Leaving Cert leads to ‘devastating’ stress among studentsNational Parents’ Council says reforms needed for a fairer form of assessmentTue Mar 06 2018 - 20:18
No school has been rewarded under plan to cut uniform costs for parentsBruton’s plan promised extra funding for schools adopting cost-effective measuresTue Mar 06 2018 - 01:52
Cutting holidays to make up time unfair, say schoolsDepartment of Education allows three days holidays to be used for tuitionTue Mar 06 2018 - 01:00
Alarm over ‘dumbing down’ of criteria for new technological universitiesDilution of minimum thresholds could could damage sector’s reputation, say collegesMon Mar 05 2018 - 01:00
Schools may not cut Easter Holidays over snow closuresOfficial guidance allows schools to shorten holidays to make up for lost tuition timeFri Mar 02 2018 - 01:30
World university rankings show nursing is Ireland’s strongest subjectQS World University Rankings also show strong performance in arts and humanitiesWed Feb 28 2018 - 18:12
School is out – but homework continues online for some studentsGrowing numbers of teachers are using technology to live-stream classesWed Feb 28 2018 - 17:30
Schools and colleges in Leinster and Munster to remain closed for remainder of weekMinister says schools in Connacht and Ulsterwill decide individually depending on circumstances in areaWed Feb 28 2018 - 14:06
Parents told to be ready for alerts from schools over potential closuresDecisions on whether to close to be made by individual schoolsTue Feb 27 2018 - 19:50
Report says island schools need extra support to surviveThere are 12 island primary schools and five secondary schools in the StateTue Feb 27 2018 - 17:33
Pupil numbers grew 10% at multi-denominational schoolsCatholic schools still account for over 90% of primary enrolmentsMon Feb 26 2018 - 20:11
Religion teachers say opt-out rule will ‘undermine progress’Teachers call for circular to be withdrawn or re-written to provide clarity on class contentMon Feb 26 2018 - 01:00
Poaching row raises tensions between teachers’ unionsAnalysis: Some ASTI branches lost up to a third of their members in last year’s disputeMon Feb 26 2018 - 01:00
Catholic Church frets that religion ‘slipping off agenda’ in schoolsAgreement ensures up to two hours of religion tuition for pupils in some State schoolsMon Feb 26 2018 - 01:00
Investigation over ‘poaching’ from teachers’ unionNew data shows Teachers’ Union of Ireland membership up by more than 1,000Mon Feb 26 2018 - 01:00
Parents warned of obsession with sending children to universityEducation expert Ken Robinson: parents need to foster children’s unique skillsFri Feb 23 2018 - 01:00
TCD students’ union candidate quits race after sex harassment claimsSean Ryan apologises unreservedly ‘for any offence caused by my remarks as published’Thu Feb 22 2018 - 21:23
Young women more likely to have degrees than male peersYounger gender gap linked to ‘boom’ trend of men leaving school to work, show CSO figuresThu Feb 22 2018 - 16:09
UCD to re-designate more than 170 toilets as ‘gender neutral’University will also introduce transgender changing facilities at its sport centreThu Feb 22 2018 - 01:01
Up to 2,000 under-represented students to get funding for collegeTravellers and lone parents among those to benefit from new €6m access initiativesThu Feb 22 2018 - 01:00
Teachers warn of ‘crisis point’ staff shortagesPupils left without qualified teachers, Oireachtas committee hearsTue Feb 20 2018 - 19:18
School pupils to play key role in shaping review of Leaving CertPolicy-makers highlight trends in senior cycle across other jurisdictionsTue Feb 20 2018 - 18:45
Leaving Cert review to focus on easing ‘points race’ pressureIreland has the highest proportion of school-leavers in EU who go to third levelTue Feb 20 2018 - 01:00
Secondary schools consider dropping languages due to teacher shortagesOireachtas committee will hear schools are being forced to hire ‘inappropriate’ staffTue Feb 20 2018 - 01:00
Students opting out of religion to get no additional resourcesLack of teachers threatens to jeopardise reforms, school managers sayMon Feb 19 2018 - 16:30
State schools expect many pupils to opt out of religion classesCircular requires schools to consult with parents over alternatives to religionMon Feb 19 2018 - 00:01
Education: Expansion of third-level colleges forms key part of NDPSchool building programme to lead to additional 20,000 places annuallyFri Feb 16 2018 - 15:53
Trinity College Dublin to offer degrees in conjunction with US universityPartnership with Columbia University will see students receive degree from bothThu Feb 15 2018 - 22:45
FF pledges to expand Educate Together schools amid restrictionsSchools established as part of process to divest patronage of Catholic schoolsThu Feb 15 2018 - 21:51
TCD to provide alternative Arabic teacher for students following complaintsDr Ali Selim ’s support for female circumcision has sparked calls for his removal from teaching postWed Feb 14 2018 - 18:25
State-run secondary school pupils may opt out of religion classesMove aimed at reflecting changing student profile and decrease in religious beliefWed Feb 14 2018 - 01:00
‘Irish Times’ debate focuses on censorship of ‘historically insensitive’ literatureStudent debaters battle it out for place in finalTue Feb 13 2018 - 22:35
Family homelessness a ‘national emergency’, children’s rights campaigners sayAlliance issues a ‘C- grade’ to Government over progress for young peopleTue Feb 13 2018 - 12:18
Artists to help spark creativity in the classroom150 schools to take part in programme to explore impact of arts on school lifeMon Feb 12 2018 - 20:28
Rise in sexually transmitted infections among young peopleMore than 5,000 15-24 year olds diagnosed with chlamydia, gonorrhea or herpesMon Feb 12 2018 - 13:22
Pre-school children may face admission interviews in IrishThe move is under consideration to prioritise Irish speakers in GaelscoileannaMon Feb 12 2018 - 02:50
Universities resist quotas on teacher-training coursesRichard Bruton has proposed move to boost supply of science and language teachersMon Feb 12 2018 - 01:33
Regulator says bust fundraising firm owes money to Irish charitiesUp to 40 aid organisations owed about €70,000 from online companySun Feb 11 2018 - 13:36
Technology can hurt students’ learning, research showsNew study finds giving pupils access to laptops in the classroom has a negative effectFri Feb 09 2018 - 01:00
Reviews finds weaknesses in safeguards over sale of college spinout firmsReport prompted by concerns over potential conflicts of interest among staff over commercialisation of researchThu Feb 08 2018 - 21:18
Big increase in third-level students reporting mental health issuesAccess and disability body attributes 46% rise in 2017 to better supports and less stigmaThu Feb 08 2018 - 18:56
Government’s capital plan to include a new hospital in Cork‘Irish Times’ learns the Western Rail Corridor will not be extended in the schemeThu Feb 08 2018 - 02:16
Students to learn more foreign languages under post-Brexit planEducation action plan highlights need to prepare for ‘changed dynamic’ in EuropeWed Feb 07 2018 - 17:30
Taoiseach warns UK against breaking Brexit agreementVaradkar says ‘black and white’ commitments and guarantees are contained in December dealWed Feb 07 2018 - 13:33
Secondary students to receive lessons on dangers of ‘webcam blackmail’New internet safety initiative to support teachers address online sexual coercionTue Feb 06 2018 - 20:03
Deis scheme ‘failing to narrow gap’ between disadvantaged children and other pupilsAcademic calls for changes to school scheme to boost outcomes for less well-off childrenTue Feb 06 2018 - 18:50
Half of prisoners drop out of school before Junior CertificateUnpublished prison service survey shows link between poor education and jailTue Feb 06 2018 - 01:45
Analysis: Why are we so poor at learning Irish?Teaching standards are falling short at primary and secondary, report findsMon Feb 05 2018 - 16:25
Teaching of Irish ‘unsatisfactory’ in one in four primary schools, report findsDepartment of Education inspectors’ concern over poor Irish standards in schoolsMon Feb 05 2018 - 14:12
Principals call for Leaving Cert oral exams to be movedSchool heads propose changing exam dates to tackle crisis in recruiting examinersMon Feb 05 2018 - 01:00
