Department of Education

Reformed Leaving Cert would allow too many opportunities to cheat using AI

Every step is already susceptible to AI intervention, from brainstorming ideas to generating a structure for each section, to writing the entire piece

Teaching union votes to accept controversial Leaving Cert reforms

Strong TUI support indicates threat of industrial action in schools next autumn has faded

Letters to the Editor May 28th: On Leaving Cert delays; offshore energy and Jayne Mansfield

One hopes there is more commonsense to go around

Leaving Cert 2025: What does grade deflation mean for this year’s students?

In the News podcast: Irish Times Education editor Carl O’Brien on the legacy of grade inflation

The class of 2025 will pay the price of reversing Leaving Cert grade inflation. Is there a fairer approach?

A candidate who secured 550 points last year can expect to get about 538 points in the 2025 exams due to efforts to gradually return exam results to pre-Covid levels

The role of school principal is no longer sustainable

We are expected to be chief executives, HR directors, compliance officers and facilities managers, all while leading learning, managing behaviour, supporting parents and safeguarding children

Leaving Cert English oral exam to be delayed for a year

Moves comes as teachers are balloted over whether to back changes or embark on industrial action in the autumn

Drumcondra standardised tests: ‘What do my child’s scores mean?’

Parents of many primary school pupils will soon receive results which provide an indication of their children’s achievement

Plan to streamline school admissions amid criticism of ‘chaotic’ system

Parents complain of long waiting lists and uncertainty over school places in commuter belt areas

Boy who repeated sixth class because schools were full still has no secondary school place

Rapid population growth causing enrolment pressure in commuter belt, say families

New measures aim to tackle ‘hugely alarming’ school absenteeism rates

Official figures show 110,000 primary and 65,000 post-primary students missed 20 or more days in the 2022/2023 year

Teachers face loss of 5% pay increase if Leaving Cert reforms blocked

Teacher unions to ballot members on whether to accept package or take industrial action in September

Synge Street CBS teachers may take industrial action over Gaelcholáiste plan

School patron says school is facing ‘serious sustainability challenges’ due to declining enrolment

‘It comes from fear’: Aoife Daly on parents’ battles to get autistic children into schools

Inspectors find ‘almost all’ schools in study had criteria which could limit enrolment of pupils with learning difficulties

Teaching union urges members to back new Leaving Cert reform package

Changes due to roll out from September have sparked threats of industrial action

The Irish Times view on schools and autism: children’s rights must be upheld

Across the State, families of children with additional needs are struggling to access schools

Schools’ admission policies placing barriers to children with autism, study finds

Department of Education review finds ‘concerning’ clauses restricting enrolment of vulnerable pupils

Teachers are using a ‘viral’ AI tool to grade students’ Leaving Cert work. It’s convenient - but is it ethical?

A new AI model trained to mark Leaving Cert work is going ‘viral’. Many educators are embracing it, even as they express concern about the ethics of student use

Letters to the Editor, May 6th: On shorts and skorts, teaching hours, Kneecap, and the arrival of swifts

‘When will we ever get over the desire to police and dictate what women wear?’

University fees unlikely to rise but global economic uncertainty always a risk, says Minister

Minister for Higher Education James Lawless has signalled there will be no once-off subvention to lower registration fees in the coming year

School secretaries to strike in September unless pensions issue resolved, union warns

Fórsa set to ballot members over industral action commencing at start of new school year

Job security boost for special needs assistants in schools under new scheme

New scheme will allow SNAs to be redeployed to other schools if no longer required

Teachers’ Union of Ireland to ballot on industrial action if Leaving Cert reform not paused

Helen McEntee tells delegates she will continue to work with teachers but says reforms are for benefit of students

Teacher had to postpone having children due to restrictions on sick leave, ASTI conference told

Julianne Butler from Limerick used up sick leave provision which operates over a four-year cycle

Second-level teachers to ballot for industrial action over Leaving Cert reforms

ASTI delegates back emergency motion on Government proposals

Reducing class sizes ‘absolutely achievable’ despite spending pressures - McEntee

Minister for Education heckled over ‘underfunding’ of primary schools at INTO annual congress

Teachers to consider industrial action over proposed Leaving Cert reforms

Asti and TUI expected to table emergency motions at conferences which would escalate opposition to Government plans

Curb education ‘overspending’ before lowering class sizes, officials warn

More than 50,000 pupils are in ‘supersized’ classes with 30 children or more

No other OECD country spends a lower proportion of GDP on education than Ireland. Why?

In an uncertain world, we need to give our students the best chance of reaching their potential

Staff shortages, contentious reforms and chronic underfunding set to dominate teachers’ Easter conferences

Helen McEntee faces a daunting challenge convincing delegates the Government can tackle urgent issues facing schools

‘You don’t really live’: Long-distance commuting teachers priced out of Dublin

The housing crisis is resulting in acute teacher shortages, say teachers’ unions, whose annual conferences get under way this week. Is there any solution in sight?

Expansion of therapy services in special schools to start in autumn

Programme will coincide with the establishment of a national therapy service in education, Minister says

Leaving Cert reforms are being ‘rushed’ before schools have capacity, teachers warn

Asti says half of schools do not have sufficient lab facilities for new science courses

Leaving Cert 2025: How much lower will students’ grades be this year amid deflation?

Students will be competing for college places against applicants with bumper grades from previous years

Department of Education faces UN complaint over school guidance on use of physical restraint

Campaigners say new rules fail to protect vulnerable children

Dyslexia at second level: We need to do more to support students

Many pupils with additional needs fall outside the criteria to access support such as additional teaching, language exemptions and help with exams

Almost all Irish primary schools employed unqualified substitutes in last academic year

Principal says staff shortages placing ‘immense pressure’ on schools

Children are missing school at an alarming rate. What is going on?

The number of pupils chronically absent from school has doubled. Experts say making students feel they belong is key to tackling the problem

Teacher training to include mandatory placements in special education

Move comes after threefold increase in prevalence of autism in the last 10 years

My daughter wants to be a therapist but CAO points are high. Are there other options?

The Government is funding places for students from the Republic on healthcare courses in the North

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