Stressful, torturous and a scramble: report highlights issues around access to special school places
Mother recounts one of ‘worst times in my life’ in her bid to secure placment for autistic son
Student teachers will be taught to deliver ethical education under new framework
Programme to be delivered in multi-denominational primary schools as survey finds growing desire for non-religious run schools
Leaving Cert 2026: Tell us about how preparations are going and how you are feeling
There is so much to prepare for, and plenty to digest in the aftermath, too – if you can imagine a world where this is actually over!
‘I see Samantha in my head’: Woman trains as nurse in memory of sister killed in crash
Tertiary degree programme is extended to include primary teaching to offer route for those without CAO points traditionally needed
Department of Education to receive €646m to fill budget hole
Other departments to contribute €446m while €200m drawn from contingency fund
Educators should adopt trust-based approach to AI in schools, committee hears
Co-ordinators of a proactive artificial intelligence schools programme in Estonia tell of their experience
AI technology could render education a ‘wild, wild west’, says union official
New schools taskforce designed to examine evolving implications for teaching, learning and policy
Teachers must receive substantial pay rise, ‘no ifs or buts’, says ASTI
General secretary of second-level teachers’ union says Government has not moved on from mindset of austerity
Teacher tells of being forced to return to work months after brain surgery due to lack of sick pay
Matt Molloy was exhausted but could no longer afford to rest and recover
‘Living pay cheque to pay cheque’: Teachers feel pinch of cost-of-living crisis
Recent pay rises leave teachers feeling they amounted to ‘half or less than half’ rate of inflation’
Teacher union conferences expected to focus on pay as inflation increases
Conferences also scheduled to consider workplace stress, school inspections, assaults on staff and impact of recruitment and retention crisis
Serious row rages over existing spending levels as teachers demand more resources
Minister for Education seeks reset in her core budget while Department of Public Expenditure is concerned about rising costs of special needs education and school transport scheme
Minister for Education seeks several hundred million in extra funds and budget ‘reset’
Additional money would go towards special education services and school transport scheme
Ireland to provide extra €40m in aid to Ukraine this year
Zelenskiy argues for progress on EU accession path during meeting with Helen McEntee
After two-year delay, Government announces plan for 42,000 new beds for students
Strategy will allow higher education institutions to make land available for private development through a license system