‘Ground-breaking’ change will give students role in shaping curriculumNorma Foley to appoint student representative to State body for syllabus and assessmentSun Mar 06 2022 - 19:46
No phones, no slouching, no excuses: Britain’s strictest teacher has lessons for Irish schoolsKatharine Birbalsingh says Irish parents should resist ‘progressive’ education policiesSat Mar 05 2022 - 06:00
Cross-Border research projects to get €37m fundingGovernment higher education initiative aims to deliver all-island approaches to innovationWed Mar 02 2022 - 21:50
Second UCD statement on Ukraine invasion ‘late and grudging’University’s initial reaction reveals sensitivity to damaging links with China, says academicWed Mar 02 2022 - 21:46
‘The need for a single-sex school isn’t there’: All-girls school in south Dublin to admit boysRathdown School in Glenageary to begin move to co-education later this yearWed Mar 02 2022 - 00:34
Irish higher education ‘under threat’ from global cheating industryOfficials estimate up to 10% of students may have used contract cheating servicesTue Mar 01 2022 - 20:31
Many intelligent students failing to excel in school due to ‘rigid’ education systemPrincipals say there is broad consensus in schools for Leaving Cert reformTue Mar 01 2022 - 19:20
Inside the battle to ‘save’ private schools as funding is questionedPrincipals, fearing an end to State subsidies for the sector, plan a rear-guard actionSat Feb 19 2022 - 06:00
Private schools say fees would double if State funding is withdrawn for sectorSF pledge to remove €111m subsidy sparks alarm among fee-charging schoolsSat Feb 19 2022 - 01:58
Storm Eunice: Schools and colleges close ahead of severe weatherDamaging winds in excess of 130km/h expected as well as flooding and power cutsFri Feb 18 2022 - 01:00
‘We’re looking forward to seeing their faces again’: Schools ready to end mask-wearingPublic health experts advise easing of Covid rules as teachers’ unions urge cautionThu Feb 17 2022 - 18:07
Third of people want more mixed, multidenominational schools, survey findsProgress in expanding school choice moving ‘far too slowly’, education boards chief saysThu Feb 17 2022 - 13:37
Covid-19: Government expects Nphet to recommend mask wearing be voluntaryTeaching unions want cautious approach to easing of mitigation measures in schoolsThu Feb 17 2022 - 01:00
Caution urged over relaxation of Covid restrictions in schoolsTeachers’ union says infection prevention measures should stay in place until EasterWed Feb 16 2022 - 19:46
‘Damage’ to children due to reduced SNA support sparks Dáil protestSchool says it has to share one SNA among 12 vulnerable pupils with additional needsWed Feb 16 2022 - 19:21
Bernie McNally named Department of Education secretary generalOutgoing mandarin Seán Ó Foghlú due to complete 10-year term of office this weekTue Feb 15 2022 - 15:58
Record 14,000 teachers absent from school last month due to Covid-19Jump in teacher absences of 55% as school managers warn ‘pandemic is not over’Mon Feb 14 2022 - 01:36
New bank holiday may shorten school yearSecondary school students currently have one of shortest academic years in EuropeFri Feb 11 2022 - 01:00
UCD and Blackhall students secure places in Irish Times Debate grand finalFinal of Ireland’s longest-running third-level debating competition takes place next monthThu Feb 10 2022 - 21:19
New advice on face mask rules for schools due shortlySchool managers warn ‘pandemic is not over’ amid student and staff absencesThu Feb 10 2022 - 18:46
Extra funding for third level should take priority over cuts to fees, says VaradkarTánaiste says it would be a mistake to cut €3,000 student charge and only leave ‘small bit’ for core fundsWed Feb 09 2022 - 15:59
Leaving Cert 2022: More choice and fewer questions confirmedJunior Cycle and Leaving Cert exams to commence on Wednesday, June 8thTue Feb 08 2022 - 19:29
‘Unjust’ priority admissions for past pupils’ children must go, says OmbudsmanDr Niall Muldoon says rule risks locking generations into cycle of disadvantageTue Feb 08 2022 - 16:03
Call to end ‘outdated’ single-sex schools within 10-15 yearsMove needed to tackle gender inequality and ‘toxic masculinity’, Labour saysMon Feb 07 2022 - 06:00
Employment rates dropped for college graduates during height of Covid-19Technology graduates highest paid, arts and humanities were lowestMon Feb 07 2022 - 03:11
‘Best thing we’ve ever done’: The boys-only secondary school that turned co-edGender-based violence sparks debate on whether single-sex schools are healthyMon Feb 07 2022 - 01:00
Leaving Cert class of 2022: Do you want the good news or bad news first?There will be no hybrid option this year – but students will benefit from changes to examsSat Feb 05 2022 - 06:00
Trinity and Blackhall students through to Irish Times Debate finalFinal of Ireland’s longest-running third-level debating competition to take place at UCCThu Feb 03 2022 - 21:38
Leaving Cert grades likely to gradually return to normality from 2023Sudden shift to pre-pandemic standards is not expected, says Department of EducationWed Feb 02 2022 - 19:30
Colleges warn of ‘cruel’ grade inflation following Leaving Cert decisionHigh-points students may lose out on chosen courses, say higher education sourcesWed Feb 02 2022 - 02:00
Schools to get details of ‘radically different’ Leaving Cert examNo ‘fair’ way to deliver hybrid approach to exams this year, says Minister for EducationTue Feb 01 2022 - 20:10
Why the Government killed off the hybrid Leaving CertAnalysis: Lack of key data would have ‘seriously weakened’ estimated grades processTue Feb 01 2022 - 19:00
Leaving Cert may end up as traditional exam as ‘school profiling’ ruled outUse of historical data discarded as ‘too problematic’ as format decision likely soonSat Jan 29 2022 - 01:00
Thousands of college students experienced sexual violence or harassment – studyMore than a third of female respondents said they experienced ‘non-consensual sex’Thu Jan 27 2022 - 12:23
Hybrid Leaving Cert may require use of ‘school profiling’Use of historical data shelved in 2020 over fears it could penalise disadvantaged studentsThu Jan 27 2022 - 01:00
‘We’ve turned a corner’: Schools look forward to relaxing Covid-19 restrictionsPrincipal says reopening of school has gone more smoothly than many predictedTue Jan 25 2022 - 19:00
Clarity over this year’s Leaving Cert is due within the next week, Taoiseach saysTeachers’ unions call for further changes to written exams instead of ‘hybrid’ modelTue Jan 25 2022 - 17:01
Many parents reluctant to change patronage of school, survey findsFindings come as Government faces calls to divest hundreds of Catholic schoolsMon Jan 24 2022 - 14:24
Hospital waiting lists under strain from effect of Omicron, Cabinet warnedEmergency pressures and staff absences have made issue worse, Government toldMon Jan 24 2022 - 01:00
Surge in school applications to upgrade ventilation and outdoor play areasMinister announces €65m for 500 projects under summer works schemeMon Jan 24 2022 - 00:00
Number of Leaving Cert students who secured top grades soars by 1,600%Move to teacher-assessed marks linked to dramatic increase in grade inflationSun Jan 23 2022 - 14:01
Students could miss out on preferred courses under hybrid Leaving Cert, universities warnCandidates who have never had to sit a State exam may struggle in college, CAO chair saysSun Jan 23 2022 - 12:24
Further talks planned by exams group as calls continue for hybrid Leaving CertMajority of parents and students support hybrid model, surveys indicateThu Jan 20 2022 - 21:49
‘Challenges’ to delivering hybrid Leaving Cert this year, says TaoiseachOmbudsman for Children ‘fully supportive’ of student calls for changes to 2022 examsWed Jan 19 2022 - 19:42
Q&A: Is it possible to deliver a hybrid Leaving Cert this year?Concern over impact of grade inflation if teacher-assessed marks are awarded againWed Jan 19 2022 - 19:42
Leaving Cert 2022: Government in wait-and-see mode over hybrid optionOfficials acutely aware that giving students choice will create a different set of problemsWed Jan 19 2022 - 01:00
New plan on school bullying targets online abuse and gender identityExperts say the shift to remote learning during Covid-19 has exacerbated cyberbullyingTue Jan 18 2022 - 20:50
Chinese becomes Leaving Cert subject: a fad or the future?As trade and cultural links grow, schools are broadening language class offeringsTue Jan 18 2022 - 00:00
TCD secures exemptions from sweeping Government reforms on accountabilityUniversity had warned last year that new Bill would undermine its autonomyFri Jan 14 2022 - 01:00
Close contact rule change may ease pressure on schools, say principalsThousands of teachers estimated to be self-isolating for Covid-19 reasonsWed Jan 12 2022 - 17:20
