Ireland tops school class-size ‘league of shame’
More than 40,000 Irish pupils are in classes of 30-plus, with 22.5 average, well above EU figure
Department of Education
Paper payslips for school staff to be dropped to save €3m a year
About 144,000 current and retired school staff are issued payslips by the Department of Education
Half of post-primary schools apply for phone pouch funding
Total of 380 out of 722 schools seek €25 per student for pouches, lock boxes
Taoiseach asks to see report on alleged anti-Semitism in Irish school books
The report identifies ‘concerning misrepresentations of the Holocaust’ in some Irish textbooks
New convention to provide ‘once-in-a-generation’ chance to shape Irish education, says Minister
Helen McEntee says the convention’s work will inform a new long-term strategy for education in Ireland
National Development Plan main points: how much is being spent and what are the big winners?
NDP is a total investment of €275.4bn from 2026-2035
Sex abuse in schools: State accused of ignoring its liability for redress
Louise O’Keeffe, who took State to court over failure to protect her, questioned Government’s guidance on issue
Traveller and Roma culture to be included in school curriculum, says Department of Education
Educating student teachers on Traveller history, promoting pride in culture and dealing with school attendance issues discussed at Oireachtas committee
Why are Ireland’s schools struggling to find teachers?
In the News podcast: 79,000 qualified teachers were employed in last academic year, but many posts remain unfilled
Some schools are relying on deposit return scheme to stop them going broke
More is being spent on free hot meals for students than on education itself
More than 1,800 teaching posts vacant amid ‘supply crisis’ for new school year
Second level schools finding it ‘impossible’ to replace teachers on leave across key subjects
Parents’ plan to raise €60,000 to employ extra teacher refused by primary school patron
First-class pupils in Clontarf school face ‘supersized’ class sizes of 34 after post axed due to enrolment dip
More than 30 children without school places taking High Court action
Judge issues ‘word of warning’ saying provision of school places should start earlier next year
Middle class parents are the winners in third-level fee cut. That’s why Fine Gael don’t want to touch it
They may earn a lot, but they also pay a lot of tax and their offspring don’t qualify for a grant that covers their student contribution
The Irish Times view on Hpat: doctoring the sytem
le class families continue to find new ways to game the CAO
The Irish Times view on long school holidays: a relic of another time
There is a disconnect between the way the school year is structured and how we live our lives
Dispute over failed €23m sale of Leopardstown site by religious order
Developer Rimor Magna is suing land owners Legionaries of Christ in Ireland
‘Uncertain future’ for students with mild disabilities over redesignation of special schools
Vulnerable children would be ‘pushed back into mainstream schools that have already failed them’, says principal
Schools told they cannot spend €9m phone pouch budget on other education needs
Principals say funding should used for more pressing issues
Galway school offers €2,000 to new pupils to prevent loss of second teacher
Scoil Naomh Pádraig is set to lose three of its seven pupils next September
Thousands of child abuse records kept in storage costing €80,000 a year
Long-promised law to transfer documents to the National Archives of Ireland has not been passed
Derelict properties: CIÉ has not paid levies on vacant site as it has not received ‘any bills’
Four public bodies have paid more than €550,000 to Dublin City Council in levies
Energy retrofit measures to be carried out at 28 schools in five counties
Measures will raise school’s BER rating to ‘at least B’, says Department
Reformed Leaving Cert would allow too many opportunities to cheat using AI
Every step is already susceptible to AI intervention, from brainstorming ideas to generating a structure for each section, to writing the entire piece
Teaching union votes to accept controversial Leaving Cert reforms
Strong TUI support indicates threat of industrial action in schools next autumn has faded
Letters to the Editor May 28th: On Leaving Cert delays; offshore energy and Jayne Mansfield
One hopes there is more commonsense to go around
Leaving Cert 2025: What does grade deflation mean for this year’s students?
In the News podcast: Irish Times Education editor Carl O’Brien on the legacy of grade inflation
The class of 2025 will pay the price of reversing Leaving Cert grade inflation. Is there a fairer approach?
A candidate who secured 550 points last year can expect to get about 538 points in the 2025 exams due to efforts to gradually return exam results to pre-Covid levels
The role of school principal is no longer sustainable
We are expected to be chief executives, HR directors, compliance officers and facilities managers, all while leading learning, managing behaviour, supporting parents and safeguarding children
Leaving Cert English oral exam to be delayed for a year
Moves comes as teachers are balloted over whether to back changes or embark on industrial action in the autumn
Drumcondra standardised tests: ‘What do my child’s scores mean?’
Parents of many primary school pupils will soon receive results which provide an indication of their children’s achievement
Plan to streamline school admissions amid criticism of ‘chaotic’ system
Parents complain of long waiting lists and uncertainty over school places in commuter belt areas
Boy who repeated sixth class because schools were full still has no secondary school place
Rapid population growth causing enrolment pressure in commuter belt, say families
New measures aim to tackle ‘hugely alarming’ school absenteeism rates
Official figures show 110,000 primary and 65,000 post-primary students missed 20 or more days in the 2022/2023 year
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