The top five costs for schools have nothing to do with education but just keeping the buildings heated, lighted, clean, safe and insured. And they’re increasingly unsustainable
Primary school leaders say difficulties filling staff vacancies is having a ‘profound’ impact on the quality of education
Solar energy will cut carbon emissions and feed national grid when up to 4,000 schools are closed during summer months
Survey reveals 800 vacant teaching posts and projects an additional lack of 1,200 more
Managers say ‘chronic underfunding’ means many schools are struggling to provide heat, lighting and water in schools
Labour’s Aodhán Ó Ríordáin told the Dáil ‘these processes are being set up to fail, not by the Minister, but by those with a vested interested in preserving the status quo’
New blueprint includes bigger focus on science, technology, wellbeing and arts - and less time for Irish
Higgins’s comments come in wake of debate regarding transgender education in schools
Leo Varadkar said ‘information and facts’ should be provided but not ‘value judgment’
In the News podcast looks at moves to make some Catholic schools multi-denominational
Tell us if overprotective parenting is harming young people’s mental health and social skills
Schools face rising ‘interpersonal issues’ which often occur on social media
School admission changes now due to come into force in the 2020/2021 school year
Catholic groups opposed to subject on basis that it could undermine ethos of schools
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices
