Primary Level

Twins cried when seeing friends going to ‘big school’ and they could not, judge told

Half of all journeys under 2km in Ireland are made by car

Avoid overparenting, set aside some time for yourself and, like Elsa, learn when to let it go

Admitting addiction issues, teacher gave fake referee phone number for subsequent job application

Classroom to College: Higher Options supplement is an essential guide for Leaving Cert students

It’s a screen-free year for them – no television, no iPads, no internet – and no access to mobile phones

Early Edition with Aideen Finnegan

Anxiety, difficulties engaging with lessons and friendship problems cited as reasons in Barnardos study

It’s the ultimate cliche, but it’s the kids I’ll miss the most, and their ability to say it as it is

Beginning formal education is about arming children with the skills to be more independent

Remembering is an active process. Each time we revisit an event, we reconstruct it

Conor Pope’s guide to surviving the September squeeze on your finances

To hard-pressed parents, it can feel as if extra busyness and unnecessary expense are intentionally built into the start of the school year

Some might reasonably question whether a review is what is now required

Political will is needed to adequately invest in publicly funded services

A system funded almost entirely by the State must reflect the needs of those it is supposed to serve

Conversations with Parents: A panel of experts convenes to discuss the big issues of modern schooling and parenting

Find out where your school ranks using Irish Times search tool

Current circular document, which dates back to 1995, details how many days each year schools must be open

Worldview: Language competence is now just as much part of Ireland’s competitive infrastructure deficit as poor planning

Family experience in Co Down brings Monty Python to mind

Professor Vani Borooah of the University of Ulster, who died this month, provided vital evidence for policymakers on tackling poverty

Two largest classes sizes, at 38 pupils for one teacher, found in counties Tipperary and Mayo

More than one-quarter of respondents say they will go into debt to cover price of returning children to school

State is set to provide more than €60m towards the scheme in advance of new school year

Liam Coughlan (90) is currently in prison for sexually abusing former pupils in Kilkenny in the 1970s

St Corban’s National School in Naas says it may have to cancel enrolled class ‘formally requested’ by department over refusal to allocate additional teacher

Regular meals and an ability to regulate moods gives Darndale pupils a better chance

A decline in the number of boy choristers at St Patrick’s Cathedral Choir School in Dublin has led to a recruitment drive

Data shows county-by-county breakdowns on the preferences of parents on several areas relating to primary level

Irish children became less accomplished in reading and maths after the pandemic, with the gap between poor and affluent children wider than before

Gap between the reading scores of children in Deis versus non-Deis schools widened after pandemic, report says

How do famous former boarders view their time at school now?

First public trial opens in sprawling abuse scandal with more than 100 schools, kindergartens and daycares under investigation

Another school year is almost over. How would you score in your parenting end-of-term report card?

Boys especially are reading for pleasure less than they used to. It’s a global trend. But there are ways to fight back

Let’s use school time to educate children

From singing or learning a language, to archaeology and cookery, here are some of the camps on offer this summer

Ask the Expert: She’s quite artistic, funny and highly emotionally intelligent, but struggles academically at school

Student numbers at first year in second level also starting to decline but there will be significant local variations, briefing document says