Students in State schools will be ‘forced’ to study religion under new rulesDepartment of Education accused of ‘capitulating’ to lobbying on religion rulesFri Oct 05 2018 - 17:54
Solas chief executive to head Higher Education AuthorityDr Graham Love resigned as authority chief amid claims of Government interferenceFri Oct 05 2018 - 13:40
Pupils will have to opt in for religious instruction in State schoolsDepartment of Education directive to affect up to 160,000 secondary school studentsFri Oct 05 2018 - 00:20
Sexual consent classes needed across all of third level, says MinisterMary Mitchell O’Connor ‘appalled’ at prevalence of sexual harrassment and assaultThu Oct 04 2018 - 21:10
Parents of children with autism face extra €28,000 bill annuallyResearch shows extent to which access to services depends on family’s ability to payWed Oct 03 2018 - 19:09
Teachers warn removal of ‘baptism barrier’ will cause chaos for schoolsINTO says schools have no guidance for changing their admissions policiesWed Oct 03 2018 - 17:00
‘Baptism barrier’ to be removed from primary schools next yearBruton to initiate law which will remove religion as entry criterion for 90% of schoolsWed Oct 03 2018 - 00:01
Teacher in fee-paying Dublin school dismissed after raising concernsFrench teacher was subject to 'dismal treatment' commission foundMon Oct 01 2018 - 03:09
Analysis: Compulsory Irish review shines light on ‘sacred cow’ of educationFlawed exemption process shows students try to ditch language ahead of Leaving CertMon Oct 01 2018 - 01:00
Irish may become compulsory for students from abroadMore than 1,000 ‘new entrant’ students drop Irish in run-up to Leaving Cert each yearMon Oct 01 2018 - 01:00
Students and sexual assault: ‘We had sex. Well, he had sex’Sexual assault at college is usually a hidden issue. This week it tumbled into the openSat Sept 29 2018 - 06:00
Hundreds of students to be affected by Leaving Cert appeals rulingRebecca Carter celebrates official upgrade in exam results after winning legal caseSat Sept 29 2018 - 00:39
Traveller culture and history set to feature on school curriculumIntercultural education guidelines to be updated to recognise the minority ethnic groupThu Sept 27 2018 - 20:52
Bruton vows to speed up appeal process for Leaving Cert studentsDevelopment follows High Court case in favour of Wexford student Rebecca CarterThu Sept 27 2018 - 20:37
Q&A: What are the implications of the Leaving Cert appeals ruling?Reforming an outdated system presents a huge headache for policymakersThu Sept 27 2018 - 19:32
Leaving Cert student’s legal victory could mean ‘chaos’ for State examsRuling may result in appeals having to be processed within weeks rather than monthsThu Sept 27 2018 - 03:00
From flimsy prefab to state-of-the-art facility: Stepaside’s newest national schoolEducate Together school set to accommodation up to 600 pupilsThu Sept 27 2018 - 01:00
Trinity College slips in latest global university rankingsAlarm among academics over impact of funding ‘crisis’ on third levelWed Sept 26 2018 - 14:32
Seclusion and restraint in schools: Children with disabilities at riskMany school staff not trained to deal with challenging behaviour, say campaignersWed Sept 26 2018 - 00:57
‘My 11-year-old was locked in a room for five hours’Parent with autistic son says primary school’s use of ‘punishment room’ led to dramatic changeWed Sept 26 2018 - 00:22
‘Huge’ numbers of children unable to access State-funded bus servicesChildren being ‘left at side of the road’ due to poor handling of transport scheme – TDs sayTue Sept 25 2018 - 20:27
Inside Nord Anglia: Ireland’s most expensive schoolThe south Dublin facility is determined to shake up our educational offeringSat Sept 22 2018 - 05:55
Pay to be restored for up to 60,000 public sector workersTeachers, nurses, gardaí hired since 2011 to benefit by average of about €3,300Sat Sept 22 2018 - 00:12
Junior entrepreneurs encouraged to start real businesses in the classroomPrimary schools have one week to sign up classes to take part in this year’s programmeTue Sept 18 2018 - 20:43
Universities seek freedom from ‘grinding levers of State control’Top Irish colleges say changes are needed if they are to compete with Europe’s bestMon Sept 17 2018 - 11:04
Student set to be one of State’s first Traveller primary teachersTeaching initiative endeavours to diversify what is a ‘white, middle-class’ professionMon Sept 17 2018 - 01:00
Secondary school teachers to receive free training for foreign languagesPlan aims to boost number of French, German, Spanish, Italian and Russian educatorsMon Sept 17 2018 - 00:49
Dyscalculia: Why maths doesn’t add up for some of usMany suffer from dyscalculia, a problem as common as dyslexia but seldom diagnosedSat Sept 15 2018 - 06:15
New schools should be named after State’s founders, Varadkar saysTaoiseach suggests schools could honour the signatories of the ProclamationFri Sept 14 2018 - 14:59
Gaelscoileanna report acute difficulties finding qualified Irish teachersSome schools forced to advertise vacant positions on multiple occasionsFri Sept 14 2018 - 02:00
Sports halls at centre of €12bn plan for school investmentPledge comes after PE made a Leaving Cert subject and childhood obesity concernsFri Sept 14 2018 - 01:00
Findings on spending at State-run education board referred to GardaInvestigation highlights flawed tender processes at Kildare Wicklow ETBWed Sept 12 2018 - 20:56
Almost 50 pupils get top marks in Junior CertMore than 62,000 Junior Cert students set for results todayWed Sept 12 2018 - 06:00
Irish classrooms among the most overcrowded in developed worldOECD report paints mixed picture of Ireland’s education systemTue Sept 11 2018 - 18:59
Hidden condition may be real reason many struggle with mathsDyslexia more than 100 times more likely to be diagnosed than maths-learning disorderTue Sept 11 2018 - 00:01
Catholic schools warn Minister that religion opt-out may breach lawTrustees respond to plan for pupils who do not want to take part in religious instructionWed Sept 05 2018 - 06:00
University quotas to tackle teacher shortage in secondary schoolsMore training places for students who wish to teach subjects lacking qualified educatorsTue Sept 04 2018 - 00:30
Church of Ireland community ‘torn apart’ over school’s policyFormer rector says row is damaging school and causing ‘serious crisis’ in Greystones parishTue Sept 04 2018 - 00:01
Grind schools record surge in enrolmentNew grind school signs up 200 full-time students with fees of more than €7,000Mon Sept 03 2018 - 01:00
‘Most people’ unaware of equal HPV risk to men and womenUp to 100 women and 30 men die each year from cancers caused by HPV in IrelandMon Sept 03 2018 - 01:00
Career guidance in schools is not fit for purpose – IbecSystem failing to meet the needs of people faced with changing world of workMon Sept 03 2018 - 00:08
Church of Ireland archbishop refuses to dissolve Greystones school boardControversy over school admissions policy which prioritises church attendanceSun Sept 02 2018 - 19:12
Harris criticises Greystones Church of Ireland school enrolment policyPrincipal resigned over admissions rule which prioritises church-goersFri Aug 31 2018 - 16:40
Parents at Greystones school back no confidence vote in board of managementChurch of Ireland school at centre of admissions rowThu Aug 30 2018 - 21:01
Pupils asked to bring toilet roll to school due to funding ‘crisis’ - TDOireachtas committee told State funding is falling well short of the real cost of educationThu Aug 30 2018 - 17:15
CAO 2018: Points may have dropped due to housing crisisSecond round offers see significant fall in points for some courses in Dublin and CorkWed Aug 29 2018 - 18:59
Parents’ concern over ‘lack’ of school places in commuter belt areasDepartment of Education insists there is a school place for any child who needs itWed Aug 29 2018 - 18:53
Department has no power to force schools to cut uniform costs for parentsBruton’s plan promised extra funding for schools adopting cost-effective measuresWed Aug 29 2018 - 00:39
INTO general secretary to retire next yearSheila Nunan has led country’s biggest teachers’ organisation for a decadeMon Aug 27 2018 - 16:42
Special needs children open Ireland’s ‘most inclusive’ playgroundWicklow playground designed for children with physical and sensory disabilitiesThu Aug 23 2018 - 19:34
