Leaving Cert has ‘pernicious’ impact on learning, committee hears
Pandemic has shown students can progress to further education without ‘high stakes’ exams, academics say
Lessons learned: How to improve our education system post-pandemic
Sudden lockdown shone a light on a creaking education system, we can use what we have learned to make it better
New artist residency scheme in schools set to nurture creativity
Government programme aimed at inspiring ‘brilliant young actors, musicians and artists’
Minister for Agriculture acknowledges department should have issued sanitiser notice sooner
Some schools forced to close due to short notice over product recall
School closures result in sharp drop in demand for mental health support
Current circumstances still ‘incredibly mentally unhealthy’ for many children
Further education courses boost students’ chances of graduating from third level
Quarter of institute of technology students now come from further education sector
‘Transformative’ role of teachers recognised in new initiative
Public invited to share personal stories of exceptional teachers
Deaf people to have opportunity to teach at primary level for first time
New pathway to Irish Sign Language teaching degree launched at DCU
Revenue not privy to detail of property tax changes
Anne Looney: ‘until the Government makes an announcement we have no information’
Fighting Words partnership aims to harness creativity in the classroom
Partnership with DCU will see creative approaches embedded in teacher training
University quotas to tackle teacher shortage in secondary schools
More training places for students who wish to teach subjects lacking qualified educators
Schools turn to ‘live streaming’ as teacher deficit bites
Hibernia teacher training college reveals project running where classes taught remotely
Universities resist quotas on teacher-training courses
Richard Bruton has proposed move to boost supply of science and language teachers
Apprenticeship a better route for some students, says Minister
Other study routes are equally valid career paths, says Mary Mitchell O’Connor
Catholic secondary schools ‘disappearing from the pitch’, conference told
Requirement for baptismal certificates on admission an issue mainly in south Dublin
Universities resisted declaring tens of millions in assets
Audits also reveal extra payments to staff and non-compliance with procurement rules
Fifty years after free secondary education, what big idea do we need in 2017?
We ask influential figures in Irish education on what needs to come next
New HEA chief tells of ‘opportunities’ for colleges
Dr Graham Love says Ireland’s higher-education sector faces series of challenges
Institutes of technology face threat due to funding shortfalls
Higher Education Authority review shows six face immediate sustainability challenges
Study finds few students in further education go on to college
Research shows lack of transparency over third level places for students in training courses
Anne Looney named interim head of Higher Education Authority
Adviser on curriculum and assessment takes over as third level faces funding issues
Fiona Coghlan says sportswomen still not getting enough respect
Ex-Ireland rugby player says progress has been good – but there is still more to do
Cog Notes: Roddy Doyle concerned about how Fighting Words might work as part of junior cycle
He and co-founder Seán Love advise against any form of assessment that would add pressure or take away from students’ enjoyment
Say no to groupthink: how philosophy can transform learning
Around the world, children who learn philosophy also learn how to solve problems and think critically. Why is there such resistance to teaching it in Ireland?
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