dayWed Jun 20 2018 - 13:33
Children as young as four presenting with anxiety and self-harmMajor study of 1,000 primary school principals highlights scale of emotional problemsWed Jun 20 2018 - 00:00
Leaving Cert accountancy: ‘Fair’ and wide-ranging testStudents quizzed on costing projects and preparing budgets in challenging examMon Jun 18 2018 - 19:21
Junior Cert technical graphics: Frustrated students run out of timeMany candidates bogged down in ‘ridiculous’ and complex questions, say irate teachersMon Jun 18 2018 - 16:37
Leaving Cert agricultural science: Students tested on topics ranging from soil to sheepLevel of detail in some questions challenging but consensus is paper was very fairMon Jun 18 2018 - 14:06
Bishops say State-run schools not preparing children for CommunionLetter to State-run primary schools warns that faith programmes do not satisfy the requirements for sacramental preparation for Catholic childrenMon Jun 18 2018 - 01:00
UL makes settlements of up to €150,000 with whistleblowersMove follows allegations of misspending taxpayers’ money at University of LimerickMon Jun 18 2018 - 01:00
University of Limerick seeks to rebuild trust after controversiesPresident Des Fitzgerald says safeguards will ensure old practices ‘never happen again’Mon Jun 18 2018 - 00:01
Employer group asks members to resign from ETB boards over governance concernsDepartment refers concerns over spending at Kildare and Wicklow ETB to Garda SíochánaThu Jun 14 2018 - 21:15
Junior Cert religious education: Students asked to explore meaning of lifeTopics range from atheism to fundamentalismThu Jun 14 2018 - 20:34
Junior Cert home economics: A modern paper for the way students live nowCandidates quizzed about the advantages and disadvantages of using convenience foodsThu Jun 14 2018 - 14:25
Thousands exempt from Irish sitting other language examsDepartment reviewing process following claims the system is being ‘gamed’Thu Jun 14 2018 - 01:00
Libraries to open seven days a week from 8am to 10pmLibrary fines to be abolished under plan to double visitor numbersWed Jun 13 2018 - 21:55
Government to examine ways of improving university performance in global rankingsHigher Education Authority chief warns that funding for system is ‘not sustainable’Wed Jun 13 2018 - 21:07
Historian Pádraig Yeates conferred with NUI’s highest degreeFormer journalist recognised for research on Irish social and labour historyTue Jun 12 2018 - 22:10
Leaving Cert Irish paper 2: Anticipated short story fails to appearTechnical vocabulary challenges even the best-prepared studentsTue Jun 12 2018 - 13:39
Junior Cert maths paper 2: Harry Potter fans spellbound by Horcrux questionPaper criticised for ‘high level of literacy’ required to answer key questionsMon Jun 11 2018 - 13:52
NCAD and IADT merger recommended in new planHEA-backed report says the two institutions should form a ‘university of creative arts’Mon Jun 11 2018 - 00:00
Irish universities tumble down latest set of world rankingsCall for Government to tackle funding crisis as TCD loses status as only top-100 Irish universityThu Jun 07 2018 - 10:00
Irish universities being left in the slipstream of our competitorsAmbition to be the best education system in Europe seems a long way offWed Jun 06 2018 - 21:00
Reforms needed to tackle Leaving Cert anxiety, say principals‘There’s a reason grown adults still have nightmares about it’Wed Jun 06 2018 - 01:00
Parents urged to help mind children’s mental health as exams beginAlmost 121,000 students due to sit Junior and Leaving Cert exams from WednesdayTue Jun 05 2018 - 01:00
More Leaving Cert students than ever taking higher level subjectsChanges to CAO points means candidates can secure points for old ‘E’ grades at higher levelTue Jun 05 2018 - 00:00
Parents swaying children with ‘outdated’ career-choice viewsParental outlook on what might suit fails to take account of the changing world of workMon Jun 04 2018 - 04:00
Gap in special needs provision leads to ‘two-tier’ education systemDisadvantaged schools more likely to have special classes for children with autismMon Jun 04 2018 - 03:20
Shortages of examiners in key subjects just days before start of State examsState Examinations Commission seeking qualified teachers to correct 10 subjectsMon Jun 04 2018 - 01:31
Fee-paying schools not providing special classes for children with autismCampaigners say special needs children concentrated in disadvantaged schoolsMon Jun 04 2018 - 01:00
Free third-level courses on offer to help tackle skills shortagesEmployed people to be eligible for Springboard+ initiative for first timeMon Jun 04 2018 - 00:00
Tributes paid to John Coolahan, the ‘father of Irish education’Kerry-born teacher was pivotal figure in Irish education for more than 50 yearsSun Jun 03 2018 - 20:33
Project to empower asylum seekers wins DCU social entrepreneurship awardStudents showcase a range of innovations at Enactus Ireland national eventThu May 31 2018 - 20:34
How will special needs assistant changes affect my child?Analysis: Amid parental anxiety, Bruton says changes will boost outcomes for childrenWed May 30 2018 - 20:09
Special needs assistants to take on new roles under reform plan‘Radical changes’ are not a cover for cost-cutting, says Richard BrutonWed May 30 2018 - 15:07
Upside for universities if more students embrace volunteeringNew initiative set to measure the impact of higher education on wider communityWed May 30 2018 - 08:18
Middle-class children outperform others before starting schoolESRI study highlights significant gaps in skills and wellbeing even at age of threeWed May 30 2018 - 00:01
Privileged parents finding ways to give children ‘unfair’ education advantageOireachtas committee hears of need to better represent children in care in policy makingTue May 29 2018 - 21:04
Citizens’ Assembly should debate church control of education – LabourParty says body should revisit Constitutional protection for faith schoolsTue May 29 2018 - 05:00
Ask Brian: ‘I’m training to be a teacher, but can’t secure a work placement’Despite acute staff shortages in key subjects, many schools say they cannot offer teaching placements for studentsTue May 29 2018 - 00:00
Parents to be surveyed on demand for non-Catholic schoolsEducation: 90% of primary schools remain under the patronage of Catholic ChurchMon May 28 2018 - 00:01
Record numbers of students seeking counselling for anxietyCounsellors believe social media may play key role in surge since 2010Sat May 26 2018 - 01:00
‘I’m petrified. I can’t eat.’ Ireland’s teenage anxiety problemPrivileged young people are often among the most emotionally distressedSat May 26 2018 - 00:05
Cork Institute of Technology in line of fire over partyCIT may face penalties over €13,000 retirement function which featured ice sculptureThu May 24 2018 - 18:17
Teachers protest over two-tier pay system in schoolsDepartment estimates it would cost €200m to end two-tier pay structure that affects 60,000Thu May 24 2018 - 17:58
Mediation talks urged to resolve row over sale of south Dublin school’s playing fieldsMary Mitchell O’Connor calls on Christian Brothers and Clonkeen College to enterThu May 24 2018 - 15:50
One of the most ‘liberal abortion regimes’ if vote passesNo campaign warns proposals are an excuse to do nothing else to help womenWed May 23 2018 - 15:32
Maria Steen will take part in TV3 debate having previously pulled outMove comes as Love Both representative Cora Sherlock pulls out of RTÉ debateWed May 23 2018 - 14:11
Royal College of Surgeons plans ‘university quarter’First phase of new development at St Stephen’s Green being plannedMon May 21 2018 - 01:00
One week on from Dundalk blaze, pupils settle into new third-level home‘It’s raising their aspirations. Many are from families where there isn’t history of third level’Mon May 21 2018 - 01:00
