Can the Leaving Cert be AI-proofed?
Changes to how project work is handled are vital to prevent takeover by AI
Department of Education
School secretaries and caretakers to begin indefinite strike after talks fail
Dispute relates to exclusion of secretaries and caretakers from public-service pension scheme
Why CAO points rose for many courses, and other key takeaways from this year’s process
Will the Leaving Cert class of 2025 challenge the reduced enhancement process, and is the Dare scheme fit for purpose?
School principals should not have to rely on fundraising
Critical infrastructural upgrades must be provided by the Department of Education
The Irish Times view on back-to-school costs: more to be done
It is perplexing why so many schools still favour expensive crested uniforms found in higher-priced outlets over generic ones
Last-minute talks scheduled in advance of strike by school secretaries and caretakers
More than 2,300 workers to begin action on Thursday, which received 98% backing from union members
Bus Éireann tells some parents transport not in place for return to school
Service says it is ‘working intensively’ to ensure transport arrangements are in place soon
All schools expected to open next week despite strike by secretaries and caretakers, Department of Education says
But Fórsa says up to 2,300 schools could be affected by industrial action over pensions, terms and conditions
Hundreds of teaching posts remain unfilled as schools prepare to reopen, says ASTI
Most school leaders ‘received no applications for vacancies advertised during last academic year’
Student fees: Minister gets barrage of complaints after suggesting €1,000 cut may not happen
Parents and students raise concerns with James Lawless after suggestion third level fees cut may not be repeated
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
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
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
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
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
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