Science teachers offered old telephone box to store chemicals, equipment and students’ work
Teachers express concern they do not have adequate training, resources or facilities for laboratory-based research
Department of Education
Department of Education faces €500m deficit amid funding row
Minister for Public Expenditure drawing up proposals for levy on other departments to address underfunding
The Irish Times view on school divestment: painfully slow
A substantial minority do not want religious patronage and the State , has a duty to meet that demand
Education: More than 20,000 ASTI union members set ‘to be excluded’ from promotional posts
Contentious issue of roles to be established by Coalition to support students with Leaving Cert reforms surfaces at annual conference
Large number of parents seek shift to multidenominational ethos in schools
Almost three-quarters of parents with children in single-sex schools said they would like to see those schools transition to coeducational
Serious row rages over existing spending levels as teachers demand more resources
Minister for Education seeks reset in her core budget while Department of Public Expenditure is concerned about rising costs of special needs education and school transport scheme
Minister for Education seeks several hundred million in extra funds and budget ‘reset’
Additional money would go towards special education services and school transport scheme
‘Immediate corrective measures’ ordered to tackle €150m HSE overrun in January and February
New HSE chief executive Anne O’Connor says financial position of health service after first two months of year ‘extremely concerning’
Teacher shortages: High cost of living creates Dublin ‘brain drain’
Urban allowance similar to London weighting could help alleviate difficulties in recruiting staff, figures in profession say
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Underfunding in education
Minister might well reflect on fact that virtually every household in the country will be ‘not adequately funded’ this year due to energy costs
There’s more than one elephant in the room when it comes to schools and religion
Some parents want faith-based education
Minister for Education defends projected department overspend of up to €700m
Hildegarde Naughton makes ‘absolutely no apologies around the need to make sure we are adequately funded’
Department of Education’s €600m overspend to be bailed out by other departments’ budgets
The cost of the overspend will have to be met from reducing spending increases elsewhere – a development likely to infuriate Ministers
Teachers fear being fired if they speak out about religious discrimination
Schools may take action to stop teachers “undermining the religious ethos” of the school. This has a chilling effect
Minister defends education convention as more appropriate than Citizens’ Assembly
Hildegarde Naughton says Athlone meeting is ‘once-in-a-generation opportunity’ to shape Ireland’s education system
Expert panel on education will have children as full members for the first time
The Convention on Education will debate the future of education in Ireland, with children’s views carrying equal weight
461 school restraint incidents involving children with special needs since September
A number of the documented incidents resulted in injury
Celbridge school to reopen on Monday after safety issues addressed
Board of management closed the school this week following external fire-safety and building-compliance reviews
Teacher suffered five broken teeth trying to keep child safe in classroom that was refused extra SNA
National Council for Special Education apologises for ‘any and all upset and uncertainty’ caused by review of SNA allocations
€160 million tender for education and training services collapses over ‘anomalies’
Temporary arrangements being put in place to ensure no disruption for students and trainees in further education
Celbridge primary school to close tomorrow due to ‘urgent’ fire safety and building compliance issues
St Patrick’s Primary will shut its doors from Thursday for remedial works
Having to reveal how voluntary contributions are spent is insulting to schools
The Minister for Education has chosen not to address the funding deficit, which is the essence of governance by distraction
Fifth of secondary schools forced to drop subjects due to teacher shortages, survey finds
School principals report continuing problems with teacher recruitment and retention
Adults aged under 35 and women most enthusiastic about learning Irish language, survey finds
Survey on behalf of Údarás na Gaeltachta measures public attitudes towards Irish language and Gaeltacht
Dáil sounded like a Formula 1 grand prix this week but was really a slow bicycle race
Inside Politics: Changes to rent regulations prompt high-decibel bad-tempered exchanges
Weaknesses in policymaking: A challenge to the Convention on Education
Reviews of the Department of Education have found it to be overworked, reactive, overly absorbed in short-term operational issues and lacking space for long-term strategic thinking
Government moves to solve a political problem by spending money on it - again
Political pressure works. That lesson will not be lost on other groups looking for more resources
Significant component of Leaving Certificate science exams risks student safety, teachers claim
Department of Education advised to pause AAC implementation immediately on health and safety grounds
‘Take school dinners’ before cutting SNAs, parents and teachers tell Government
Parents of children who rely on the support of SNAs are fearful of losing this vital resource
The Irish Times view on the SNA controversy: pitfalls and problems
If demand continues to rise it must be managed in a more structured way
Schools approved for additional SNA care will receive it, junior minister says
Any staff losses will be from September 1st, not ‘now or Easter’, Michael Moynihan says
Increased diagnoses of autism and ADHD driving rise in SNAs but budget falls short of demand
SNA review comes against the backdrop of spending overruns, with Department of Education needing a €567m bailout last year
What can schools realistically do to support students’ mental health and wellbeing?
Too many school policies fail to distinguish between them, which puts pressure on everyone
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