‘We’re worried these children will fall out of the system’: Traveller school to closeDublin school fears students will drop out of education system without proper supportsWed Apr 18 2018 - 18:26
Teaching initiative aims to diversify ‘white, middle-class’ professionMaynooth University programme to support migrants, Travellers and disadvantaged studentsWed Apr 18 2018 - 09:44
Diversity in teaching: ‘I’d like to be a role model for other children’Jialimey Vuong wants to bring Chinese Vietnamese background to the classroomWed Apr 18 2018 - 01:00
‘Structurally unsound’ school still awaiting replacement buildingOireachtas committee hears concerns from principals over delays in school buildingsTue Apr 17 2018 - 20:19
Eurostat leaves vast third-level borrowings off State balance sheetUniversities relieved at EU stance as they owe hundreds of millions for expansion projectsMon Apr 16 2018 - 18:40
Meet Ireland’s Generation Z: ‘More ambitious than our parents’Proportion of Irish school-leavers going to third-level is 60%, the highest in EuropeSat Apr 14 2018 - 06:00
Move over millennials, for savvier, healthier Generation ZThe first truly digital natives are conscientious, ambitious, and over-anxiousSat Apr 14 2018 - 06:00
School-building programme: where the new schools will goOver 40 schools due around Ireland, with places for 20,000 pupils to be built by 2022Fri Apr 13 2018 - 00:01
Forty-four schools to be built as hundreds of upgrades put on holdPopulation bulge sees new schools top agenda as 575 refurbishments stalledFri Apr 13 2018 - 00:01
Cork secondary school investigates ‘rape list’ found in boys’ toiletsGardaí notified as Davis College principal says school taking issue ‘extremely seriously’Thu Apr 12 2018 - 21:30
Work on student loan scheme under way, says MinisterOireachtas committee urged to forge consensus on future funding for third levelWed Apr 11 2018 - 19:26
Trinity provost highlights ‘threat’ of social mediaPatrick Prendergast says ‘absurd claims’ have potential to undermine democracyMon Apr 09 2018 - 21:20
Minister urged to prevent ‘betrayal’ over Poolbeg social housingReceiver seeks to reduce number of social homes required on Glass Bottle site by thirdMon Apr 09 2018 - 20:53
When son born, NI role doubts vanished, says former US senatorGeorge Mitchell says years of talks before Belfast Agreement were toughest of his lifeMon Apr 09 2018 - 06:19
Surge in childcare demand drives applications for new facilitiesChildcare providers seek €30m from €7m fund for building and extensions costsSun Apr 08 2018 - 20:33
Welcome to Dublin’s new urban quarterThe biggest higher-education development in the State’s history will transform Dublin’s north-inner city. But while some locals welcome the change, others fear itSat Apr 07 2018 - 06:00
DIT’s new campus: ‘This is all about connections and making it work’Grangegorman set to host Ireland’s first technological universitySat Apr 07 2018 - 06:00
School places delayed as builder placed into examinershipSammon involved in several education projects including major Maynooth developmentFri Apr 06 2018 - 01:00
Student threatened to kick baby out of pregnant teacherTUI conference hears student wasn’t suspended for three weeksThu Apr 05 2018 - 19:23
ASTI to drop penalties against teachers who want to rejoinUnion lost almost 2,000 members last year during campagin of industrial actionThu Apr 05 2018 - 18:31
Junior and Leaving Cert ‘at risk’ unless examiners' pay increasedTeachers back 30 per cent pay increase to avert ‘impending catastrophe’Thu Apr 05 2018 - 13:28
Paschal Donohoe under budget pressure on teacher pay ‘red line’Independent Alliance and Fianna Fáil say that pay must be restoredThu Apr 05 2018 - 01:00
ASTI: Teachers express ‘total opposition’ to correcting Leaving Cert students’ workDelegates fear reforms will repeat the ‘dumbing down’ of junior cycleWed Apr 04 2018 - 18:03
ASTI: ‘Crisis’ in teacher supply undermining children’s educationUnion says students deserve qualified teachersWed Apr 04 2018 - 11:50
Parents to be asked if smartphones should be allowed in schoolCalls for outright ban follow rising concern over impact of technology on young peopleWed Apr 04 2018 - 00:01
Strike action by teachers could trigger pay losses, warns BrutonTeachers’ unions form united front to demand progress on equal payWed Apr 04 2018 - 00:01
Bruton’s speech interrupted by heckles at teachers’ conferenceAnger at new-entrant pay levels bubbles over at ASTI annual conferenceTue Apr 03 2018 - 19:51
Teachers’ unions threaten strike action over unequal payASTI, TUI, INTO ask Government for pledge by next month on ending two-tier salariesTue Apr 03 2018 - 16:46
Alarm at drop in ASTI membership to lowest in 15 yearsInternal union report shows number of serving teachers at lowest level since 1995Tue Apr 03 2018 - 01:45
Primary school pupils to get classes on sexual consentMinister to review sex education course to ensure teaching in 'factual manner in every school’Tue Apr 03 2018 - 00:01
Sex on the syllabus: Our outdated curriculum badly needs an updateSexting, easy access to internet porn and social media are redefining the landscape of relationships and sexuality for today’s teensTue Apr 03 2018 - 00:01
Teachers’ unions will ‘shut down schools’ if pay parity not addressedAlmost 24,000 teachers earn less than their colleagues for the same workMon Apr 02 2018 - 12:24
Two-tier pay: ‘It’s immoral, it’s wrong and it doesn’t make sense’Lower payscales for new entrants will dominate this week’s teacher conferencesMon Apr 02 2018 - 02:30
Bruton accused of ‘blaming’ trade unions for two-tier pay gapsLower payscales for new entrant teachers set to dominate teachers’ conferences this weekMon Apr 02 2018 - 01:01
Drones and robots feature in new school fundBruton says new School Excellence Fund is ‘step change’ in educationMon Apr 02 2018 - 00:01
People risk being sued for online comments on verdict, say expertsDefamation laws apply to online commentary in case of Belfast rape trialThu Mar 29 2018 - 16:29
Student teachers may drop out due to financial difficulties - pollSurvey finds unpaid work placements place major strain on trainee teachersThu Mar 29 2018 - 08:00
DIT expansion of Grangegorman campus to create up to 1,300 jobsConstruction set to start on new buildings for more than 10,000 students and 600 staffWed Mar 28 2018 - 16:17
Pay inequality must end to ease escalating teacher supply ‘crisis’, says FFThomas Byrne says students’ education is being damaged by lack of qualified teachersWed Mar 28 2018 - 15:49
Call for pay hikes to avert ‘crisis’ in recruiting Leaving Cert examinersTeachers’ union ASTI say shortage of personnel could affect oral and written examsTue Mar 27 2018 - 18:09
Every school sports-hall request rejected as cost put at €800mGovernment turning down all applications despite PE’s addition to Leaving CertTue Mar 27 2018 - 01:00
Most secondary teachers want mobile phone ban in schoolNationwide poll reveals rise in smartphone use in classroomsTue Mar 27 2018 - 00:01
Childcare facilities ‘forced’ to reduce intake due to lack of fundingCrèches struggling to fill vacancies to meet childcare needs of babies under twoTue Mar 27 2018 - 00:01
Brian Mooney recognised at Teacher of the Year AwardsCeremony celebrates teachers who ‘establish a lasting impact in their students’ lives’Mon Mar 26 2018 - 13:36
Childminders may face ‘mandatory’ training and vettingRegulations should apply to people providing paid-for care in home, notes Government reportMon Mar 26 2018 - 02:00
Major cultural shift needed to successfully regulate ‘shadow’ world of childmindingMany childminders fear being penalised for working outside tax systemMon Mar 26 2018 - 02:00
Vote on new name for State’s first technological universityDIT, IT Tallaght and IT Blanchardstown likely to secure university status this yearMon Mar 26 2018 - 01:00
Taxpayers face €200m bill for underused toll roadState has paid €34m to compensate for lower traffic flows in Limerick TunnelFri Mar 23 2018 - 01:00
Apprenticeships: A welcome growth in numbers‘Earn and learn’ options are expanding the array of career routes for school leaversFri Mar 23 2018 - 00:02
Closure of Limerick language school affects 150 foreign studentsUnion says 10 staff unpaid as LanLearn closes after immigration inspectionThu Mar 22 2018 - 21:29
