Institute of Education’s profit rises to €8.5m following acquisition by Dukes Education
Dukes Education paid more than £8m (€9.3m) to acquire Bruce College in Cork, UK filings also show
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Leaving Cert grinds industry: ‘Salaries scales for the top teachers can be 100 to 250 grand’
Teacher poaching rows and claims of ‘unsustainable’ wages are part and parcel of a highly competitive private tuition sector
Grind schools create an injustice at the heart of Ireland’s education system
Unthinkable: How fair are the State exams if some students can buy an advantage in the form of specialised tuition?
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‘We’re fully booked’: How grind schools became big business
Rugby stars such as Brian O’Driscoll and Caelan Doris are among the investors in a booming private tuition sector which promises top grades in the Leaving Cert points race. But is it piling too much pressure on students?
UK buyer of famous Leeson Street grinds school begins to reap rewards of €135m acquisition
Microsoft Office guy’s superyacht; Dyson signs on the line in Co Waterford; Fair City eyes move to commuter belt
Institute of Education sold to UK schools group for undisclosed sum
‘Grind school’ has been in operation for 53 years, over which time it has become one of the State’s largest private educational facilities
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Fighting Words 2022: Prof Anne Looney, executive dean, Institute of Education, Dublin City University
Dublin student wins 2022 Press Pass journalist of the year award
Catherine Martin: ‘I’m absolutely confident your generation will be one of innovation and trendsetters’
Institute of Education founder Raymond Kearns dies aged 91
Son Peter Kearns says there is ‘no sadness, only celebration’
Eric Earle – one of the Trinity students who gathered on the roof of the college on VE day in May 1945
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Lists normally includes all schools where 11 or more pupils sat the Leaving Cert exam
Is remote teaching the solution to the teacher supply crisis?
Some schools are now accessing online learning in physics and Polish due to lack of qualified teachers nearby
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