Exam authorities told to issue Leaving Cert results in August, Foley saysLate release of grades sparked last-minute scramble for accommodation and delayed start of academic yearFri Apr 28 2023 - 15:54
Surge in student absenteeism rates in some schools since CovidConcern over third year students, in particular, who have lost significant tuition timeFri Apr 28 2023 - 14:19
Leaving Cert students who suffer medical emergencies during exams to be allowed resitMove follows criticism from student who was not offered opportunity to resit exam after epileptic seizureThu Apr 27 2023 - 13:16
Toilets, uniforms and pronouns have been the subject of debate. The school curriculum may be nextNew sex education curriculum for Junior Cycle includes focus on gender identityTue Apr 25 2023 - 05:00
New Junior Cycle curriculum will oblige schools to teach about gender identityMove follows research which found sex education is out of date, too focused on biology and does not reflect the reality of young people’s livesMon Apr 24 2023 - 13:54
Junior Cycle reforms lead to ‘positive’ shift in learning but concern voiced over student stress Pupils struggle to balance homework, classroom-based assessments and study for examsMon Apr 24 2023 - 03:30
Surge in number of students experiencing serious financial problems since 2019, survey showsAccommodation is single largest source of expenditure, with average monthly rents reaching €469 a monthThu Apr 20 2023 - 00:01
Overseas schools target Irish teachers with salaries of up to €70,000Number of teachers on career breaks climbs to record highWed Apr 19 2023 - 18:23
Autism charity pressed over ‘substantial’ assets of €10 millionIrish Society for Autism says it is dealing with increasing volume of queries and requests for assistance every yearTue Apr 18 2023 - 18:18
Parents forced to pay up to €1,000 for digital devices in school despite cost-of-living crisisUniversity lecturer says wider debate needed about how technology is embedded in our schoolsTue Apr 18 2023 - 16:51
Pay deal will see thousands of school secretaries receive back pay of up to €5,000Foley says draft of new contract for up to 20,000 special needs assistants will be published soonThu Apr 13 2023 - 16:44
Teachers’ union calls for ‘Dublin allowance’ on top of salary Talks on a new public sector pay agreement set to start before summerThu Apr 13 2023 - 05:00
Teachers’ views on AI: Is artificial intelligence to be embraced or feared?Is technology a threat to education? We asked INTO, ASTI and TUI members at their conferences - and ChatGPTWed Apr 12 2023 - 17:45
Union criticises ‘insensitive’ opposition to teaching of gender identity in primary schoolsINTO welcomes ‘timely review’ of relationships and sexuality education, with new curriculum due in 2025Wed Apr 12 2023 - 14:38
Two new special schools to be established in Cork and DublinExtra capacity for 11 schools and hundreds more special classes to be added in mainstream systemWed Apr 12 2023 - 12:57
‘This is disgustingly unacceptable’: Revenue tells PhD researcher on €18,500 he may face tax bill‘Most of us cannot heat our homes and routinely choose between food and rent,’ says researcherWed Apr 12 2023 - 03:30
Primary teachers working as ‘therapists, psychologists, grief counsellors and homeless support staff’Urgent action needed to tackle ‘excessive workloads’ in school to retain teachers and principalsTue Apr 11 2023 - 19:29
Is teaching still an attractive profession? We asked delegates at teachers’ unions annual gatherings in Killarney, Cork and WexfordTue Apr 11 2023 - 19:11
Foley pledges to begin restoring thousands of senior school posts to ease teacher burnoutThousands of schools without assistant principal posts due to austerity-era spending cutsTue Apr 11 2023 - 17:17
Salary for teachers’ union chief restored to almost €200,000Remuneration for role of general secretary of the Irish National Teachers’ Organisation was cut on a voluntary basis following economic crashTue Apr 11 2023 - 01:15
Fourteen new degree courses to be unveiled outside CAO points race Move is part of a drive to create other ways into third level without the pressing need to secure high pointsTue Apr 11 2023 - 00:00
Government must make good ‘shortfall’ in public sector pay due to inflation, says union chief Ictu president says cost-of-living issues will dominate talks in any new pay dealMon Apr 10 2023 - 16:19
Housing crisis adversely affecting lives of students, say 75% of TUI teachersUnion survey says cost-of-living issues are worsening the challenges of recruiting and retaining teachersMon Apr 10 2023 - 14:08
Teachers’ union to seek pay increases to tackle soaring inflationINTO general secretary says pay award needed early in 2024 to make up for lossesMon Apr 10 2023 - 00:30
‘It is an anxious, frustrating time’: Schools struggle to find qualified teachers for vacant postsAs teachers’ conferences get under way, supply, retention and pay rates look set to dominateMon Apr 10 2023 - 00:00
‘Highly sexual’ book to be removed from students’ sex education resourceCampaigners say publication is inappropriate for 12-15 year oldsThu Apr 06 2023 - 05:00
Work to resume on almost 60 stalled new school buildingsConstruction delays linked to high inflation had sparked protests from schools affectedWed Apr 05 2023 - 15:10
Unfilled teaching posts in almost half of second-level schools, survey findsAbout 80% of principals said they had employed at least one unqualified teacher this school yearTue Apr 04 2023 - 11:02
Libraries issued with instructions for securing buildings as protesters try to remove LGTBQ+ books for young people Staff issued with instructions on securing buildings and alerting gardaí on foot of protestsMon Apr 03 2023 - 05:00
Teachers to be paid up to €10,000 to mark Leaving Cert exams in bid to boost examiner numbers Recruits required to be available for 26 days of full-time work over summerFri Mar 31 2023 - 13:54
‘Left out of birthday parties and sports’: Autism a barrier to making friends in school, study findsAutism charity says findings highlight barriers facing people who want the same chance chances as othersThu Mar 30 2023 - 07:00
Trinity aims to reopen Science Gallery later this yearGallery at Pearse Street had accumulated a deficit of €2 million prior to its closure last yearWed Mar 29 2023 - 15:54
Almost two-thirds of international students exposed to verbal or physical abuse, study findsInternational market attracts more than 100,000 English language and 20,000 international higher education students and is worth €2bn a yearWed Mar 29 2023 - 00:15
‘ChatGPT dropped like a bomb’: AI chatbot rocked universities. Now, some are rushing to embrace itThe latest version of the AI chatbot - GPT-4 - is prompting academics to review how they assess students amid cheating concerns. It may prompt a huge shift in teaching and learningSat Mar 25 2023 - 05:00
Free schoolbooks: Primary schools to get €96 per child and not to ask for parental contributionSchools may purchase texts and copybooks from any bookshop under guidanceWed Mar 22 2023 - 05:00
Students choosing colleges closer to home in face of rising cost of living University of Galway president says college is to reduce rents across hundreds of beds in response to affordability concernsTue Mar 21 2023 - 05:00
Amid all the heated argument, what exactly is happening to the sex education curriculum?Toilets, uniforms, students’ pronouns and the curriculum are the subject of a polarised conversationSat Mar 11 2023 - 05:00
Detective arrested as part of inquiry into gardaí with organised crime linksOfficer may have had links with Hutch organised crime groupFri Mar 10 2023 - 19:01
Garda begin murder investigation after man (40s) dies following assault in KildareMan in his 30s is being held at Newbridge Garda station for questioningFri Mar 10 2023 - 16:55
Foley unable to say when almost 60 stalled school building projects will resumeGovernment departments in talks over funding pressure linked to construction inflationFri Mar 10 2023 - 16:30
Primary pupils to learn foreign languages under new curriculum from 2025New blueprint includes bigger focus on science, technology, wellbeing and arts - and less time for IrishThu Mar 09 2023 - 18:31
CAO 2023: Applications for technological universities rise while numbers dip for some leading institutionsInterest in nursing and medicine courses falls while technology, law, business and engineering grow in popularityThu Mar 09 2023 - 06:00
Inquiry into abuse at religious-run schools to examine potential costs for StateInvestigation will ‘look at everything’ including possibility of compensation, says Norma FoleyWed Mar 08 2023 - 05:00
Q&A: How will Government inquiry into abuse at religious-run schools work?Main purpose is to identify what survivors want to see happen nextTue Mar 07 2023 - 18:50
Scoping inquiry announced into abuse at schools run by religious ordersMove by Minister Norma Foley follows allegations at Blackrock College and other schools dating back to 1960sTue Mar 07 2023 - 14:28
New primary curriculum: What will the school day look like?Foreign languages, Stem education, wellbeing and ‘flexible’ time for school feature in new blueprintMon Mar 06 2023 - 06:59
Primary children to learn foreign languages and science in big shake-up to curriculumSchools ‘may’ continue to give homework to pupils while teaching time for religion will be cutMon Mar 06 2023 - 05:00
Review questions spending of €200,000 at second-level parents’ councilNational Parents’ Council Post-Primary insists its governance and finances are ‘exemplary’Sun Mar 05 2023 - 18:23
Paul Mescal’s visit to alma mater wasn’t just a homecoming – it was a return to where his career beganOscar nominee says his Maynooth school’s policy of ensuring all students audition was the catalyst for his careerSat Mar 04 2023 - 03:45
State may fund thousands of student beds in DCU, UCD and TrinityUniversities forced to shelve campus-based accommodation due to high construction costsFri Mar 03 2023 - 19:48
