Overuse of smartphones ruining ability to study, say many secondary studentsSocial media platforms such as Snapchat and Instagram are most popular among students who spend several hours a day onlineThu May 18 2023 - 00:01
Reading during lockdown may have boosted Irish children’s literacy scoresAdditional reading during school closures was linked with higher achievement in global study but this was not the case for reading on a screenWed May 17 2023 - 00:01
New sex education curriculum reflects ‘real lived experience,’ says Minister Revamped social, personal and health education programme launched for Junior Cycle studentsTue May 16 2023 - 21:17
Covid-related school closures didn’t harm our primary pupils’ reading ability. Why?Children spent a considerable amount of time reading during lockdown periods. It may help explain their strong performanceTue May 16 2023 - 09:00
Irish primary children excel in international reading testsInternational study examined hundreds of thousands pupils across almost 60 countriesTue May 16 2023 - 09:00
All second level schools expected to deliver sex education curriculum with focus on gender identityWhile schools are expected to deliver the State curriculum the right of schools to uphold their ethos or characteristic spirit is also protected in lawTue May 16 2023 - 05:30
Social media algorithms causing ‘profound damage’ to young people - Stephen DonnellyMinister for Health says it is time to ‘get behind the curtain’ of how tech firms operate to be better able to protect children and adolescentsMon May 15 2023 - 05:00
‘Joke’s on you, Mam!’ Siobhán McSweeney raises the roof with her Bafta acceptance speechAt the Bafta TV awards 2023, Siobhán McSweeney joins Lisa McGee, Anne-Marie Duff and Sharon Horgan as Derry Girls and Bad Sisters scoop prizesSun May 14 2023 - 21:52
Bishops believe abortion legislation will be repealed ‘in due course’Catholic masses told Government review of abortion law aims to make laws ‘more effective in taking of human life’Sun May 14 2023 - 20:42
‘It was horrible. It came from nowhere’: When schools cope with the suicide of a studentA new study highlights the impact of tragic sudden deaths on school communities and a ‘disconnect’ between official guidelines and support needed on the groundFri May 12 2023 - 05:00
‘The level of anxiety we’re facing in schools is unprecedented’Primary schools in Greystones and Delgany join forces to recruit a play therapist for pupilsThu May 11 2023 - 05:00
Call for students with dyslexia to be given extra time in State examsThousands sign petition within 48 hours to support changes to Junior Cycle and Leaving CertWed May 10 2023 - 19:13
Media literacy for students vital to protecting democracy, says MinisterCatherine Martin says importance of education in meeting challenge of navigating media environment ‘cannot be understated’Tue May 09 2023 - 19:37
Many Irish adults at risk of falling behind due to changes in world of work - OECDIrish participation in lifelong learning lags far behind top EU performersTue May 09 2023 - 17:33
Low-paid PhD researchers should get €25,000 a year, says Government report Researchers, paid an average of €18,500, say system unsustainable due to low pay and rising cost of livingSun May 07 2023 - 06:00
NUI seeks to distinguish itself as ‘research intensive’ as more universities come on streamMove follows recent expansion in the number of Irish universities after merging of institutes of technologyThu May 04 2023 - 17:22
Ireland risks being ‘left behind’ in research unless we catch up with EU, academics warnAlmost 2,000 academics have signed an open letter calling for a step-change in how the area is fundedTue May 02 2023 - 18:00
Higher Options and Worldskills Ireland events to run side-by-side in RDS next SeptemberMove will create largest ever concentration of career and study information for school leaversTue May 02 2023 - 08:00
Students must hear alternative views which they disagree with, new UCD president saysFree speech on college campuses has become a major international issue amid rise of ‘cancel culture’Mon May 01 2023 - 05:00
UCD’s first female president: ‘I kind of barged on through, not thinking that doors had ever even been closed’Prof Orla Feely on pressures facing today’s students and the urgent need to boost funding for researchMon May 01 2023 - 03:00
What does the ‘denaming’ of Trinity’s Berkeley Library mean?University decided this week that use of the philosopher’s name – which has been linked to slavery – was inconsistent with its core valuesSat Apr 29 2023 - 05:00
Exam authorities told to issue Leaving Cert results in August, Foley saysLate release of grades sparked last-minute scramble for accommodation and delayed start of academic yearFri Apr 28 2023 - 15:54
Surge in student absenteeism rates in some schools since CovidConcern over third year students, in particular, who have lost significant tuition timeFri Apr 28 2023 - 14:19
Leaving Cert students who suffer medical emergencies during exams to be allowed resitMove follows criticism from student who was not offered opportunity to resit exam after epileptic seizureThu Apr 27 2023 - 13:16
Toilets, uniforms and pronouns have been the subject of debate. The school curriculum may be nextNew sex education curriculum for Junior Cycle includes focus on gender identityTue Apr 25 2023 - 05:00
New Junior Cycle curriculum will oblige schools to teach about gender identityMove follows research which found sex education is out of date, too focused on biology and does not reflect the reality of young people’s livesMon Apr 24 2023 - 13:54
Junior Cycle reforms lead to ‘positive’ shift in learning but concern voiced over student stress Pupils struggle to balance homework, classroom-based assessments and study for examsMon Apr 24 2023 - 03:30
Surge in number of students experiencing serious financial problems since 2019, survey showsAccommodation is single largest source of expenditure, with average monthly rents reaching €469 a monthThu Apr 20 2023 - 00:01
Overseas schools target Irish teachers with salaries of up to €70,000Number of teachers on career breaks climbs to record highWed Apr 19 2023 - 18:23
Autism charity pressed over ‘substantial’ assets of €10 millionIrish Society for Autism says it is dealing with increasing volume of queries and requests for assistance every yearTue Apr 18 2023 - 18:18
Parents forced to pay up to €1,000 for digital devices in school despite cost-of-living crisisUniversity lecturer says wider debate needed about how technology is embedded in our schoolsTue Apr 18 2023 - 16:51
Pay deal will see thousands of school secretaries receive back pay of up to €5,000Foley says draft of new contract for up to 20,000 special needs assistants will be published soonThu Apr 13 2023 - 16:44
Teachers’ union calls for ‘Dublin allowance’ on top of salary Talks on a new public sector pay agreement set to start before summerThu Apr 13 2023 - 05:00
Teachers’ views on AI: Is artificial intelligence to be embraced or feared?Is technology a threat to education? We asked INTO, ASTI and TUI members at their conferences - and ChatGPTWed Apr 12 2023 - 17:45
Union criticises ‘insensitive’ opposition to teaching of gender identity in primary schoolsINTO welcomes ‘timely review’ of relationships and sexuality education, with new curriculum due in 2025Wed Apr 12 2023 - 14:38
Two new special schools to be established in Cork and DublinExtra capacity for 11 schools and hundreds more special classes to be added in mainstream systemWed Apr 12 2023 - 12:57
‘This is disgustingly unacceptable’: Revenue tells PhD researcher on €18,500 he may face tax bill‘Most of us cannot heat our homes and routinely choose between food and rent,’ says researcherWed Apr 12 2023 - 03:30
Primary teachers working as ‘therapists, psychologists, grief counsellors and homeless support staff’Urgent action needed to tackle ‘excessive workloads’ in school to retain teachers and principalsTue Apr 11 2023 - 19:29
Is teaching still an attractive profession? We asked delegates at teachers’ unions annual gatherings in Killarney, Cork and WexfordTue Apr 11 2023 - 19:11
Foley pledges to begin restoring thousands of senior school posts to ease teacher burnoutThousands of schools without assistant principal posts due to austerity-era spending cutsTue Apr 11 2023 - 17:17
Salary for teachers’ union chief restored to almost €200,000Remuneration for role of general secretary of the Irish National Teachers’ Organisation was cut on a voluntary basis following economic crashTue Apr 11 2023 - 01:15
Fourteen new degree courses to be unveiled outside CAO points race Move is part of a drive to create other ways into third level without the pressing need to secure high pointsTue Apr 11 2023 - 00:00
Government must make good ‘shortfall’ in public sector pay due to inflation, says union chief Ictu president says cost-of-living issues will dominate talks in any new pay dealMon Apr 10 2023 - 16:19
Housing crisis adversely affecting lives of students, say 75% of TUI teachersUnion survey says cost-of-living issues are worsening the challenges of recruiting and retaining teachersMon Apr 10 2023 - 14:08
Teachers’ union to seek pay increases to tackle soaring inflationINTO general secretary says pay award needed early in 2024 to make up for lossesMon Apr 10 2023 - 00:30
‘It is an anxious, frustrating time’: Schools struggle to find qualified teachers for vacant postsAs teachers’ conferences get under way, supply, retention and pay rates look set to dominateMon Apr 10 2023 - 00:00
‘Highly sexual’ book to be removed from students’ sex education resourceCampaigners say publication is inappropriate for 12-15 year oldsThu Apr 06 2023 - 05:00
Work to resume on almost 60 stalled new school buildingsConstruction delays linked to high inflation had sparked protests from schools affectedWed Apr 05 2023 - 15:10
Unfilled teaching posts in almost half of second-level schools, survey findsAbout 80% of principals said they had employed at least one unqualified teacher this school yearTue Apr 04 2023 - 11:02
Libraries issued with instructions for securing buildings as protesters try to remove LGTBQ+ books for young people Staff issued with instructions on securing buildings and alerting gardaí on foot of protestsMon Apr 03 2023 - 05:00