Second Level

I’m sure there are principals who have the conviction to do the right thing. I just haven’t met them yet

McEntee plans to tackle drop-off in school attendance with supports for at-risk pupils

Initiative aims to deliver average savings of up to €1,600 a year per school and reduce carbon footprint

International students are boosting enrolment numbers in a sector that has been in slow decline

How she proposes to address them – and the extent of her resolve and ambition in managing her new portfolio – will become clear over the coming months

Forty parents planning legal actions over alleged mistreatment, Department of Education records show

Competency is great and everything, but we’re not curing cancer: we’re trying to model decency and help young people develop into worthwhile adults

Fierce competition for places at top secondary schools drives some parents to push their youngsters to succeed, believing they owe it to their children to give them the best start in life

Board says the change to planned move in 2026 is due to staff concerns

Mounting concern over role of social media algorithms in pushing inappropriate content to young people

Many pupils taking part in summer programme will have access to ‘nutritious’ lunches

Students call on Minister for Education Helen McEntee to provide a timeline for promised Gaelcholáiste

€9m smartphone pouches at second level sparked criticism from Opposition parties who labelled it wasteful and unnecessary

Many poorer schools saddled with sub-standard classroom facilities, research finds

Most of the Irish debate concerns potential for cheating in the assessment components of new senior cycle. Why are widespread calls for a delay being ignored?

Critics say there is an urgent need to overhaul how we teach Irish following a century of failure

We need to ensure language lessons are active, engaging and fun instead of pure drudgery

The Nordic country is helping students learn about spotting false information. Is there space in the Irish curriculum to do the same?

Watch out for a piece of correspondence which lands in May. It is crucial to a successful application

A total of 45 complaints concerned conduct or behaviour including physical abuse or assault, verbal assault and sexual or intimate contact with a student

Red weather warnings across Ireland see public warned to take shelter

Covid-era remote learning means schools are in a better position to cope with weather-related disruption

Insufficient cover across schools despite large number of substitutes, Department of Education study finds

Ireland weather: Automatic closure of education facilities triggered by Met Éireann status red warning

Exam integrity will be compromised by access to artificial intelligence tools, ASTI says

Teachers are harnessing the power of artificial intelligence – and navigating its pitfalls – with the help of new courses

Successful applicants will supply their pouch for a one-year period with the option to extend by a further year

Dyslexia group says there are genuine reasons why students with additional needs go on to study French or German

Exclusion from State funding undermines guarantees to protect minority faith education, schools say

New Department of Education instructions on psychologists’ reports highlights issue of Irish exemptions

Students starting fifth year in September will be the first to experience sweeping changes

Unrestricted access to third level education in Ireland would allow schools to educate holistically and give pupils a chance to flourish in the subjects they enjoy most

SNAs' ‘over-familiarith’ with students’ parents can result in sensitive information being shared, say school leaders

Solar and wind power feature creatively in a number of projects at the annual competition

AI brings challenges to contest but more positives than negatives, co-founder says

Apprenticeships and new tertiary degrees could be combined into a single applications system, says Department of Education advisory board

There is no need to fret: in most cases, students have until July 1st to finalise their course choices

The biggest reforms to the exam in a century are due to roll out later this year. Are schools ready for the challenge?

Principals say rise in students from abroad and pupils with additional needs are behind high numbers

Unpublished Department of Education draft study finds a further 800 posts were occupied by teachers unqualified to teach subject