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Lecturers at Waterford IT vote for industrial action over merger plan

Lecturers at Waterford IT vote for industrial action over merger plan

Union says college should be allowed to apply for university status on standalone basis

Thu Mar 19 2015 - 10:49
School management body accuses teachers of blocking reforms

School management body accuses teachers of blocking reforms

Unions’ protests represent a ‘backward step’ for education, says community schools group

Thu Mar 19 2015 - 01:00
Cog Notes: ‘Pals’ brings the drama of the Great War to students

Cog Notes: ‘Pals’ brings the drama of the Great War to students

Plus: The race for technological university status is hotting up

Tue Mar 17 2015 - 05:00
Willie Mullins conquers all – well, nearly all – at Cheltenham

Willie Mullins conquers all – well, nearly all – at Cheltenham

McCoy in thankful mood as he exits Cheltenham with body bruised but intact

Sat Mar 14 2015 - 01:00
Catholic schools receive new guidelines on religious teaching

Catholic schools receive new guidelines on religious teaching

Catholic Schools Partnership advises schools on how to be inclusive towards other beliefs

Thu Mar 12 2015 - 22:43
Can young people be taught how to think critically?

Can young people be taught how to think critically?

A cornerstone of proposed school reform is to get pupils thinking critically and creatively. But how can that be done?

Tue Mar 10 2015 - 06:00
Institutes of technology warn against ‘three-tier’ system

Institutes of technology warn against ‘three-tier’ system

As technological universities emerge, new lobby group plans to look at wider issues

Mon Mar 09 2015 - 17:46
CAO picks show demand for building, law, and dentistry

CAO picks show demand for building, law, and dentistry

Construction and engineering courses also see a significant rise in applicants

Mon Mar 09 2015 - 07:54
Children’s online behaviour checked less frequently – survey

Children’s online behaviour checked less frequently – survey

School principals’ group urges parents to remain vigilant about cyberbullying

Mon Mar 09 2015 - 01:00
Give me a crash course in... Junior Cycle reform

Give me a crash course in... Junior Cycle reform

Schools are being briefed on preposed reforms but the teachers’ unions haven’t given their consent. How will that work?

Sat Mar 07 2015 - 00:03
The ASTI to consider  discussions on TUI merger

The ASTI to consider discussions on TUI merger

Secondary teachers group to face motion on opening talks on joining with broader union

Thu Mar 05 2015 - 21:08
Playing video games can boost exam performance, OECD  claims

Playing video games can boost exam performance, OECD claims

Gender analysis of test scores suggests girls suffer from ‘low confidence’ in maths

Thu Mar 05 2015 - 12:04
Boys focus on ‘external rewards’ can be used to parents’ advantage

Boys focus on ‘external rewards’ can be used to parents’ advantage

Analysis: Parents of girls should fight their own gender biases, OECD report suggests

Thu Mar 05 2015 - 10:19
Maynooth University to halve number of college entry routes

Maynooth University to halve number of college entry routes

Joint arts and science degree will be the first of its type in Ireland

Thu Mar 05 2015 - 01:00
Use of  primary schools for childcare would be  ‘band aid approach’

Use of primary schools for childcare would be ‘band aid approach’

Mary Mitchell O’Connor TD had proposed schools be used for ‘low-cost’ after-school care

Wed Mar 04 2015 - 16:48
O’Sullivan warns Waterford IT over  university status

O’Sullivan warns Waterford IT over university status

Bill requiring merger of institutes seeking designation to be published after Easter

Wed Mar 04 2015 - 16:41
Teacher unions propose deal to suspend industrial action

Teacher unions propose deal to suspend industrial action

Minister for Education Jan O’Sullivan objects to disruption as bargaining chip in talks

Tue Mar 03 2015 - 18:50
Cog Notes: Crude lobbying over school admissions policy may prove effective

Cog Notes: Crude lobbying over school admissions policy may prove effective

Angry middle-class parents have been bombarding the Minister for Education with letters

Tue Mar 03 2015 - 05:00
Colleges running fewer courses suitable for students with disabilities, says report

Colleges running fewer courses suitable for students with disabilities, says report

Structural barriers and ‘low expectations’ block those with intellectual disabilities

Mon Mar 02 2015 - 14:27
School managers to be briefed on junior cycle implementation plan

School managers to be briefed on junior cycle implementation plan

Unions may consider further strike action after Minister rebuffs plea for more talks

Mon Mar 02 2015 - 07:41
Internal politics in teacher unions has become obstacle

Internal politics in teacher unions has become obstacle

Analysis: Cooperation with junior cycle plan may be used as a bargaining chip

Sun Mar 01 2015 - 19:27
Minister says junior cycle reforms will go ahead despite protests

Minister says junior cycle reforms will go ahead despite protests

Jan O’Sullivan declines to say if teachers will be disciplined for lack of cooperation

Sat Feb 28 2015 - 12:28
How can we prevent segregation in our schools

How can we prevent segregation in our schools

Policymakers have a responsibility to plan for all children. They could learn from Finland

Sat Feb 28 2015 - 01:00
Minister urges teachers to accept ‘very fair’ junior cycle deal

Minister urges teachers to accept ‘very fair’ junior cycle deal

Tensions escalate within unions as ASTI and TUI hold meeting on industrial action

Fri Feb 27 2015 - 14:23
Divisions emerge as teachers meet on junior cycle

Divisions emerge as teachers meet on junior cycle

Unions taken aback at department’s refusal to hold further talks

Fri Feb 27 2015 - 13:15
Cork and Tralee colleges say Munster merger ‘will not require efficiencies’

Cork and Tralee colleges say Munster merger ‘will not require efficiencies’

Institutes move to reassure staff over university bid amid union balloting

Thu Feb 26 2015 - 18:16
Education leaders  ‘short-sighted’ and putting children ‘last’, says Glenstal Abbot

Education leaders ‘short-sighted’ and putting children ‘last’, says Glenstal Abbot

Negativity from Government and teacher unions ‘numbing’, says Mark Patrick Hederman

Thu Feb 26 2015 - 15:33
Concern school  divestment policy causing ethnic segregation

Concern school divestment policy causing ethnic segregation

Labour TD says having wider choice of patrons the ‘direct opposite of education being inclusive’

Wed Feb 25 2015 - 16:03
Richard Dawkins: Children need to be ‘protected’ from religion

Richard Dawkins: Children need to be ‘protected’ from religion

‘You have to write off those people’ who put the Bible ahead of science, author says

Wed Feb 25 2015 - 10:07
Dice loaded against minorities in race for school place

Dice loaded against minorities in race for school place

Education Act 1998 means schools can draw up their own admissions policies

Tue Feb 24 2015 - 22:18
Cog Notes: UCC second in league of environmentally friendly universities

Cog Notes: UCC second in league of environmentally friendly universities

Criteria include the preservation of lawns and forests, use of energy-efficient appliances, waste recycling, environmental course offerings and number of cars entering the campus daily

Tue Feb 24 2015 - 01:00
Census figures raise concerns of ethnic segregation in schools

Census figures raise concerns of ethnic segregation in schools

Some 23 per cent of schools cater for four out of five immigrant children

Tue Feb 24 2015 - 01:00
Media role as ‘cheerleaders’ under scrutiny in ‘Irish Times’ debate

Media role as ‘cheerleaders’ under scrutiny in ‘Irish Times’ debate

‘Sometimes if the public demand more Ross O’Carroll Kelly you have to give them more Morgan Kelly’

Mon Feb 23 2015 - 08:46
Trinity and UCD speakers win ‘Irish Times’ debate

Trinity and UCD speakers win ‘Irish Times’ debate

Editor Kevin O’Sullivan presented awards after lively debate at Maynooth University

Sat Feb 21 2015 - 01:00
Teachers' unions to consider junior cycle reform proposals

Teachers' unions to consider junior cycle reform proposals

Department of Education puts forward amended plans to avoid further strike action

Thu Feb 19 2015 - 21:40
Cog Notes: Douglas finds wonder in RJ Palacio’s book

Cog Notes: Douglas finds wonder in RJ Palacio’s book

Plus, students up for ‘Oscars’; and a survey on small schools

Tue Feb 17 2015 - 01:00
Bill will enable political ‘cronies’ to spy on universities, claim presidents

Bill will enable political ‘cronies’ to spy on universities, claim presidents

Universities write to Minister complaining about initiative to ‘resurrect’ pay controls

Mon Feb 16 2015 - 01:00
University of Limerick under fire over  ‘casual-hours contracts’

University of Limerick under fire over ‘casual-hours contracts’

College was appointed to investigate precarious nature of work throughout the economy

Mon Feb 16 2015 - 01:00
Teachers risk losing the moral high ground by rejecting latest compromise

Teachers risk losing the moral high ground by rejecting latest compromise

The question arises as to whether teachers should have a veto over educational policy

Sat Feb 14 2015 - 13:32
Single mother who left school at 15 elected TCD SU president

Single mother who left school at 15 elected TCD SU president

Trinity College Dublin access student Lynn Ruane lands emotional victory

Fri Feb 13 2015 - 21:30
Unions reject proposal to split junior cycle assessment in two

Unions reject proposal to split junior cycle assessment in two

ASTI and TUI say ‘significant aspects’ of latest proposals unacceptable to teachers

Fri Feb 13 2015 - 16:10
Non-religious patrons to run four new primary schools

Non-religious patrons to run four new primary schools

Despite divestment plan Catholic Church still controls more than 90% of primary schools

Fri Feb 13 2015 - 06:00
Threat of fresh legal action over lack of resources for pupils with ‘mild’ Down syndrome

Threat of fresh legal action over lack of resources for pupils with ‘mild’ Down syndrome

Decision to postpone introduction of more equitable system criticised by Down Syndrome Ireland

Thu Feb 12 2015 - 01:00
Planned new system for special needs resources is shelved

Planned new system for special needs resources is shelved

Reforms were aimed at combating ‘inequitable’ allocation of resources

Tue Feb 10 2015 - 15:25
Cog Notes: You’ve heard of DIT, now get used to MTU

Cog Notes: You’ve heard of DIT, now get used to MTU

Under the Technological Universities Bill, the merged educational bodies will adopt an interim name

Tue Feb 10 2015 - 00:00
The Teaching Council plans to ‘liberate’ teachers – not just collect fees

The Teaching Council plans to ‘liberate’ teachers – not just collect fees

The council wants to get teachers to buy in to continuing professional development and regulation. But how will it do that when it’s about as popular as Irish Water in some circles?

Tue Feb 10 2015 - 00:00
NUI Galway and DCU score top marks in European survey

NUI Galway and DCU score top marks in European survey

Two of five Irish insitutions get four As, putting them in same league as Oxford, says study

Mon Feb 09 2015 - 21:59
Lecturers threaten industrial action at Cork and Tralee

Lecturers threaten industrial action at Cork and Tralee

Union has ‘no confidence’ in €6.7m merger plan for Munster Technological University

Mon Feb 09 2015 - 16:46
Leaving Cert students in favour of exam reform, study finds

Leaving Cert students in favour of exam reform, study finds

Majority of final years want continuous assessment but Junior Certs less certain

Mon Feb 09 2015 - 15:57
Children’s digital skills don’t match their confidence levels, report finds

Children’s digital skills don’t match their confidence levels, report finds

43 per cent of nine to 16-year-olds don’t know how to report abuse online, survey reveals

Mon Feb 09 2015 - 01:00
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