Educate Together rejects Catholic ‘self-harm’ warningPatron body says comments were deeply offensive and not supported by researchSat Apr 30 2016 - 01:00
DCU plans €230m expansion across four Dublin campusesPlanned development on city’s north side will see student population approach 20,000Fri Apr 29 2016 - 11:11
Dismantling Catholic ethos of schools would leave ‘moral vacuum’Taking religion out of classroom could result in nihilism and self harm, says school managerFri Apr 29 2016 - 01:00
Department of Education warns teachers about rejecting extra hoursSecretary general says schools will close if ASTI votes to stop working agreed hoursThu Apr 28 2016 - 21:51
Concern at ‘basic skills’ of many Leaving Cert maths pupilsState Examinations Commission review finds some struggling with simple tasksThu Apr 28 2016 - 01:00
Schools receive national recognition for work in promoting diversityYellow flags awarded to 13 schools celebrating inclusion in wider communityTue Apr 26 2016 - 21:29
Brick by brick: the Lego approach to learningDCU’s Lego innovation studio is developing creative approaches to teaching science and maths. It might sound like a gimmick but it seems to be workingTue Apr 26 2016 - 06:00
Institutes play key role in attracting local students to third levelFar more pupils attend college in Tallaght and Blanchardstown since facilities’ creationMon Apr 25 2016 - 11:28
Proximity to college raises chances of disadvantaged goingLocal access programmes credited with boosting numbers in Dublin coursesMon Apr 25 2016 - 01:00
Fine Gael agrees childcare deal with Katherine ZapponeScheme worth up to €2,000 for working parents with children under three yearsMon Apr 25 2016 - 01:00
Rising number of students exempt from studying IrishNumber of pupils not studying subject on grounds of disability grows by half in 10 yearsMon Apr 25 2016 - 01:00
ASTI directs teachers not to provide cover for colleaguesFacilitating training for the junior cycle ‘inappropriate’, says ASTI’s Kieran ChristieFri Apr 22 2016 - 01:00
Oxford models TCD’s access programme to recruit disadvantaged studentsUK university’s Irish-born vice-chancellor plans to tackle elitism through new schemeThu Apr 21 2016 - 15:30
ASTI rejects talks with Department over pay and working hoursTeachers’ union on a collision course with Government on multiple frontsThu Apr 21 2016 - 01:00
DCU Business School receives global accreditationSchool joins top 5 per cent of business schools internationallyWed Apr 20 2016 - 22:27
Bertie Ahern briefs Israelis and Palestinians on peace processFormer taoiseach says the Middle East can learn lessons from the situation in the NorthWed Apr 20 2016 - 14:25
Trinity College Dublin eyes up ‘silicon docks’ expansionUniversity hopes to establish new engineering, energy and environment instituteTue Apr 19 2016 - 12:24
Concern over requirement to study Koran as part of Leaving Cert Arabic examA Syrian parent's complaint over religious content will form part of wider review of syllabusTue Apr 19 2016 - 09:15
Trinity’s provost: ‘Irish universities have been resilient but it isn’t sustainable ’Despite a funding crisis, Trinity College Dublin has ambitious plans to expand towards Grand Canal Dock. Provost Patrick Prendergast spells out his vision and his concerns for third levelTue Apr 19 2016 - 05:00
ASTI issues warning over junior cycle trainingPrincipals sign up thousands but union directive prohibits participationTue Apr 19 2016 - 01:00
Former academic welcomes gender quota proposal for NUI GalwayDr Micheline Sheehy Skeffington won landmark discrimination case against universityFri Apr 15 2016 - 01:01
College students should be treated as partners not consumers – HEAHigher Education Authority report advises against US ‘market model’ approachThu Apr 14 2016 - 09:21
Mandatory gender quotas proposed for NUI GalwayMove comes after Dr Micheline Sheehy Skeffington won key Equality Tribunal caseThu Apr 14 2016 - 01:01
Student loan scheme unlikely within lifetime of next governmentFG and FF propose to refer report to an Oireachtas committee to examine feasibilityThu Apr 14 2016 - 01:00
Facebook introduces new tool to tackle harassment onlineMove comes as social media giant joins with Google to promote child safetyWed Apr 13 2016 - 21:30
Child abuse: Dysfunctional system stuck in fire-fighting modeWe don’t need to wait for a report to tell us where child protection system is failingWed Apr 13 2016 - 01:00
Third-level courses at ‘crisis point’ due to cuts, report saysHigher education review claims lack of resources will have serious implicationsTue Apr 12 2016 - 01:00
Very few students attend campus religious services, figures showColleges and universities spend €1.5m in public funds annually on chaplainsMon Apr 11 2016 - 01:00
‘Unless Junior Cert dispute is resolved, I face being unemployed’Teacher Noel Hogan says ASTI members are being forced into an ‘impossible position’Mon Apr 11 2016 - 01:00
Principals sign teachers up for Junior Cert training despite union banASTI directive prohibits members from taking part in training for new junior cycleMon Apr 11 2016 - 01:00
President Higgins: Universities facing ‘intellectual crisis’He says colleges should foster dissent and allow for rejection of dominant ideologiesFri Apr 08 2016 - 01:00
Schools must prepare plans to monitor pupil attendanceMore than 500 parents threatened with prosecution last year over attendanceFri Apr 08 2016 - 01:00
‘Curriculum overload’ fears threaten religion class plansTeaching would be separate to existing faith-based classes in primary schoolsThu Apr 07 2016 - 11:22
500 parents threatened with prosecution over childrens’ attendanceChildren with mental health issues most likely to miss school, latest figures showThu Apr 07 2016 - 01:00
Three Irish institutions rank in top 150 best ‘young universities’Maynooth University, DCU and UL feature in list recognising high-achieving collegesThu Apr 07 2016 - 01:00
Over 34,000 teachers to be vetted by gardaíEducators face checks for the first time due to new child protection legislationTue Apr 05 2016 - 01:00
ASTI may risk losing members over stance on junior cycle reformGeneral secretary says there is no evidence of members moving to rival unionFri Apr 01 2016 - 01:00
Private school teachers ‘are treated like second-class citizens’ASTI delegates hear staff in fee-paying schools are paid well below official ratesFri Apr 01 2016 - 01:00
Teachers go to war over pay, productivity and the junior cycleAnalysis: Educators are angry but seem to lack a coherent long-term strategyThu Mar 31 2016 - 01:00
ASTI votes not to co-operate with junior cycle reformUnion directs members not to take part in any form of assessment linked to State examWed Mar 30 2016 - 19:06
ASTI members back motion to cease working extra hoursUnion move introduces the prospect of further industrial unrest in schools later this yearWed Mar 30 2016 - 13:20
‘It’s hard when you see others doing the same job paid more’Teacher union conferences: Unequal pay a source of anger among young membersWed Mar 30 2016 - 08:17
ASTI conference: teachers back vote over ‘heinous’ pay gapsNewly-qualified teachers face wage differences of up to €9,000Tue Mar 29 2016 - 19:22
Schools reports may go to 18-year-olds instead of parentsMove could leave parents in the dark on examination results and disciplinary recordsTue Mar 29 2016 - 10:53
Analysis: Teachers’ conferences to set scene for autumn campaignLack of action on salaries, conditions and reform may lead to industrial relations chaosTue Mar 29 2016 - 01:00
Thousands on welfare after leaving school, figures showNew reports examine outcomes for students who complete school and early leaversMon Mar 28 2016 - 01:00
ASTI leadership faces crisis over disengaged majorityFailure to modernise internal structures has led to apathy and inability to connectMon Mar 28 2016 - 01:00
Secondary schools may face widespread industrial actionTeachers’ unions are to vote on pay, working hours and conditions at conferencesMon Mar 28 2016 - 01:00
Teachers say cuts making it harder to help vulnerable pupilsAlmost half of principals say student mental health guidelines not adequately implementedWed Mar 23 2016 - 01:00
LGBTI study: ‘You still get a lot of negative slurs’Ciara Sheehan and Daniel Zagorsky say life is improving for gay teens but more must be doneTue Mar 22 2016 - 19:02
