Will all pupils return to school in September?
Principal says flexibility on physical distancing rules crucial if school to reopen to all
More than 90% of parents want schools fully open in autumn, survey finds
INTO says one-metre distancing will pose challenge, especially with ‘super-size’ classes.
Covid-19: Teachers alerted to ‘opportunistic’ employers by union
TUI chief advises vigilance on ‘collapsing the wage structure and the working conditions’
Where next for the Leaving Cert?
Calculated grades process has gone very smoothly so will there be any going back?
Leaving Cert: Teachers seek safeguards against parental pressure on grades
Government concerned over exposure to legal action by students who may miss out on college places
More strikes likely as ASTI ballots members over lower pay arrangements
TUI says it cannot rule out more strikes over two-tier pay dispute
No Leaving Cert reforms without teacher input, union warns
Teachers must not be ‘stampeded’ into accepting changes, says John MacGabhann
Why some schools do better than others
Why do some schools send more students on to third-level institutions than others?
What’s pushing teachers’ buttons?
Schools are finding it increasingly difficult to recruit teachers. We look at the challenges facing the profession
Government proposes deal to end two-tier public pay system
Initiative could be worth more than €3,000 a year for 35,000 staff recruited since 2011
Teachers disproportionately hit by austerity cuts, says union leader
Teachers threaten to pull political support over two-tier pay system
‘Extreme difficulty’ recruiting Leaving Cert examiners
Teacher shortages are most acute in subjects Irish, French and German, say unions
What’s the value of feeder schools?
Some say tables provide useful information for potential students but others say it just feeds middle-class anxiety
TUI urges 1% levy on corporation profits to fund higher education
Annual conference hears move would yield €550million for embattled sector
TUI conference: It’s ‘ill advised’ to Facebook friend students
Union says some members have risked their employment over social media comments
How teacher unions have been divided and conquered
Staffroom tensions simmer as different tactics drive a wedge between representatives
Plan for parents to run schools ‘ludicrous’, says Colm O’Rourke
Civil servants who devised idea should stick with resolving ASTI dispute, says GAA pundit
TUI faction calls on teachers to reject additional hours
Department warns rejection could cost teachers €31,000 each over next four years
Unions give mixed reaction to pay proposals in government deal
Garda body calls for return of rent allowance as IMO criticises plans for health service
Critical talks loom if dispute in schools to be avoided
Teacher grievances include low pay for new entrants, underfunding and casualisation
New teachers to lose €300,000 over pay cuts, TUI warns
Union general secretary John MacGabhann says young teachers treated as ‘galley slaves’
No country for young teachers: the two-tier pay problem
Many new entrants wonder if the twin pay scale is here to stay and are questioning their choice of career. Are unions taking the issue seriously enough?
TUI warns of more lecturer strikes at institutes of technology
Union says any upcoming second level strike would be held during general election week
Institutes of Technology may face unrest over pay, union warns
TUI to ballot members over coming weeks as part of national campaign of action
Teacher unions agree to put junior cycle plan to ballot
New ‘profile of achievement’ to be issued by schools rather than the state
How did Jan O’Sullivan do at the teachers conferences?
Minister hailed for her ‘great skill at defusing rows’ gets a merit badge from the unions
TUI backs off from solo run on junior cycle dispute
Teachers in further education threaten industrial action over ‘privatisation’ plan
Minister urges teachers to attend junior cycle training despite unions’ order
TUI praises Jan O’Sullivan for making ‘a fairly good attempt’ to resolve dispute
Teachers and lecturers may take strike action if not paid equally, TUI forum told
TUI assembly hears some staff paid less than colleagues because of when they started
Extra two hours lecturing a week adds to college staff stress
Lecturers say two hours teaching added to workload equals six hours actual work
Technology is increasing teachers’ workload, survey shows
TUI members suggest Croke Park hours should be put to better use
Parents’ group says teacher unions using children as pawns
ASTI president tells convention that strike action is only option available to members
Lecturers seek rethink on technological universities plan
TUI says insistence on mergers ‘is more related to rationalisation’ than academic merit
Science teachers told to ignore consultation on Junior Cycle course
Unions reject claim of U-turn after agreeing with stakeholders that process should go ahead
Junior Cert results point to progress in science and maths
Some 54 per cent of students took higher-level maths compared to 48 per cent in 2012
Government ‘working hard’ to provide young with options
Jan O’Sullivan says new apprenticeship council will ‘broaden opportunities’
Teacher unions to meet new Minister over cuts and junior cycle reforms
300 principals likely to leave this year, raising fresh concerns over school leadership
Teacher training for Junior Cycle plan ‘totally inadequate’, claims union
ASTI and TUI meetings open today amid concerns over education reforms
Rise in school indiscipline blamed on staff cuts
Teachers also concerned at apparent lack of will to deal with issue
Ballot on Junior Cycle non-cooperation to be held next month
Some 27,000 second-level teacher union members to vote on industrial action
Tributes to Seán Flynn, a journalist of the ‘highest integrity’
Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore among circle of admirers mourning ‘Irish Times’ education editor
Teachers reject latest offer on Junior Cert reforms
ASTI and TUI unions to consider balloting on non-co-operation after Department of Education plan is turned down
ASTI rejects Haddington Road deal, backs industrial action but TUI accepts
Government sources rule out re-negotiation of Hadding Road agreement on public sector pay
Stakeholders dismiss suggestion students in private education thrive more
Issue arose out of a High Court ruling this week
Strike fears grow as teachers reject pay proposals
Unions have mandate to strike if cuts imposed unilaterally by Government
Teachers to ballot for strike action
Industrial action would take place if the Government unilaterally cut pay
The end of the private school?
The Government says fee-paying schools are awash with money, the schools claim many are struggling and say they save the State money. How do the figures stack up?
Report commissioned by private schools claims they save taxpayer money
Student in fee paying school ‘costs State’ €4,552 compared to €8,035 for public pupil
New vetting legislation will leave schools without teachers, says TUI
Youth organisations and social work could also be affected by changes
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