Teachers warn of ‘crisis point’ staff shortagesPupils left without qualified teachers, Oireachtas committee hearsTue Feb 20 2018 - 19:18
School pupils to play key role in shaping review of Leaving CertPolicy-makers highlight trends in senior cycle across other jurisdictionsTue Feb 20 2018 - 18:45
Secondary schools consider dropping languages due to teacher shortagesOireachtas committee will hear schools are being forced to hire ‘inappropriate’ staffTue Feb 20 2018 - 01:00
Leaving Cert review to focus on easing ‘points race’ pressureIreland has the highest proportion of school-leavers in EU who go to third levelTue Feb 20 2018 - 01:00
Students opting out of religion to get no additional resourcesLack of teachers threatens to jeopardise reforms, school managers sayMon Feb 19 2018 - 16:30
State schools expect many pupils to opt out of religion classesCircular requires schools to consult with parents over alternatives to religionMon Feb 19 2018 - 00:01
Education: Expansion of third-level colleges forms key part of NDPSchool building programme to lead to additional 20,000 places annuallyFri Feb 16 2018 - 15:53
Trinity College Dublin to offer degrees in conjunction with US universityPartnership with Columbia University will see students receive degree from bothThu Feb 15 2018 - 22:45
FF pledges to expand Educate Together schools amid restrictionsSchools established as part of process to divest patronage of Catholic schoolsThu Feb 15 2018 - 21:51
TCD to provide alternative Arabic teacher for students following complaintsDr Ali Selim ’s support for female circumcision has sparked calls for his removal from teaching postWed Feb 14 2018 - 18:25
State-run secondary school pupils may opt out of religion classesMove aimed at reflecting changing student profile and decrease in religious beliefWed Feb 14 2018 - 01:00
‘Irish Times’ debate focuses on censorship of ‘historically insensitive’ literatureStudent debaters battle it out for place in finalTue Feb 13 2018 - 22:35
Family homelessness a ‘national emergency’, children’s rights campaigners sayAlliance issues a ‘C- grade’ to Government over progress for young peopleTue Feb 13 2018 - 12:18
Artists to help spark creativity in the classroom150 schools to take part in programme to explore impact of arts on school lifeMon Feb 12 2018 - 20:28
Rise in sexually transmitted infections among young peopleMore than 5,000 15-24 year olds diagnosed with chlamydia, gonorrhea or herpesMon Feb 12 2018 - 13:22
Pre-school children may face admission interviews in IrishThe move is under consideration to prioritise Irish speakers in GaelscoileannaMon Feb 12 2018 - 02:50
Universities resist quotas on teacher-training coursesRichard Bruton has proposed move to boost supply of science and language teachersMon Feb 12 2018 - 01:33
Regulator says bust fundraising firm owes money to Irish charitiesUp to 40 aid organisations owed about €70,000 from online companySun Feb 11 2018 - 13:36
Technology can hurt students’ learning, research showsNew study finds giving pupils access to laptops in the classroom has a negative effectFri Feb 09 2018 - 01:00
Reviews finds weaknesses in safeguards over sale of college spinout firmsReport prompted by concerns over potential conflicts of interest among staff over commercialisation of researchThu Feb 08 2018 - 21:18
Big increase in third-level students reporting mental health issuesAccess and disability body attributes 46% rise in 2017 to better supports and less stigmaThu Feb 08 2018 - 18:56
Government’s capital plan to include a new hospital in Cork‘Irish Times’ learns the Western Rail Corridor will not be extended in the schemeThu Feb 08 2018 - 02:16
Students to learn more foreign languages under post-Brexit planEducation action plan highlights need to prepare for ‘changed dynamic’ in EuropeWed Feb 07 2018 - 17:30
Taoiseach warns UK against breaking Brexit agreementVaradkar says ‘black and white’ commitments and guarantees are contained in December dealWed Feb 07 2018 - 13:33
Secondary students to receive lessons on dangers of ‘webcam blackmail’New internet safety initiative to support teachers address online sexual coercionTue Feb 06 2018 - 20:03
Deis scheme ‘failing to narrow gap’ between disadvantaged children and other pupilsAcademic calls for changes to school scheme to boost outcomes for less well-off childrenTue Feb 06 2018 - 18:50
Half of prisoners drop out of school before Junior CertificateUnpublished prison service survey shows link between poor education and jailTue Feb 06 2018 - 01:45
Analysis: Why are we so poor at learning Irish?Teaching standards are falling short at primary and secondary, report findsMon Feb 05 2018 - 16:25
Teaching of Irish ‘unsatisfactory’ in one in four primary schools, report findsDepartment of Education inspectors’ concern over poor Irish standards in schoolsMon Feb 05 2018 - 14:12
Principals call for Leaving Cert oral exams to be movedSchool heads propose changing exam dates to tackle crisis in recruiting examinersMon Feb 05 2018 - 01:00
Children turned away from Educate Together schools due to ‘restrictions’Schools were established as part of process to divest patronage of Catholic schoolsSat Feb 03 2018 - 01:45
Drop in number of CAO applicationsLowest number of applicants in five years may ease pressure on points for some coursesThu Feb 01 2018 - 20:52
Teacher shortages will worsen unless pay equality accelerated, warns unionMinister says gap is being bridged with new teachers out of college earning €36,000Thu Feb 01 2018 - 18:21
Salaries for education graduates drop more than for other sectorsCSO research indicates ICT graduates were best paid, followed by education and healthThu Feb 01 2018 - 17:21
Call for smartphone use to be banned for primary studentsConcern over safety sparks age restriction request for primary school smartphone useTue Jan 30 2018 - 01:00
Ask Brian: My son’s anxiety at school may be linked to his teacher. What can I do?There is a five-stage process s for handing complaints which is important to followTue Jan 30 2018 - 00:00
Catholic groups concerned over reforms to primary curriculumProposed reforms could ‘undermine and downgrade’ religion in schools, warn groupsMon Jan 29 2018 - 22:00
‘Startling’ drop-off in fitness among Leaving Cert studentsSurvey finds students have much less interest in physical education during exam yearsMon Jan 29 2018 - 07:00
Children being targeted in ‘tsunami’ of online sexual behaviourExpert says ‘helpful hints’ for parents are not enough to keep young people safeSun Jan 28 2018 - 18:55
Lower Trinity drop-out rates among alternate entry-route studentsStudents in scheme ‘feel particularly lucky to be in college and demonstrate more commitment’Sun Jan 28 2018 - 18:18
Clonkeen College board faces axe over playing fields rowChristian Brothers congregation is selling 7.5 acres of Clonkeen College’s pitches in Deansgrange for €18mFri Jan 26 2018 - 01:00
Career-break teachers invited to return to ease staffing ‘crisis’Unions claim staff problem is short-term absences not teachers on career breaksFri Jan 26 2018 - 00:05
Primary school principals alarmed by pupils’ rising anxietySurvey finds only 12 % of principals see their schools as being in sound financial positionThu Jan 25 2018 - 19:59
Former New York Times editor appointed as adjunct professor at DCUJill Abramson will serve two-year term at university’s school of communicationsThu Jan 25 2018 - 14:42
People with jobs will now be eligible for free third level coursesSpringboard+ initiative previously targeted at unemployed in need of upskillingThu Jan 25 2018 - 00:01
Technological universities a step closer following passage of BillTen of the State’s 14 Institutes of Technology are bidding to secure new ‘university’ statusWed Jan 24 2018 - 17:18
Growing doubt over completion of six major school-building projectsWork postponed indefinitely at sites following collapse of UK construction firm CarillionWed Jan 24 2018 - 16:54
US companies seek removal of Ireland's school ‘baptism barrier’American chamber says easier access to schools key for multinational workforceWed Jan 24 2018 - 01:00
DCU targets global diaspora with free Irish language course online‘Irish 101’ – the university’s first mooc – will teach Irish greetings, blessings and cursesTue Jan 23 2018 - 18:22
Fall in applications for key second-level teaching coursesDepartment of Education insists there is no overall problem with teacher supplyTue Jan 23 2018 - 01:00
