News and advice covering the primary level education system.
Fierce competition for places at top secondary schools drives some parents to push their youngsters to succeed, believing they owe it to their children to give them the best start in life
Many pupils taking part in summer programme will have access to ‘nutritious’ lunches
Half of children acknowledge they spend too much time online, with 28% saying they could go online whenever they wanted
Uniforms are on the way out and teaching staff are adjusting to a new ethical education curriculum
€9m smartphone pouches at second level sparked criticism from Opposition parties who labelled it wasteful and unnecessary
Many poorer schools saddled with sub-standard classroom facilities, research finds
Pupils to learn French, German or other languages from third class onwards
Critics say there is an urgent need to overhaul how we teach Irish following a century of failure
Thirty principals recently published a list of circumstances faced by their students. It includes a parent in prison, suicide in families, neglect of every conceivable kind
The Nordic country is helping students learn about spotting false information. Is there space in the Irish curriculum to do the same?
Tusla official says he received text from boy’s mother saying view child should go to bed before midnight ‘ridiculous’
A total of 45 complaints concerned conduct or behaviour including physical abuse or assault, verbal assault and sexual or intimate contact with a student
Red weather warnings across Ireland see public warned to take shelter
Covid-era remote learning means schools are in a better position to cope with weather-related disruption
Insufficient cover across schools despite large number of substitutes, Department of Education study finds
Ireland weather: Automatic closure of education facilities triggered by Met Éireann status red warning
Teachers are harnessing the power of artificial intelligence – and navigating its pitfalls – with the help of new courses
The scheme now covers nearly 2,200 schools, and 345,000 children, but some parents and teachers have concerns about nutritional standards
New curriculum for primary schools draws contrasting reactions from teachers, parents and other stakeholders
Body finalising shake-up to curriculum says topic not referenced in new syllabus despite ‘misinformation’
SNAs' ‘over-familiarith’ with students’ parents can result in sensitive information being shared, say school leaders
Q&A with food analyst Ruth Hegarty: ‘There is a nutrition standard for hot school meals provided by the Government, but there is no oversight of this’
Calls increasing for expansion of breakfast clubs to all Deis primary schools amid rising deprivation
About 42% of primary pupils in disadvantaged areas are missing more than 20 days of school, an increase linked to the Covid-19 pandemic
Ask the Expert: He was found by a psychologist to be ‘twice exceptional’ (has exceptional ability but also a disability)
Online hatred and toxicity can be hugely damaging, but are digital literacy classes really enough to tackle it?
Meals provider Lunch Bag is donating LifeVac devices to schools despite HSE advice that anti-choking devices should not be used due to lack of research on efficacy
Pupils associate being a ‘good’ girl with niceness and politeness, while ‘good’ boys are strong and excel at football
East Asian countries such as Singapore, Taiwan and South Korea continue to dominate
New global study on maths and science performance reveals strengths and weaknesses in Irish education
The manifestos of the main political parties put an emphasis on boosting funding for the sector, but what will the new government be able to deliver?
Some teachers believe climbing trees and other outdoor self-directed controlled risk-taking are crucial for fostering self-confidence and resilience
As many as one in 20 schoolchildren in Ireland may have autism or similar developmental issues, studies suggest
Official estimates point to a near doubling in proportion of children with autism in need of support at school within five years
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