Nearly half of complaints to children’s ombudsman concern education

Office concerned over ‘slow pace of change’ around young people’s mental health

Leaving Cert 2020: The end of a remarkable journey

If you are unhappy with the grade you received, you can appeal this assessment.

How to handle the kids going back to school – seven tips for parents

No admission without appointment one of the changes parents are going to have to live with

Q&A: Will A-Levels grading controversy affect Leaving Cert students?

While the models of calculated grades used across the UK are different, the core principles are the same as Irish system

Covid-19: More cash needed to reopen schools, say principals

Covid-19 Oireachtas committee told special schools face challenges restarting

Teachers warn of industrial action if school re-opening not in line with health advice

Government has said it wants to reopen all schools fully in late August

Reopening could be very stressful for children with autism

Preparing children with special needs for school in September has to start now

Information Commissioner reports highest number of appeals in ten years

Peter Tyndall notes marked increase resources for ‘frivolous or vexatious’ requests

Tough decisions ahead over college options in coronavirus era

Prospective students have a lot to consider before deciding on third-level choice

Almost 1,000 students fail to register before calculated grades deadline

Some 98% of Leaving Cert pupils sign up and will receive their results in August

Leaving Cert: Guide being developed for grading subjects studied outside school

Attempts to influence grading process will be ‘regarded as canvassing’ says Department of Education

Guarded welcome by unions and third-level institutions to new LC arrangements

Educational bodies say solution 'far from ideal' but at least gives certainty to students

Teenager with special needs challenges his explusion

Boy allegedly hit one of the teachers in his secondary school with a brush lastyear

Traveller babies three times more likely to die than those in settled population

Infant mortality rate is falling and more Traveller children are going to secondary school – report

Union urges SNAs not to co-operate with any move outside special education roles

Fórsa says SNA cannot be compulsorily reassigned to healthcare assistant roles

Coronavirus: No plans for large-scale school closures ‘at this point’

Department of Education says decision to shut schools would be made on public health advice

Coronavirus: No plans for large-scale school closures ‘at this point’

Department of Education says decision to shut schools would be made on public health advice

How to select the right postgraduate course for you

Ask yourself what type of programme you wish to follow: research or taught

Call for more engineers to tackle society’s ‘biggest challenges’

State’s former envoy to UN urges profession to play part in facing climage-change trials

‘People think I’m drunk because of my slurred speech’

World Rare Diseases Day: Three people on how their unusual conditions affect their lives

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