Secret Principal: ‘There is no training that could equip you for this role’
I have attended group counselling for principals to bolster my personal armour. It was of little help
Classroom Central
UK students are abandoning languages and the arts. Let’s make sure it never happens here
When governments signal that some subjects matter less, the cultural and human cost is far greater than imagined
Ireland’s small schools are dying – but it’s not too late to save them
Years of austerity and poor choices by successive governments' choices have left many rural schools overcrowded, under-resourced and fighting for survival
‘Apprentices are earning over €50,000’: Why more school leavers are turning to trades
Snobbery over apprenticeships is fading with the housing and cost of living crises making them more appealing
I’m a second-level teacher but want to be a guidance counsellor. Is this possible?
Postgraduate course are an option in what is a demanding career where stresses among teens are on the rise
Are school wellbeing programmes doing more harm than good?
Some studies suggest one-size-fits-all mindfulness and mental-health programmes may even increase difficulties among young people
Chronic absenteeism from school has worsened since Covid and must be tackled
Student attendance has deteriorated since Covid, with more than 30% of students in Deis second-level schools now defined as ‘chronic absentees’
Mobile bans in schools do not have any impact on student grades or wellbeing, study finds
Findings come as Minister for Education Helen McEntee invites schools to apply for €9m for mobile phone storage
Schools told they cannot spend €9m phone pouch budget on other education needs
Principals say funding should used for more pressing issues
Leaving Cert maths: Some students left deflated by ‘off-putting’ higher-level exam
Teachers welcome return of less ‘wordy’ exam dominated by calculus, sequences & series and algebra
Comedian Emma Doran on her Leaving Cert: ‘I had just given birth to my daughter 13 days before’
The comedian and podcaster on sitting the exams as a single mother, and the teacher who told her she’d be good on TV
Leaving Cert parent: ‘Is there any chance we can have the kitchen table back?’
Whatever happens to in the next few weeks, we know our daughter will meet this challenge like all others. We couldn’t be prouder of her
Leaving Cert class of 2025 prepares for its final challenge: ‘We hate saying goodbye – it’s emotional’
Athlone Community College students say they are focused, hopeful and surprisingly relaxed before the state exams
The rise of extreme Leaving Cert study regimes online: 5am alarms and marathon cramming sessions
Many Leaving Cert students are sharing their pre-exam regimes on social media - but education experts warn of burnout
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Stardust
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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