Taking the church out of Irish primary schools
The Catholic Church is patron of almost 90% of primary schools. Can a new reconfiguration plan deliver more choice for parents?
Lessons learned: How to improve our education system post-pandemic
Sudden lockdown shone a light on a creaking education system, we can use what we have learned to make it better
Twelve big ideas for the future of education
The Government has pledged to establish a citizens’ assembly to reform the education system – but what issues should we address? We asked a dozen public figures in the arts, media, business and education for their views
Fintan O’Toole: Ireland’s brilliant education system is a complete fluke
Education is our greatest asset, yet we produce it in an utterly haphazard way
Let politicians know that education matters
Breda O'Brien: Education will only become an election issue if voters choose to make it one
Private school accused of heating up points race in fourth year
Institute of Education says it is offering a more ‘academic’ fourth year due to demand
Teachers say junior-cycle science curriculum being ‘dumbed down’
Survey of 700 science teachers says lack of clarity is leading to anxiety and frustration
Department of Finance fears on free education not justified
Policy initiative paved way for decades of prosperity despite resistance by mandarins
Patron bodies: Who really controls your child’s school?
Is it right to award patronage for new schools on foot of local ‘beauty contests’?
Educate Together schools salute ‘radical’ founders 40 years ago
Opening of Dalkey School Project in 1978 marked start of multi-denominational education
Baptism of ire: School move to prioritise ‘active’ parishioners sparks controversy
Principal’s resignation over admissions puts issue of faith and education in the spotlight
How can we solve the teacher supply crisis?
Opinion: We need more radical action instead of further discussion
Fee-paying schools not providing special classes for children with autism
Campaigners say special needs children concentrated in disadvantaged schools
Call for Ireland to maintain strong research links with UK after Brexit
Royal Irish Academy admits 28 new members
Parents complain over ‘excessive’ school suspensions
Drogheda school says most of 69 suspensions and expulsions relate to violent behaviour
Why not teach children about religion through art?
From ancient pagan carvings to Michelangelo’s masterpieces, the stories that art has left as a legacy can bring greater understanding of different belief systems
Concerns over the ‘huge’ numbers of suspensions of school boys
Pupils banned from class on over 13,000 occasions with 145 expulsions, committee hears
The Leaving Cert is absurd and unfair but we are obsessed with it
The Irish media’s blanket coverage of the leaving cert is not replicated elsewhere
Forced into faith: ‘We are second-class citizens in the education system’
Many parents say they find it difficult to exert their right to opt their children out of religion classes
Fifty years on since ‘free education’, it’s time to reflect on who the system really serves
The 1960s ushered in an ambitious and strategic education policy approach
Fifty years after free secondary education, what big idea do we need in 2017?
We ask influential figures in Irish education on what needs to come next
My education week: Board meetings, Facetime with my grandchildren and an honorary doctorate
Despite retiring from UCC a decade ago, Áine Hyland is heavily involved in education activites on a daily basis
Fr Peter McVerry: 3,000 children could be homeless in 2017
Outgoing Government scores C on keeping its promises to children, charity report says
Religious education not taken seriously, says study
Ireland ‘utterly unlike’ other countries in its use of schools for faith formation
Exam body failed to follow advice on special needs supports
State Examinations Commission did not implement 2008 report’s recommendations
NUI Galway approves membership of gender equality taskforce
Siptu repeats call for independent equality audit and criticises lack of consultation
Cog Notes: Fears for diversity of future staffrooms
Early findings of a national survey on diversity in initial teacher education raise concerns over a possible impact on the socioeconomic make-up of future staffs
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Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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