Confusion reigns as Spanish weather vocabulary leaves Leaving Cert listeners mystified‘Difficult’ and ‘confusing’ aural in an otherwise fair examWed Jun 19 2013 - 01:00
Maths and radioactivity on rewarding Leaving Certificate physics paperSurprises and challenges in accountancyTue Jun 18 2013 - 01:00
Demand means more opting to go private25,000 students attend private colleges, which seek greater recognitionTue Jun 18 2013 - 00:00
No old masters but not too abstractEarly Christian artefact error throws studentsFri Jun 14 2013 - 01:00
Devil in the detail on exacting business paperHigher-level exam described as ‘very detailed, requiring a lot of knowledge’Fri Jun 14 2013 - 01:00
Junior Cert students wrestle with right and wrong – and a misprintStudents thrown by typo on ordinary level science paperFri Jun 14 2013 - 01:00
Leaving Cert history: questions on Thatcher and 1913 LockoutWide-ranging paper was expected but searching, teachers sayThu Jun 13 2013 - 01:00
Junior Cert history ‘under threat’, teachers sayFrench students in the hall until the last minuteThu Jun 13 2013 - 00:00
Call for radical review of Arabic examTCD lecturer says exam is not suitable for students growing up in a non-Arabic countryWed Jun 12 2013 - 01:00
Students happy with topical, accessible higher IrishPupils happy despite grammatical errorsTue Jun 11 2013 - 18:09
Architects for changeThe Change Architects are a group of established leaders from many sectors who serve as advisors to both the Change Executives and social entrepreneurs. Louise Holden asks them why they got involved.Tue Jun 11 2013 - 15:30
Double whammy of errors hits State examsMistakes in Leaving Cert higher maths and Junior Cert CSPETue Jun 11 2013 - 01:00
Exam Watch Diary: fighting fatigue and staying positiveSarah Keane, one of our Exam Watchers, on getting beyond the point of no returnSat Jun 08 2013 - 01:00
Five things we now know about the State examsThe first week of the exams are over. What’s the lowdown so far?Sat Jun 08 2013 - 01:00
Leaving Cert Geography paper covers a lot of territoryNowhere to hide in a wide-ranging examFri Jun 07 2013 - 23:26
Sigh of relief as Sylvia Plath returns in triumph for higher level English paper 2The much-anticipated Plath question was described as a “gem”Thu Jun 06 2013 - 20:05
Winds of change already blowing for Junior Cert EnglishA ‘paper of two halves’ was a robust challenge for studentsThu Jun 06 2013 - 00:00
ExamWatchers video: Catherine Vance on English Paper 1In the first of our video diaries, Catherine Vance from Dunshaughlin Community College gives her verdict on Leaving Cert day oneWed Jun 05 2013 - 17:00
The Exam Squad: Meath students to share exam highs and lows(Video) The Irish Times has selected its Leaving Cert squad: the class of 2013 at Dunshaughlin Community College.Wed Jun 05 2013 - 01:00
The school book scandalWhy are parents still paying through the nose for school books after 20 years of promises to bring their cost down?Tue May 28 2013 - 01:00
Teacher’s Pet: News from the chalkfaceWhere next in the Institute of Technology Tralee plagiarism story?Tue May 14 2013 - 01:00
Irish universities excel at English literatureEight Irish universities make the top 200 in global subject rankingsWed May 08 2013 - 06:00
One in four Irish children has special educational need, study findsDisadvantaged schools teach and discipline differently, according to ESRI researchWed May 08 2013 - 06:00
Learn to dance? Go to France? Camp it upThe long summer holidays enable kids to learn skills, make friends and keep busyTue May 07 2013 - 07:00
Fee-paying and Gaelscoil students most likely to go to universityDepartment of Education figures show half of early school leavers stay in educationTue May 07 2013 - 02:00
What’s the point of the points race?A proposal to reform college admission says we have too many courses and too narrow a focus. Will academic councils be prepared to cut back?Tue Apr 30 2013 - 06:00
Principals’ group calls for CAO system for primary schoolsCentral enrolment would be too bureaucratic, says Catholic management associationWed Apr 24 2013 - 05:00
51 per cent hike in demand for technology coursesOne in five students now choosing technology as first preferenceWed Apr 17 2013 - 14:36
Quinn questions amount of school time spent on religious educationMinister suggests transfer of some activities to local parishesSat Apr 13 2013 - 06:00
‘Lady Gaga’s costume designer has joined our programme’My Education Week: Dermot Carney, arts officer at the National Association of Principals and Deputy PrincipalsTue Apr 09 2013 - 07:00
Off the spectrumSchools are facing an ‘explosion of need’ for places and services for pupils with autismTue Apr 09 2013 - 07:00
Post-conference hangover for teachersThe Easter holiday is over: now it’s time for some hard decisionsSat Apr 06 2013 - 06:00
ASTI votes not to be bound by congress if ballot result is not in lineUnion will ballot for industrial action if first Croke Park deal is breachedThu Apr 04 2013 - 19:51
Student depression is ‘reasoned response’ to lack of career options, conference toldGuidance counselling services must be restored to schools, say second-level teachersThu Apr 04 2013 - 15:54
Students ‘hungry and miserable’ in class, conference toldCounsellor services stretched as austerity takes toll on school life, say secondary teachersThu Apr 04 2013 - 07:00
Secondary schools lose two full-time teachers since 2009, survey findsAsti says report shows Leaving Cert subjects such as physics dropped due to cutsWed Apr 03 2013 - 13:07
Radical alteration of school enrolment policies plannedQuinn to ban application fees and first come first serve policies in schoolsWed Apr 03 2013 - 10:23
Quinn plans radical alteration of school enrolment policiesSchool application fees and first come first serve practices may be abolishedTue Apr 02 2013 - 18:25
New Junior Cert to deepen social inequality, claim teachersParents will be alarmed over lack of State certificate for exam, say Asti delegatesTue Apr 02 2013 - 12:39
Bishops have six months to respond to survey on parental demand23 areas show demand for ‘immediate change’ in school patronageTue Apr 02 2013 - 07:00
Secondary teachers urged to reject LRC proposals on public sector payUnion leaders deny opposing Croke Park II deal to protect teachers on over €65,000Tue Apr 02 2013 - 06:29
What’s in it for me? Teachers weigh up Croke Park IIIf passed, Croke Park II will have different implications for different teachers. Four teachers decideTue Apr 02 2013 - 06:00
Pay cuts and longer hours to top agenda at teachers’ annual Easter gatheringsCool reception for Ruairí Quinn expectedMon Apr 01 2013 - 05:02
Key parts of education system face overhaul as Ruairí Quinn announces reviewCollege admissions, Leaving Cert grading and exam predictability to be tackledThu Mar 28 2013 - 06:00
Analysis: Will Ruairí Quinn’s plans to smooth the transition from second to third level actually work?Scheme to take the heat out of the points race has merit if all partners can be brought alongThu Mar 28 2013 - 06:00
A season of not-so-smart casual for teachersIncreasing numbers of Irish teachers are employed on a casual basis with no job securityTue Mar 12 2013 - 06:00
