Department of Education

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

The Irish Times view on schools and autism: children’s rights must be upheld

Across the State, families of children with additional needs are struggling to access schools

Schools’ admission policies placing barriers to children with autism, study finds

Department of Education review finds ‘concerning’ clauses restricting enrolment of vulnerable pupils

Teachers are using a ‘viral’ AI tool to grade students’ Leaving Cert work. It’s convenient - but is it ethical?

A new AI model trained to mark Leaving Cert work is going ‘viral’. Many educators are embracing it, even as they express concern about the ethics of student use

Letters to the Editor, May 6th: On shorts and skorts, teaching hours, Kneecap, and the arrival of swifts

‘When will we ever get over the desire to police and dictate what women wear?’

University fees unlikely to rise but global economic uncertainty always a risk, says Minister

Minister for Higher Education James Lawless has signalled there will be no once-off subvention to lower registration fees in the coming year

School secretaries to strike in September unless pensions issue resolved, union warns

Fórsa set to ballot members over industral action commencing at start of new school year

Job security boost for special needs assistants in schools under new scheme

New scheme will allow SNAs to be redeployed to other schools if no longer required

Teachers’ Union of Ireland to ballot on industrial action if Leaving Cert reform not paused

Helen McEntee tells delegates she will continue to work with teachers but says reforms are for benefit of students

Teacher had to postpone having children due to restrictions on sick leave, ASTI conference told

Julianne Butler from Limerick used up sick leave provision which operates over a four-year cycle

Second-level teachers to ballot for industrial action over Leaving Cert reforms

ASTI delegates back emergency motion on Government proposals

Reducing class sizes ‘absolutely achievable’ despite spending pressures - McEntee

Minister for Education heckled over ‘underfunding’ of primary schools at INTO annual congress

Teachers to consider industrial action over proposed Leaving Cert reforms

Asti and TUI expected to table emergency motions at conferences which would escalate opposition to Government plans

Curb education ‘overspending’ before lowering class sizes, officials warn

More than 50,000 pupils are in ‘supersized’ classes with 30 children or more

No other OECD country spends a lower proportion of GDP on education than Ireland. Why?

In an uncertain world, we need to give our students the best chance of reaching their potential

Staff shortages, contentious reforms and chronic underfunding set to dominate teachers’ Easter conferences

Helen McEntee faces a daunting challenge convincing delegates the Government can tackle urgent issues facing schools

‘You don’t really live’: Long-distance commuting teachers priced out of Dublin

The housing crisis is resulting in acute teacher shortages, say teachers’ unions, whose annual conferences get under way this week. Is there any solution in sight?

Expansion of therapy services in special schools to start in autumn

Programme will coincide with the establishment of a national therapy service in education, Minister says

Leaving Cert reforms are being ‘rushed’ before schools have capacity, teachers warn

Asti says half of schools do not have sufficient lab facilities for new science courses

Leaving Cert 2025: How much lower will students’ grades be this year amid deflation?

Students will be competing for college places against applicants with bumper grades from previous years

Department of Education faces UN complaint over school guidance on use of physical restraint

Campaigners say new rules fail to protect vulnerable children

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