Teacher training to include mandatory placements in special education Move comes after threefold increase in prevalence of autism in the last 10 years Mon Mar 24 2025 - 00:01
Culture wars reach the classroom: What is the best way to teach children about gender and identity?A new primary level syllabus – the biggest shake-up in two decades – is being finalised against a backdrop of polarised online debate and claims of misinformationSat Mar 22 2025 - 06:00
Parents urged to delay smartphones for children amid ‘alarming’ rise in toxic masculinity - Simon HarrisTánaiste says Conor McGregor and Andrew Tate exploit insecurities and reinforce dangerous narratives among boysFri Mar 21 2025 - 16:54
How a Dublin school investigated online claims that alleged GAA catfish taught in its school Court documents reveal concern over public attention, growing pressure from parents and fear the issues were disrupting the schoolFri Mar 21 2025 - 06:00
Plan to turn Synge Street CBS into Gaelcholáiste to proceed despite staff concernsTeachers opposed to move amid concern over Irish language competency and impact on diverse school communityWed Mar 19 2025 - 18:50
Oral exams for Leaving Cert English: How will they work?Oral presentations are increasingly being used at third level in response to AI – and secondary schools are set to follow suitWed Mar 19 2025 - 11:48
Leaving Cert students to face oral exams in English under sweeping changes Draft plan would see candidates quizzed on plays or books at end of fifth yearWed Mar 19 2025 - 06:00
Many special needs students struggle to access career advice at second level, finds studyResearch tracks experiences of vulnerable young people and level of support offered by schoolsWed Mar 19 2025 - 00:01
Teachers seek indemnity from legal actions over students’ improper AI use in Leaving Cert Failure to disclose use of tools such as ChatGPT may result in loss of marks for candidatesSat Mar 15 2025 - 06:00
Give me a crash course in ... autism rates in IrelandAutism prevalence rates in schoolchildren are rising. Most experts believe this is down to increased awareness, better diagnosis and a broadening of assessment boundariesSat Mar 15 2025 - 06:00
Q&A: Why are teachers worried about AI and the Leaving Cert?Teachers' union seeks legal indemnity to protect members who must authenticate students' workSat Mar 15 2025 - 06:00
Most parents believe pandemic harmed their children’s social development - CSO studyCovid-19 restrictions resulted in school closures and cancellation of exams Wed Mar 12 2025 - 14:43
Percentage of children diagnosed with autism rises threefold in less than a decade Increase is posing challenges for education authorities to find appropriate school places for children with additional needsTue Mar 11 2025 - 06:00
Children less ‘ready’ to start school and have more emotional problems since pandemic - studyStudy finds most junior infants teachers say classroom behaviour is worse and fewer children pay attentionMon Mar 10 2025 - 00:01
Primary teachers may be allowed to work at second-level schools to tackle shortfallsDemand for teachers to climb at post-primary as pupil numbers drop at primary levelFri Mar 07 2025 - 06:00
Inflated Leaving Cert results set to drop for first time in five years Class of 2025 students will be at disadvantage compared to those with bumper grades in recent yearsFri Mar 07 2025 - 06:00
‘Our students need outdoor space’: Dublin school says students will lose access to pitch and running track under new plansDepartment of Education plans to locate special school on grounds of Belmayne Educate Together Secondary School on temporary basisThu Mar 06 2025 - 12:37
UCD and University of Galway students crowned winners of the Irish Times DebateLiam Boyce of University of Galway wins best individual speaker at Ireland’s longest-running college debating competitionWed Mar 05 2025 - 11:14
Grind school expansion in South Dublin sparks concern among school principals over loss of studentsDublin Academy of Education to admit transition year students at its expanded Blackrock campus Tue Mar 04 2025 - 19:02
Schools told to ignore ‘fake’ circular directing them to open for Easter holidaysMove follows closure of schools following storms, snowfall and power cutsTue Mar 04 2025 - 16:11
Schools in poorest areas to get extra support under ‘Deis-plus’ scheme McEntee plans to tackle drop-off in school attendance with supports for at-risk pupils Mon Mar 03 2025 - 00:01
‘Why must we fight for our children’s basic rights?’ – Parents sleep out over lack of school places for pupils with special needsMcEntee says department doing ‘everything possible’ to helpFri Feb 28 2025 - 19:50
PhD graduates significantly better off than those with masters and honours degreeFinding come amid debate over sustainability of higher education research due to low stipends for doctoral studentsFri Feb 28 2025 - 13:00
‘We’ve to fight for our children – we’ve no choice’: Parents to stage sleep-out over lack of school places Dozens of children with additional needs are without school places for the coming yearThu Feb 27 2025 - 18:13
All schools eligible for free solar panels to help tackle energy bills Initiative aims to deliver average savings of up to €1,600 a year per school and reduce carbon footprintWed Feb 26 2025 - 00:00
Concern over rise in alleged assaults of special needs pupilsForty parents planning legal actions over alleged mistreatment, Department of Education records showMon Feb 24 2025 - 06:00
Potential extra pay for teachers who pass Irish tests Plan follows concern over limitations that result in students entering teacher-training colleges with deficient skillsSat Feb 22 2025 - 06:05
Agreement reached with lecturers following strikes, says Dublin music college Revised plans do not include compulsory redundancies, according to BIMMWed Feb 19 2025 - 19:33
Minister to seek Dáil approval for membership of Cern research centreIreland expected to complete accession process in 2026, says James LawlessWed Feb 19 2025 - 16:19
Q&A: It promises to boost research, industry and education. So, why has it taken so long for Ireland to join Cern? Technologies developed in Geneva have helped transform medicine, space, energy and ICT Wed Feb 19 2025 - 12:38
Republic may become member of European research centre Cern ‘early in 2026’ Move would open doors for Irish researchers to participate in cutting-edge scientific programmes Wed Feb 19 2025 - 00:00
Synge Street CBS board of management says it will ‘not proceed’ with move to GaelcholáisteBoard says the change to planned move in 2026 is due to staff concernsFri Feb 14 2025 - 13:30
‘I had first-years with a WhatsApp group mainly used for porn sharing’: Why parents are delaying access to smartphones for their kidsMounting concern over role of social media algorithms in pushing inappropriate content to young people Fri Feb 14 2025 - 09:16
School meals to be made available during summer in bid to tackle ‘holiday hunger’Many pupils taking part in summer programme will have access to ‘nutritious’ lunchesThu Feb 13 2025 - 15:16
‘The pressure is relentless’: parents voice support for phone ban in schools €9m smartphone pouches at second level sparked criticism from Opposition parties who labelled it wasteful and unnecessaryMon Feb 10 2025 - 06:00
Stigma persists that disadvantaged students ‘low-achieving’ or ‘non-academic’ Many poorer schools saddled with sub-standard classroom facilities, research finds Mon Feb 10 2025 - 00:01
Almost 700 without power more than a fortnight after Storm ÉowynPower restored to 766,000 customers since ‘unprecedented’ weather conditionsSun Feb 09 2025 - 20:05
CAO 2025: College application numbers set to reach record high Significant increase may place upward pressure on high-demand CAO points courses Fri Feb 07 2025 - 17:03
Irishman (40s) questioned by police in Hungary over death of former wifeDepartment of Foreign Affairs aware of case and will provide consular assistance if requestedThu Feb 06 2025 - 21:33
Lecturers at Dublin music college that spawned Fontaines DC to strike over redundanciesBIMM Dublin says 35 roles to be made redundant, putting 53 employees at risk of redundancyThu Feb 06 2025 - 18:20
‘We’ve lost 11 days of school ... attendance has collapsed’: Principals on the enduring effects of Storm ÉowynWhile power has been restored to most schools, teachers feel children’s needs have not been prioritisedThu Feb 06 2025 - 15:47
Primary teachers to be trained to teach foreign languages over several yearsPupils to learn French, German or other languages from third class onwardsThu Feb 06 2025 - 06:00
McEntee to push ahead with €9m smartphone pouches as study casts doubt over their meritsPhone ban in schools not linked to pupils getting higher grades or better mental health, new research findsWed Feb 05 2025 - 14:47
Students were giddy at prospect of school being cancelled for Storm Éowyn - until the principal came on the intercomCovid-era remote learning means schools are in a better position to cope with weather-related disruptionThu Jan 23 2025 - 16:59
Paying travel costs may boost supply of substitute teachers to tackle classroom staff shortages, report findsInsufficient cover across schools despite large number of substitutes, Department of Education study findsThu Jan 23 2025 - 06:00
Storm Éowyn: Nationwide red wind warning as schools to close for one of the most severe storms Ireland has ever seenMet Éireann forecasts extremely destructive gusts in excess of 130km/h with many schools and workplaces set to closeWed Jan 22 2025 - 19:47
Storm Éowyn: Schools, childcare and colleges to close on Friday due to red weather alertIreland weather: Automatic closure of education facilities triggered by Met Éireann status red warningWed Jan 22 2025 - 17:51
Most secondary teachers will struggle to authenticate students’ work under Leaving Cert reforms, survey findsExam integrity will be compromised by access to artificial intelligence tools, ASTI saysWed Jan 22 2025 - 00:01
More than 20,000 pupils with Irish exemptions studied European languagesDyslexia group says there are genuine reasons why students with additional needs go on to study French or GermanMon Jan 20 2025 - 06:00
Call for ‘urgent’ review of new restraint guidelines in schoolsRules fall ‘far short’ short of what is needed to protect vulnerable pupils, special rapporteur on child protection saysMon Jan 20 2025 - 06:00
