Classroom Central

Schools to shut for third time this year following last March’s referendum and local elections in June

Plans to introduce more project work would reduce pressure and provide a broader assessment of candidates’ abilities over a longer time

Unions want Leaving Cert reforms to be delayed, but Norma Foley says millions is being invested to support changes

Second level teachers’ unions call for delay over plans to ‘accelerate’ senior cycle changes

Minister for Education Norma Foley’s funding for phone pouches has been controversial, but the solution has proved transformative for St Raphaela’s school in Co Dublin

A degree in this area opens a vast array of career pathways and is highly valued around the world

Teacher supply posing challenges for schools, especially in the greater Dublin area where rents are high

Many neurodiverse pupils are high achievers, but the education assessment system can present them with unique challenges

Schools are a dense web of educational experiences and social relations. How well does the grind-school offering compare on this front?

Education levels have stagnated or slowly declined across much of the world, says Unesco

Schools with experience of pouches overwhelmingly positive, according to internal briefing

Additional assessment components worth 40% are being introduced at a time when AI tools are developing rapidly and relentlessly

Enrolment pressure at second level most acute in Greater Dublin Area

Although many young teachers are emigrating, most have chosen to stay in Ireland. Five of them share their experiences

Recruitment challenges mean vulnerable children can end up without vital support, says principal Conor McCarthy

Primary school leaders say difficulties filling staff vacancies is having a ‘profound’ impact on the quality of education

Minister for Education urged to ‘urgently’ release draft of long-awaited policy on Irish language education

Two of schools will be based in Dublin, while the remainder in Cork, Monaghan and Tipperary

As post-primary enrolments climb to highest level on record, Department of Education says there are sufficient school places in most areas

Study based on data collected from more than 600 school leaders in Irish second level schools

Oireachtas committee told students need much greater levels of support to access curriculum

Teacher claimed in viral video new resources include graphic videos on masturbation and sex acts

Banning phones in schools is just the start – we need to do more to educate pupils on fighting the urge of distraction when they feel uncomfortable or bored

Critics say a requirement to hold a religious certificate in most national schools means many new teachers have to uphold something they don’t believe

This can be particularly beneficial for students who thrive in interactive and collaborative learning environments.

Budget 2025: Last year’s ‘one-off’ €1,000 cut to third level fees extended into the new academic year

Inequities in Irish education policy, which have been ignored for so long, will not be addressed any time soon

Exceptionally able students can often feel like outsiders - but many feel at home at the Centre for Talented Youth Ireland

Parents have felt powerless in the face of advances in technology - that, hopefully, is changing

Over 800 students expected to benefit from Deis Gaeltachta Scheme in summer of 2025

Alone among faith schools, Catholic schools are prevented from prioritising children from families committed to their ethos. The legislation is up for review

Teachers’ union says new measure will have negligible impact on teacher supply

Initiative follows ‘groundbreaking’ project of 1930s which captured thousands of pupils’ voices

Maynooth University study finds ‘little and often’ approach is just as effective as longer assignments

Department of Education’s own information repeated in report, leaders of schools in disadvantaged areas say

Dublin school’s past pupils include taoisigh, presidents and high profile figures from media and sporting worlds

Ireland spends less on education per student compared to average across developed countries

Four Irish students have won scholarships for two years to study the International Baccalaureate in different parts of the globe

Return to school is a time when students who are not coping are potentially less likely to be detected. And this is nobody’s fault; it is a systemic problem

New curriculum - including sexual consent and attitudes to pornography - to be mandatory at senior cycle