More than one in four parents in debt to cover back-to-school costs
Almost one-third of those in debt owe more than €500
News and advice covering the primary level education system.
Almost one-third of those in debt owe more than €500
One-third of post-primary students feel it is not safe to express themselves fully in school
More than 100,000 students have participated in the Junior Entrepreneur Programme since 2010
All three secondary schools in Greystones, Co Wicklow are heavily oversubscribed
Almost 90 per cent of the 3,600 primary schools in the State remain Catholic in ethos
About 120 schools to get 1,000 additional hours after flagging inadequate support for vulnerable pupils
The English exam can only be successfully approached with critical thinking. Learning off an essay is a waste of time
Many primary schools say they are relying on cash reserves to cover basic running costs
Schools cutting back on learning resources and increasing requests for parent contributions to bridge gaps
The survey of principals was carried out at 17 primary schools in west Tallaght, Ballymun and Darndale
Landmark study finds primary pupils most often feel happy, good about themselves, cared for and safe
The Eastern European country has become an educational powerhouse but also faces challenges
Pupils who played maths computer game developed by researchers showed significant improvement in their skills
Teachers in the Malvern and St Joseph’s primary schools strive to overcome hunger, poverty and low-expectations of their environments to encourage children on to better things
Norma Foley says Government will consider legislation if required to help protect children at primary school
I’ve been thinking about the secret language we shared – what a shame it would be to lose it, or let it be forgotten
An extract from stories by three primary schools in Ulster
A teacher, a food writer and a parent give their first impressions of the scheme
Tell Me About It: The school your granddaughter attends should have a complaints procedure
More schools are moving towards co-education, and research suggests teenagers are in favour of it. But do they really know what’s best for them?
There are risk with the use of AI in education, but it also has huge potential to improve teaching and learning
Almost 85% of junior infants are now aged five years or more when
While aimed at child health and rolled out impressively fast, school food merits better use of public money by the Government
Move away from the stereotypes of learning difficulties, says author who has both personal and professional experience of them
Up to half of sixth class pupils included in Snapchat groups in some schools
Norma Foley is planning new supports to help schools. Whether it will be enough is another matter
Study finds capacity to foster Catholic ethos of schools ‘shrinking’ with decline in those able to deliver faith-based education
Pupils on our panel say we need more creativity, less emphasis on homework and greater recognition of learning outside school
Pupil numbers projected to drop by 100,000, or almost one fifth, within a decade
An oversupply of teachers may become an issue by the end of the decade
Pupils at Clondalkin primary school to protest outside Leinster House this week over delays to new school building
More than 2,000 schools now part of the initiative, says Heather Humphreys
We asked delegates at teaching union conferences if they support calls for teachers in urban areas to be paid more to reflect higher living costs
INTO hears State has ‘abdicated responsibility to religious organisations for too long’
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How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
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