Helen McEntee

Teachers face loss of 5% pay increase if Leaving Cert reforms blocked

Teacher unions to ballot members on whether to accept package or take industrial action in September

Five children with special needs bring High Court actions over access to education

One of the children has never been to school, while others say they cannot secure suitable placements

‘It comes from fear’: Aoife Daly on parents’ battles to get autistic children into schools

Inspectors find ‘almost all’ schools in study had criteria which could limit enrolment of pupils with learning difficulties

Teaching union urges members to back new Leaving Cert reform package

Changes due to roll out from September have sparked threats of industrial action

The Irish Times view on schools and autism: children’s rights must be upheld

Across the State, families of children with additional needs are struggling to access schools

Teachers want religion out of the classroom. Here’s what has to happen next

'Opted-out' children often just sit there – sometimes colouring a picture, listening to every word – segregated, othered and marked as different

Children protest outside Dáil over failure to provide Irish-medium secondary school

No progress made in transition of CBS Synge Street to a coeducational Irish-medium Gaelcholáiste, campaigners say

Will there be a teacher’s strike in the autumn?

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Education infrastructure another casualty of Gaza war, TUI conference hears

Teachers’ union passes motion condemning Israeli government’s actions in Gaza

Job security boost for special needs assistants in schools under new scheme

New scheme will allow SNAs to be redeployed to other schools if no longer required

Teachers’ Union of Ireland to ballot on industrial action if Leaving Cert reform not paused

Helen McEntee tells delegates she will continue to work with teachers but says reforms are for benefit of students

‘It’s irritating when you hear about there being an explosion of autism and ADHD’, says Dublin teacher

Work of teachers is being substituted for that of psychologists because of shortages, delegates hear

Helen McEntee announces ‘largest national conversation on education in the State’s history’

National Convention planned to explore how nation can secure ‘best outcomes in world’ for students

The Irish Times view on Ireland’s teaching crisis: housing central to pressures in education

New graduates entering the teaching profession often find themselves priced out of the very cities where demand for their skills is highest

Reducing class sizes ‘absolutely achievable’ despite spending pressures - McEntee

Minister for Education heckled over ‘underfunding’ of primary schools at INTO annual congress

Curb education ‘overspending’ before lowering class sizes, officials warn

More than 50,000 pupils are in ‘supersized’ classes with 30 children or more

No other OECD country spends a lower proportion of GDP on education than Ireland. Why?

In an uncertain world, we need to give our students the best chance of reaching their potential

More students to get higher Junior Cycle grades under reforms

Move follows criticism from students and teachers over ‘harsh’ scoring system

Sharp rise in assaults at schools pushing teachers to ‘breaking point’

Almost 60 per cent of educators experienced physical aggression, with rates highest in special schools

Staff shortages, contentious reforms and chronic underfunding set to dominate teachers’ Easter conferences

Helen McEntee faces a daunting challenge convincing delegates the Government can tackle urgent issues facing schools

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