Sharp rise in sexual images generated by primary school pupils, Foley warnsTeachers' conference hears State regulator is aware of more predators using social media to extort childrenMon Apr 01 2024 - 21:23
No megaphones or slow handclaps: why Norma Foley can expect easier ride at this year’s teachers’ conferencesTeaching unions have signed up to a public sector pay deal by a huge margin of up to 85 per centMon Apr 01 2024 - 16:40
Half of younger teachers consider emigration due to living costs - pollTeaching unions’ Easter conferences get under way with debate around recruitment ‘crisis’ set to dominateMon Apr 01 2024 - 13:50
Calls for Irish teachers to be rewarded for service abroad to ease supply ‘crisis’ Recruitment and retention set to dominate teaching unions’ Easter conferences as Foley announces new funding package for schoolsMon Apr 01 2024 - 06:00
Schools ill-equipped to deliver Leaving Cert reforms, say science teachers Plan to allocate 40% for research projects ‘cannot be implemented’ without funding to ensure all schools have sufficient laboratory resourcesMon Apr 01 2024 - 06:00
Students are stressed, teachers have little choice, creativity suffers: Why the Irish classroom needs to change right nowLeading entrepreneurs, educators, cultural figures and scientists share their views on how to future-proof educationSat Mar 30 2024 - 06:00
Rollout of free schoolbooks for Junior Cycle students ‘in doubt’More than 80 per cent of principals say necessary supports to navigate procurement process not in placeMon Mar 25 2024 - 00:01
My son is in fourth class, and the scramble for a secondary-school place has begunPlanning failures and a chaotic school admissions process cause sleepless nights for too many familiesSun Mar 24 2024 - 07:00
UCC believes its deficit will deepen to €23m this year without cost-cutting measuresStaff told expenditure on new mobile phones, IT, stationery or furniture should ‘not be progressed at this time’Sun Mar 24 2024 - 06:00
Plan to oblige teachers to assess disabled children’s needs will ‘overwhelm’ schoolsDepartment of Education is finalising new rules, but schools say system is in ‘crisis’Tue Mar 19 2024 - 05:00
‘It’s like the Hunger Games’: Parents battle for places in oversubscribed schoolsThere are more applications than places available across dozens of school districts, new figures showMon Mar 18 2024 - 11:00
Is your local secondary school oversubscribed? Check the school places mapMost heavily in-demand schools are in south Dublin area where as little as 20% of applicants are successfulMon Mar 18 2024 - 05:00
Where are the most oversubscribed secondary schools in Ireland?Unpublished school capacity survey shows the volume of school planning areas where demand exceeds supply of placesMon Mar 18 2024 - 05:00
Department of Education disputes accuracy of school principals’ petition over controversial changes to learning supportDepartment says 100 signatories were either not school leaders or are principals at schools unaffected by the changesThu Mar 14 2024 - 06:00
Future of George Mitchell scholarships in doubt as programme paused over funding shortagesScheme was created 25 years ago, in light of Belfast Agreement, to send future US leaders to island of IrelandWed Mar 13 2024 - 14:16
Thousands of State-subsidised courses on way to upskill in AI, sustainability and constructionMore than 650 short, online university-accredited courses subsided by 50-80 per cent of normal costsTue Mar 12 2024 - 05:01
Teenagers to receive empathy classes under redeveloped transition yearProgramme on activating compassion is supported by Cillian Murphy and is found to boost levels of concern and understanding of othersMon Mar 11 2024 - 05:00
Music promoter and festival organiser Vince Power dies at 76 Waterford native established Mean Fiddler group which play key role promoting Reading and Leeds music festivalsSun Mar 10 2024 - 21:27
CAO 2024: Applications up for high-points courses such as veterinary science, dentistry and pharmacyDrop off in applications for courses in environment and computing/technology and medicine this year, despite job strong opportunitiesSat Mar 09 2024 - 00:01
New primary school curriculum: the changes on the way and what they mean for childrenPupils will spend more time learning foreign languages, science and technology – and less time on religionThu Mar 07 2024 - 11:50
Most schools that appeal for more learning support hours are turned downFigures come amid controversy over reforms to how resources will be provided to thousands of students with disabilitiesWed Mar 06 2024 - 18:44
Sex education to be taught at earlier age under new primary school curriculumPublic consultation opens on the biggest planned shake-up to primary education in 25 yearsWed Mar 06 2024 - 00:00
Free textbooks: how scheme will operate for Junior Cycle students Parents of Junior Cycle students can expect to save up to €309 a yearTue Mar 05 2024 - 19:26
Almost all parents fear child will lose resources under special education reforms, poll findsSurvey highlights ‘fundamental concerns’ of families, says three disability advocacy organisationsTue Mar 05 2024 - 14:51
‘It feels like a rebirth’: A visually impaired student’s journey of inspirationSculpture course at Cork College of Further Education giving blind and partially sighted learners a chance to defy conventional limitationsMon Mar 04 2024 - 06:00
Teacher unions ASTI and TUI to survey members over potential merger Presidents of both organisations describe opportunity of amalgamation as ‘seismic moment’ in educationMon Mar 04 2024 - 06:00
Many students who drop out of college are working in retail or hospitality a year laterCSO study tracks outcomes for thousands of learners who did not progress to the second year of their degree courseThu Feb 29 2024 - 14:39
College dropout rates climb amid concern over student mental healthAlmost 7,000 students did not progress to the second year of their course in 2021/2022Thu Feb 29 2024 - 00:01
‘A perfect storm’: Why more students are dropping out of collegeLatest Higher Education Authority data doesn’t tell us why students have dropped out, but there are cluesThu Feb 29 2024 - 00:01
Reform of Leaving Cert science subjects risks giving ‘unfair advantage’ to pupils in private schoolsUniversity lecturers say access to laboratory equipment and technicians is better in fee-charging sectorWed Feb 28 2024 - 06:00
Disused UCD performance space transformed into €2.5m Trapdoor theatreUCD's old drama society venue has been transformed into Trapdoor, a €2.5 million state-of-the-art performance theatreTue Feb 27 2024 - 15:07
Staff requirement to promote ‘gender ideology’ is threat to academic freedom, say lecturersUniversities in Ireland required to participate in charter to be eligible for State research fundingTue Feb 27 2024 - 05:00
‘It was carnage’: Why schools are powering off students’ smartphonesOnce seen as the future of self-directed learning, secondary schools are increasingly moving to restrict or ban phonesSun Feb 25 2024 - 07:00
School transport fees to remain frozen at lower levels next yearPupils living one to two kilometres from schools may become eligible for transport under planned expansion by 2030Sat Feb 24 2024 - 00:01
Legal students crowned winners of the Irish Times Debate finalContestants debated the motion that ‘referendums are no way to run a country’Fri Feb 23 2024 - 21:22
Hundreds of children will struggle to get school places due to building delay, say campaignersWork yet to commence on promised 1,000-pupil secondary school in Greystones despite enrollment pressureFri Feb 23 2024 - 18:02
Calls to pause rollout of controversial changes to teaching hours for vulnerable pupilsCampaigners warn that one in three schools will lose support for disabled children while others would gain enhanced hoursFri Feb 23 2024 - 14:17
Study shows declining wellbeing and high rates of self-harm among teensYoung people who suffered adversity are substantially more at risk of self-harm, University of Galway study showsThu Feb 22 2024 - 00:01
‘An animal wouldn’t be treated this way’: 35% of children with disabilities secluded or restrained at school, poll showsCampaigners call for urgent guidance and regulation for schools in managing pupils’ behaviourWed Feb 21 2024 - 05:30
Vulnerable pupils risk ‘losing out’ under changes to allocation of teaching hours for schools New special education teacher model removes ‘complex needs’ as criteria for allocating resourcesSun Feb 11 2024 - 10:20
More than 80 pupils without school places accessing home tutorsMother says impact on daughter (13) of being outside school has been ‘devastating’Fri Feb 09 2024 - 06:00
Teacher rejects as ‘absolute nonsense’ claims that he ‘shouted’ and ‘pulled’ at autistic pupil (9) Inquiry hears of close relationship between mother and special needs assistant who made complaintsThu Feb 08 2024 - 19:58
Oversubscribed schools may get temporary classrooms to ease enrolment ‘crisis’Campaigners say shortages are result of poor planning and delays in providing school buildingsWed Feb 07 2024 - 18:34
No secondary school places for some first-years amid enrolment ‘crisis’Some pupils may be forced to stay at home and avail of home tutoring due to shortage of placesTue Feb 06 2024 - 06:00
‘We don’t serve the elite’: How Diarmuid Hegarty built Ireland’s largest private third-level institutionGriffith College president says there has been an ideological bias against the private sector - but that may be changingTue Feb 06 2024 - 06:00
‘We’ve been failed by the Government’: Families left without school places Some children in receipt of home tutoring due to enrolment pressures in places such as Kildare, north Wicklow, Dublin and CorkTue Feb 06 2024 - 06:00
‘The savings are huge’: Surge in parents taking children out of school for holidays - but not everyone is happySome principals say a dramatic increase in absences due to holidays is disrupting school lifeSat Feb 03 2024 - 06:00
CAO 2024: Slight dip recorded in number of students applying for college placesPoint requirements for many courses climbed in recent years due to grade inflation and high numbers of applicantsThu Feb 01 2024 - 18:53
More students to avail of ‘game-changing’ degree courses outside CAO systemInitiative being widened later this year to include more than 40 study areas including business, nursing, engineering, construction, music and software developmentWed Jan 31 2024 - 19:35
University of Limerick writes down value of former Dunnes Stores site in accounts by €3mThird-level institute purchased site in Limerick city centre for €8m in 2019Wed Jan 31 2024 - 18:30
