Students are very happy with 'straightforward' papersJunior Certificate English: With the large volume of writing involved, the English exams are never soft, but this year's Junior…Thu Jun 06 2002 - 01:00
DIT resolves its optometry issuesTHIRD LEVEL: The Opticians Board of Ireland has lifted its ban on the DIT school of optometry taking in first year students …Tue Jun 04 2002 - 01:00
Business acumen pays dividendsNATIONAL AWARDS: Waterford brothers Paul and Michael Flynn took the top prize at this year's Golden Vale Young Entrepreneurs…Tue Jun 04 2002 - 01:00
DIT resolves its optometry issuesTHIRD LEVEL: The Opticians Board of Ireland has lifted its ban on the DIT school of optometry taking in first year students …Tue May 21 2002 - 01:00
Business acumen pays dividendsNATIONAL AWARDS: Waterford brothers Paul and Michael Flynn took the top prize at this year's Golden Vale Young Entrepreneurs…Tue May 21 2002 - 01:00
New York targets maths teachersRECRUITMENT : The State's schools may lose some of their most needed teachers if the New York City Board of Education succeeds…Tue May 14 2002 - 01:00
Green school opens old woundsPRIMARY LEVEL: The Minister for Education's plan to build an energy-efficient "green" school in Co Offaly may strike a chord…Tue May 14 2002 - 01:00
Contributing to a century of CantVOCATIONAL EDUCATION: The Irish Vocational Education Association celebrates its centenary this year, and though the association…Tue May 14 2002 - 01:00
Special needs still waiting to be metSCHOOL PROTEST: A Co Wicklow school catering for children with special needs is in danger of losing planning permission for …Tue May 07 2002 - 01:00
Factfile: dental hygienistThe Irish Dental Hygienists Association is the professional body representing hygienists.Tue May 07 2002 - 01:00
Online access to drug informationSTUDENTS AND DRUGS: A NEW student website dedicated to providing objective information about drugs has been launched by the …Tue Apr 30 2002 - 01:00
Factfile: AnimationBallyfermot College of Further Education runs three animation courses; a one-year introductory course in animation studies, a…Tue Apr 30 2002 - 01:00
End of a long road in sight for DITMOVE TO GRANGEGORMAN: Six years since talks on acquiring lands from the Eastern Health Board began, more than two years since…Tue Apr 30 2002 - 01:00
Resources needed to stop dropoutsEARLY SCHOOL LEAVERS: Smaller class sizes and wider access to specialist services are needed to combat the problem of early …Tue Apr 30 2002 - 01:00
Conservatory staff sing out of tuneDIT MUSIC: The deterioration of staff-management relations at the DIT Conservatory of Music has led to the resignation of another…Tue Apr 23 2002 - 01:00
Factfile: Fire serviceThe Fire Sservice welcomes applications from men and womenTue Apr 09 2002 - 01:00
Untrained teacher use criticisedINTO CONFERENCE: Using untrained teachers in primary classrooms was akin to substituting gardaí with "enthusiastic bouncers …Fri Apr 05 2002 - 01:00
Action urged on school buildingsINTO CONFERENCE: The Government must be spurred into action to deal with the deplorable condition of sub-standard schools before…Thu Apr 04 2002 - 01:00
Sectarian hatred against schools describedINTO CONFERENCE: Teachers shot in their classrooms, bombs and booby traps planted on school premises, and pupils stoned and …Thu Apr 04 2002 - 01:00
School building programme to get boost, says WoodsThe flagging primary school building and refurbishment programme, which has been the source of an intense INTO campaign in recent…Wed Apr 03 2002 - 01:00
INTO draws up plan for action should benchmarking process fail to deliverThe INTO is to begin preparing plans for industrial action, should benchmarking fail to deliver on the union's pay objectives…Wed Apr 03 2002 - 01:00
Warm tributes to a 'colossus' in Irish educationBashful, unassuming, a humble kind of manWed Apr 03 2002 - 01:00
Call to ease transition to a degreeIT SECTOR: In a submission to the National Qualifications Authority of Ireland (NQAI), the board of Tallaght IT has called for…Tue Mar 05 2002 - 00:00
Factfile: OptometryThe four-year BSc in optometry at the DIT is the only approved optometry course in the State and it has only 25 places each year…Tue Feb 19 2002 - 00:00
Testing and prescribing for your ailing eyesCareer focus - Optometry: Like the dentist (but perhaps not quite so scary) the optometrist is with us from a very young age…Tue Feb 19 2002 - 00:00
Scientific role models provide inspirationWOMEN AND SCIENCE: A new project using inspirational female role models may be the key to combating the low uptake of science…Tue Feb 12 2002 - 00:00
Massive shortfall for psychologists in educationPsychology is the scientific study of thoughts, emotions and behaviour towards a better understanding of the human experience…Tue Dec 11 2001 - 00:00
New money offer new opportunitiesFor people who had problems understanding pounds and pence there's an opportunity to get to grips with euro and cent in a new…Tue Dec 11 2001 - 00:00
Schoolkids' union meets tomorrowThe Union of Secondary Students (USS) is to meet tomorrow to elect a new committee to represent second-level students during …Tue Dec 04 2001 - 00:00
A job for those who like to make things happenThinking big is crucial to the understanding of chemical engineeringTue Dec 04 2001 - 00:00
Chatterbox learned to hack it with wonderful English teacherThere are seven children in my family and we all went to the same primary school, St Vincent de Paul's on Griffith Avenue in …Tue Nov 27 2001 - 00:00
Lending calm in a storm of demands for booksDelving among dusty shelves in search of a long-forgotten tomeTue Nov 27 2001 - 00:00
There's just no time to mingle with the movie starsIf you're interested in becoming a camera operator to meet famous people you're barking up the wrong tree, cameraman Keith Durham…Tue Nov 20 2001 - 00:00
Lack of funding for PE criticisedThe physical education grant for primary schools announced by Minister Michael Woods is "totally unrealistic", INTO general secretary…Tue Nov 20 2001 - 00:00
Understanding crime and drugsPersonal development and life education are the focus of two new Transition Year programmes from Victim Support and the Irish…Tue Nov 13 2001 - 00:00
Degree boost for childcare workersA unique group of graduates, some of whom began their third-level education over 20 years ago, have just been awarded their degrees…Tue Nov 13 2001 - 00:00
Out with Del Boy Trotter and in with Mr HonestyThe likes of Arthur Daly, Del Boy Trotter and latterly Gareth Cheeseman have done little to promote a positive image of the sales…Tue Nov 13 2001 - 00:00
Factfile: SalesThe Sales Institute of Ireland is a professional body representing sales people.Tue Nov 13 2001 - 00:00
Spirited showing at Leinster debate testFast-paced arguments and tenacious retorts on the hottest issues of the day - including cannabis and the attacks in Afghanistan…Tue Nov 06 2001 - 00:00
Factfile: BankingThere are approximately 33,000 people employed in banking in the State.Tue Nov 06 2001 - 00:00
Old reliable fighting for its yesteryear sheenThe once sought-after steady job in the bank has lost some of its sheen in recent timesTue Nov 06 2001 - 00:00
Early school leavers are targeted by programmeSome 35 dedicated students from Finglas and Cabra were rewarded for their commitment to staying in school recently when they …Tue Nov 06 2001 - 00:00
Factfile: MidwiferyAn Bord Altranais is the regulatory body for midwives. There are 22 maternity units in the State.Tue Oct 23 2001 - 01:00
Staffing crisis also means many job opportunitiesFalling staff numbers and the increase in birth rates has led to a crises in midwifery staffing, most acutely felt in the Dublin…Tue Oct 23 2001 - 01:00
Course profile: MA in history of art and designCollege (department): University of Limerick, department of government and societyTue Oct 23 2001 - 01:00
Factfile: Sound engineeringThere is no overall representative body for sound engineers but members of the Institute of Engineers of Ireland have been known…Tue Oct 16 2001 - 01:00
Recording music the pinnacle of sound engineeringA massive stadium concert, a small intimate gig, a studio album, a radio broadcast, a TV ad - none of these would be possible…Tue Oct 16 2001 - 01:00
Game harnesses children's energySaving energy can be fun - that is the message of a new board game from the Irish Energy Centre.Tue Oct 09 2001 - 01:00
From farm to fork, the food cops are on the jobThey are the men and women who want to save you from salmonella sandwichesTue Oct 09 2001 - 01:00
Factfile: Food safetyThe Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) is an independent statutory, science-based body.Tue Oct 09 2001 - 01:00
