Miriam Lord: review of the year

Ongoing controversy over water charges has left the Coalition listing badly

Educating together

Comment: ‘If teachers don’t understand mathematical reasoning themselves, it is hardly surprising that students may feel discouraged’

Education by design

Architects bring design skills to Transition Year students learning about home, school and community

Catholic schools should remain ‘true to ethos’ despite challenges

Vatican official claims ‘teaching of faith’ acts as a guard against fundamentalism

The Minister for Education is not going the right way about implementing change

Opinion: Junior Cycle reform requires more thought and better training for teachers

It’s time to start teaching philosophy as a formal subject in our secondary schools

People not taught how to think will do it anyway; they’ll just do it badly

Stunting creativity