Languages to be introduced to primary schools on pilot basisPupils in more than 100 schools to learn foreign languages from third classMon May 31 2021 - 00:01
Third-level colleges planning for ‘significant increase in on-site activity’Survey finds many students feel disconnect from college, and have had issues finding work spacesMon May 31 2021 - 00:01
Poorly ventilated schools to get air monitors, cleaners under updated guidanceMove highlights unsuitability of many schools for modern era, say teachersFri May 28 2021 - 18:02
Virtual graduations and dance challenges: Schools mark end of turbulent yearMixed emotions for Leaving Cert students who have missed out on key milestonesFri May 28 2021 - 16:39
Jones Engineering's chairman and his wife donate €30m to Trinity College DublinEric Kinsella and wife Barbara make largest single philanthropic donation in IrelandThu May 27 2021 - 07:00
Parents’ alarm over low take-up of summer catch-up programme for vulnerable pupilsGovernment says it is working with schools to provide necessary resources and supportsWed May 26 2021 - 18:47
Parents ‘bubble-wrapping’ children may damage mental health, committee toldSchools face rising ‘interpersonal issues’ which often occur on social mediaTue May 25 2021 - 19:08
New technological university for the Midlands is namedThird level institution is to be established from merger of Limerick IT and Athlone ITTue May 25 2021 - 13:16
How coronavirus has shaped this year’s Leaving Cert studentsAnxious, resilient and grateful: for many it has been a time of growth and reflectionMon May 24 2021 - 00:30
SF calls for fines for lobbying teachers over children’s Leaving Cert results‘No penalty’ for parents in draft laws, which provide for withholding students’ results onlyMon May 24 2021 - 00:30
Plan to form technological university for the west moves a step closerGMIT, Letterkenny IT and IT Sligo submit bid to create new university in January 2022Fri May 21 2021 - 19:18
Ireland increases overseas aid as part of global drive to boost education accessColm Brophy says aid budget rising this year, despite the economic shock from Covid-19Wed May 19 2021 - 19:59
Leaving Cert students urged to reduce social contacts ahead of examsPupils with Covid-19 symptoms advised to self-isolate and not attend examsWed May 19 2021 - 18:29
Pupils relying on internet rather than school for sex education, students sayOireachtas hears of fears among teachers in addressing sensitive topics in classTue May 18 2021 - 21:25
Face masks, pods and early starts: how the Leaving Cert exams will be run this yearMingling with other students before and after exams to be banned on school premisesTue May 18 2021 - 20:34
New artist residency scheme in schools set to nurture creativityGovernment programme aimed at inspiring ‘brilliant young actors, musicians and artists’Thu May 13 2021 - 20:17
Covid-19: Transmission rates in schools remain low despite outbreaks doubling in one week1.7% of close contacts in schools test positive, latest weekly HSE figures showWed May 12 2021 - 15:31
Teen behaviour more influenced by schools than localities, study findsYouths attending disadvantaged schools had higher levels of truancy, antisocial behaviourWed May 12 2021 - 14:09
Junior Cert students ‘disengaged’ due to exam cancellationSome 70% of secondary schools reported less pupil involvement during Covid-19 closuresWed May 12 2021 - 01:00
Children with disabilities much more likely to be bullied in schoolMany children with additional needs targeted because they are ‘different’Tue May 11 2021 - 20:49
‘Our children are left in limbo’: Newly built Greystones school lying idle for a yearTalks to resolve row over fire safety issues between department and WBS fail to reach agreementTue May 11 2021 - 20:15
Expanded summer ‘catch-up’ programme to support up to 81,000 vulnerable childrenMinisters announce €40m supports for pupils with special needs or at risk of disadvantageTue May 11 2021 - 16:55
High-points courses ‘maxed out’ as record 84,000 students apply for college placesMature students, overseas applications push third-level applications to new highMon May 10 2021 - 03:21
Leaving Cert students ‘terrified’ about contracting Covid in run-up to examsCandidates and families urged to avoid situations which could expose them to riskSun May 09 2021 - 20:49
‘Sweeping reforms’ not to threaten autonomy of universitiesInstitutions fear emphasis on ‘control’ in significant shake-up of third-level governanceThu May 06 2021 - 17:12
Leaving Cert: Schools to use thousands of classrooms and halls to run examsSocially distanced written exams mean thousands of supervisors must be recruitedTue May 04 2021 - 01:46
Irish children’s reading skills improved during lockdown – reportMarked uplift in reading enjoyment levels during pandemicMon May 03 2021 - 01:00
Technological university for south-east moves a step forwardWIT and IT Carlow submit application to merge and create new institutionFri Apr 30 2021 - 19:11
‘My children haven’t returned to school. We feel completely forgotten’Mother says children cannot attend school due to her medical condition, but are not entitled to remote tuitionFri Apr 30 2021 - 03:35
Covid-19: Thousands of children did not return to school following closuresOmbudsman voices concern over ‘forgotten families’ without access to educationFri Apr 30 2021 - 03:30
Parents frustrated over primary schools taking holidays next weekDepartment of Education says schools entitled to use ‘discretionary days’ for holidaysThu Apr 29 2021 - 18:57
UCD ‘a joke university’, under-fire lecturer tells studentsDr Paul Stokes faces several ‘tribunals of inquiry’ after complaints over his teachingThu Apr 29 2021 - 01:00
Coronavirus outbreak at Bray school in Beacon Hospital vaccine controversyA number of teaching staff and students at St Gerard’s test positive for Covid-19Wed Apr 28 2021 - 12:05
Thousands of apprentices waiting up to a year for training due to Covid-197,500 trainees such as plumbers and electricians unable to access off-the-job trainingTue Apr 27 2021 - 19:02
New Catholic primary school sex education programme published‘Puberty is a gift from God’ states Flourish, a new course for children from Irish bishopsMon Apr 26 2021 - 01:34
‘We’re losing a teacher at the worst time’ – Dublin school campaigns to keep staffPrincipals fear losing teachers due to Covid-linked disruption and pupil absencesMon Apr 26 2021 - 01:30
Ireland to lead global initiative to tackle ‘fake news’ on migrationProgramme aims to boost media literacy by training students to identify misinformationMon Apr 26 2021 - 00:01
WIT and IT Carlow to decide on technological university applicationMove follows rejection from Waterford staff of terms for proposed mergerSun Apr 25 2021 - 21:14
Leaving Cert students must confirm exam choices before deadline next weekOnline portal will open from noon on Tuesday until 6pm on Friday, April 30thFri Apr 23 2021 - 13:42
What will new gender-neutral toilets in schools look like?Department of Education guide says new schools will not have traditional toilet layoutThu Apr 22 2021 - 19:54
Hundreds of students undergo Covid-19 tests after outbreak in NenaghHSE engaging with two schools where positive cases have been detectedThu Apr 22 2021 - 17:56
Schools given choice of gender neutral toilets in new buildingsOfficial design guide says most facilities in future will include self-contained cubiclesThu Apr 22 2021 - 01:00
Concerns over child mental health services in south KerryHSE reviews files of 1,500 young people amid fears adult doses of medication prescribedWed Apr 21 2021 - 23:25
Class ‘key factor’ behind reluctance of schools to enrol autistic pupilsFew special classes provided in wealthy parts of south Dublin, Oireachtas committee hearsTue Apr 20 2021 - 20:01
Mother rejects claims controversial autism dossiers relate only to ‘dormant’ court casesMargaret Cronin says she has been fighting for her son Jeremiah’s rights for 21 yearsTue Apr 20 2021 - 19:24
Breakthrough in school dispute over access of students with disabilities to LCAClonturk Community College says it has secured resources to deliver the programmeTue Apr 20 2021 - 17:20
Plan to reduce focus on ‘stressful’ final exams in Leaving Cert reformsSenior-cycle reform includes access to apprenticeships, voluntary work and life skillsMon Apr 19 2021 - 04:53
Apprenticeships to hit 10,000 a year under new planFive-year strategy aims to boost ‘earn and learn’ options in green skills, software, financeMon Apr 19 2021 - 00:01
Trainee mechanic says more school-leavers should consider apprenticeships‘ I can’t recommend the earn-and-learn route enough. We all learn differently’Mon Apr 19 2021 - 00:01
Some teachers feel pressure from schools, parents to inflate Leaving Cert gradesVast majority of teachers felt they were fair to students in estimating marks, study saysFri Apr 16 2021 - 00:05
