Continuation of ‘Catholic first’ school policies criticisedRule giving church dominant role in 90% of primary school patronage not changed in new BillThu Apr 09 2015 - 12:31
ESRI: Scheme for needy schools should focus on urban areasReport notes current junior cycle creating ‘disengagement among working-class boys’Thu Apr 09 2015 - 01:00
Standing ovation for Minister as she defends Sligo college staffCroke Park hours of ‘great value’ to department, says senior officialThu Apr 09 2015 - 01:00
Minister urges teachers to attend junior cycle training despite unions’ orderTUI praises Jan O’Sullivan for making ‘a fairly good attempt’ to resolve disputeThu Apr 09 2015 - 01:00
Unions urge teachers to ‘hold firm’ on junior cycle reformASTI and TUI say they ‘want to resolve the dispute’ but only if conditions are metWed Apr 08 2015 - 18:31
Teachers turn deaf ear to Minister’s call for pay restraintASTI chief says union to seek restoration of common basic scale for all teachersWed Apr 08 2015 - 01:00
NI Minister for Education John O’Dowd not for turning on cutsSinn Féin Minister admits reductions in education budget will cause ‘huge problems’Tue Apr 07 2015 - 17:51
Minister to review DEIS scheme for disadvantaged schoolsESRI cites ‘need for joined-up thinking between education and broader social policy’Tue Apr 07 2015 - 15:37
O’Sullivan says teachers ‘need to be realistic’ in pay claim‘We make no apology for looking for our money back’ - INTO general secretaryTue Apr 07 2015 - 15:20
School management body ‘very concerned’ at admissions policyBill’s failure to address religious favouritism ‘outrageous’, says humanistsTue Apr 07 2015 - 14:11
Schools facing 10% cap on children of past pupilsAdmissions Bill provisions will lead to phasing out of waiting listsTue Apr 07 2015 - 11:46
Unthinkable: Is rewiring the brain the answer to ethics?Ignoring developments in neuroscience means neglecting a chance to become more ethical, argues Prof William T O’ConnorTue Apr 07 2015 - 08:54
INTO calls for recruitment of emigrating teachers to combat large class sizesUnion says less than 5 per cent of graduating primary teachers get permanent jobMon Apr 06 2015 - 19:45
Prioritising tax cuts would be immoral and irresponsible, says economistChildren need protection from ‘tax-cutting mania’, says Nevin institute directorMon Apr 06 2015 - 18:30
Teacher conferences: Unions up for a battle on pay and conditionsThe ASTI seems to be taking its cue from the famous Millwall football chant ‘No one likes us, we don’t care’Mon Apr 06 2015 - 17:40
Extra two hours lecturing a week adds to college staff stressLecturers say two hours teaching added to workload equals six hours actual workMon Apr 06 2015 - 01:00
Evidence emerges of teachers doing students’ project workReport on Leaving Cert Applied reveals inappropriate level of guidance in some schoolsSat Apr 04 2015 - 06:00
Why do the teacher conferences matter?Studies show the single most important factor in education is the quality of teachersSat Apr 04 2015 - 01:00
More than 700 children with special needs on waiting listsPromised early intervention teams have yet to materialise in DublinFri Apr 03 2015 - 16:44
Technology is increasing teachers’ workload, survey showsTUI members suggest Croke Park hours should be put to better useFri Apr 03 2015 - 14:52
Almost 600 schools to benefit from €36m summer works schemeFunding directed at ‘vital school works’ including repairs and facility upgradesThu Apr 02 2015 - 10:34
Autistic children risk being ostracised - campaignersYoungsters forced out of education due to lack of supports, says Irish Autism ActionWed Apr 01 2015 - 22:20
Schools should spend more time on sport, says MinisterNew survey will be used to evaluate Relationships and Sexuality Education programmeWed Apr 01 2015 - 14:11
Unthinkable: Does living in relative poverty count as being ‘poor’?Not being able to afford the right clothes can amount to poverty, argues philosopher Jonathan WolffWed Apr 01 2015 - 10:49
Unthinkable: Should Trinity make poverty history or find a cure for cancer?TCD has pledged to tackle one of the ‘great questions facing humankind’, but which one should it choose?Wed Apr 01 2015 - 10:49
Unthinkable: Should research always give ‘value for money’?Current funding structures encourage safe and pre-determined research, says consultant neurologist Orla HardimanWed Apr 01 2015 - 10:48
Unthinkable: In the marketplace of values, how do you choose the right ones?Modern society is characterised not by a lack of values but rather a surplus, says philosopher Niall KeaneWed Apr 01 2015 - 10:48
Unthinkable: Has Cardinal John Henry Newman’s vision for universities died?The UCD founder believed tutorials, not exams, produced flourising studentsWed Apr 01 2015 - 10:48
Unthinkable: Should virtue be taught in schools?Some 2,400 years after Aristotle, fresh attempts are being made to develop character through the classroomWed Apr 01 2015 - 10:47
Unthinkable: Why is whistleblowing on the rise?Whistleblowing is a form of disobedience ‘well suited to a society in which our lives are shaped by mammoth, impersonal, bureaucratic institutions,’ says political scientist Bill ScheuermanWed Apr 01 2015 - 10:47
Unthinkable: Is a school’s ethos worth the paper it’s written on?The moral life is realised through actions, not words, argues philosopher Michael OakeshottWed Apr 01 2015 - 10:47
Unthinkable: Does thinking about love kill the passion?A philosophical tip for St Valentine’s Day: ‘You can very easily talk yourself out of love,’ says philosopher Noel KavanaghWed Apr 01 2015 - 10:46
Unthinkable: Is the media just an arm of the market?‘The single greatest tragedy in Ireland today is the absence of a free press,’ says Marcus deBrunWed Apr 01 2015 - 10:45
Unthinkable: How good are we at spotting propaganda?Some of the most subtle forms of propaganda spring from the false idea that people can be neutral or objective, argues American philosopher Jason StanleyWed Apr 01 2015 - 10:45
Unthinkable: Is religion just a matter of taste?Ideologies have a power to build communities; that’s why they endure, says philosopher Alexandra GrieserWed Apr 01 2015 - 10:44
Unthinkable: Why should men care about gender inequality?Academics are urged to acknowledge their biases and avoid the ‘nice bloke’ trapWed Apr 01 2015 - 10:44
Unthinkable: Is psychotherapy a licence to deceive?Although their work is usually helpful to patients, therapists are slow to acknowledge that there is a ‘Wizard of Oz’ element to it, says researcher Charlotte BleaseWed Apr 01 2015 - 10:44
‘Megaphone man’ elected to ASTI standing committeeTeacher who disrupted last year’s congress opposes ‘wearing people down with ballots’Wed Apr 01 2015 - 10:26
Teachers threaten further strike action over Junior Cycle planASTI says ‘any precipitous action’ by Minister for Education would escalate disputeTue Mar 31 2015 - 14:18
Troubled children at higher risk of absenteeism from schoolESRI research questions whether pupils ‘receive adequate social and personal support’Tue Mar 31 2015 - 01:00
Irish universities rank high in research output – EU studyMultirank system indicates Irish universities falling behind in ‘teaching and learning’ skillsMon Mar 30 2015 - 11:00
Northern Ireland students set to benefit from revised CAO points systemA-Level students with three A* grades will yield 540 points – up from 450Mon Mar 30 2015 - 09:03
Teachers to get permanent employment rights after two years under new measuresTeachers recruited in 2011 to get €900 in arrears in next pay chequeSat Mar 28 2015 - 01:02
Children’s data to be kept for shorter period after climbdownDepartment of Education backtracks on plans to keep data until 30th birthdayFri Mar 27 2015 - 13:41
Teachers offered 16 training days for junior cycle programmeMinister reveals details of implementation plan, saying she can’t ‘wait indefinitely’ for unionsThu Mar 26 2015 - 23:41
NUI Galway reveals new strategy to become top 200 universityProf Jim Browne presents five-year plan, including progress on gender equalityThu Mar 26 2015 - 16:12
New job scheme ‘compares favourably’ with overseas modelsMore 50% of participants in Momentum programme were signed-off live registerThu Mar 26 2015 - 07:14
Special Needs Assistants vote for industrial actionImpact members say some contracts reduced to 10 hours, leaving ‘fragmented’ postsWed Mar 25 2015 - 19:19
New USI president to campaign for increased State investmentNUI Galway graduate Kevin Donoghue wants more funding for higher educationWed Mar 25 2015 - 17:25
