Thousands of primary pupils to have access to in-school counsellingMove follows concern over rising levels of anxiety and mental health problemsWed May 31 2023 - 14:14
Census 2022: Number of Irish speakers increases but only 10% can speak it very wellCensus shows 40% say they can speak the language with those in Donegal and Galway most likely to have higher standardTue May 30 2023 - 13:30
Census 2022: Catholicism declines, ‘no religion’ and Hinduism climb in latest dataMayo has highest proportion of Catholics while Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown has highest proportion without religionTue May 30 2023 - 13:08
‘Colossal’ €1.5bn surplus in State training fund may be used to boost digital skillsAmong options for spending €1.5 billion surplus include free or low-cost courses and apprenticeships for thousands of employeesSun May 28 2023 - 16:59
Parents hail no-smartphone code for children until second level as ‘good idea’ Move follows mounting concern among teachers and parents over notable increase in anxiety among pupilsFri May 26 2023 - 16:48
Greystones parents agree to ‘no smartphone’ code for children until second levelMove across eight schools follows rising concern about anxiety levels among pupils and early exposure to adult material onlineFri May 26 2023 - 05:00
Grants may be extended to thousands of part-time studentsCut to student registration charge and State support to ‘unlock’ student accommodation schemes under considerationThu May 25 2023 - 19:47
‘Strong’ support for multidenominational primary schools at a time when 90% are under religious control State-run schools say there is urgent need to boost choice for parents if Government target of 400 multidenominational schools by 2030 is to be metThu May 25 2023 - 15:03
CAO 2023: Round one college offers to issue on August 30thMove follows confirmation earlier this week that Leaving Cert results will issue a week earlier than last yearThu May 25 2023 - 15:00
Leaving Cert results due out on August 25th, earlier than last yearNorma Foley welcomes step towards ‘pre-pandemic norms’ in releasing students’ gradesWed May 24 2023 - 12:30
‘Gaping holes’ in child disability services leaving vulnerable children at risk, committee hearsHSE officials confirm more than 700 vacancies across services, with some network teams having vacancy rates of up to 65%Tue May 23 2023 - 16:27
Students missing out on key subjects as teacher shortages biteWest Dublin schools forced to drop subjects or hire unqualified staff as housing crisis hits teacher supplyMon May 22 2023 - 02:55
Navan assault: Taoiseach to contact family of boy (14) and calls on attackers’ parents to ‘take responsibility’Minister condemns ‘unacceptable co-ordinated attack’ in which teenager suffered concussion and extensive bruisingThu May 18 2023 - 19:03
Overuse of smartphones ruining ability to study, say many secondary studentsSocial media platforms such as Snapchat and Instagram are most popular among students who spend several hours a day onlineThu May 18 2023 - 00:01
Reading during lockdown may have boosted Irish children’s literacy scoresAdditional reading during school closures was linked with higher achievement in global study but this was not the case for reading on a screenWed May 17 2023 - 00:01
New sex education curriculum reflects ‘real lived experience,’ says Minister Revamped social, personal and health education programme launched for Junior Cycle studentsTue May 16 2023 - 21:17
Irish primary children excel in international reading testsInternational study examined hundreds of thousands pupils across almost 60 countriesTue May 16 2023 - 09:00
Covid-related school closures didn’t harm our primary pupils’ reading ability. Why?Children spent a considerable amount of time reading during lockdown periods. It may help explain their strong performanceTue May 16 2023 - 09:00
All second level schools expected to deliver sex education curriculum with focus on gender identityWhile schools are expected to deliver the State curriculum the right of schools to uphold their ethos or characteristic spirit is also protected in lawTue May 16 2023 - 05:30
Social media algorithms causing ‘profound damage’ to young people - Stephen DonnellyMinister for Health says it is time to ‘get behind the curtain’ of how tech firms operate to be better able to protect children and adolescentsMon May 15 2023 - 05:00
‘Joke’s on you, Mam!’ Siobhán McSweeney raises the roof with her Bafta acceptance speechAt the Bafta TV awards 2023, Siobhán McSweeney joins Lisa McGee, Anne-Marie Duff and Sharon Horgan as Derry Girls and Bad Sisters scoop prizesSun May 14 2023 - 21:52
Bishops believe abortion legislation will be repealed ‘in due course’Catholic masses told Government review of abortion law aims to make laws ‘more effective in taking of human life’Sun May 14 2023 - 20:42
‘It was horrible. It came from nowhere’: When schools cope with the suicide of a studentA new study highlights the impact of tragic sudden deaths on school communities and a ‘disconnect’ between official guidelines and support needed on the groundFri May 12 2023 - 05:00
‘The level of anxiety we’re facing in schools is unprecedented’Primary schools in Greystones and Delgany join forces to recruit a play therapist for pupilsThu May 11 2023 - 05:00
Call for students with dyslexia to be given extra time in State examsThousands sign petition within 48 hours to support changes to Junior Cycle and Leaving CertWed May 10 2023 - 19:13
Media literacy for students vital to protecting democracy, says MinisterCatherine Martin says importance of education in meeting challenge of navigating media environment ‘cannot be understated’Tue May 09 2023 - 19:37
Many Irish adults at risk of falling behind due to changes in world of work - OECDIrish participation in lifelong learning lags far behind top EU performersTue May 09 2023 - 17:33
Low-paid PhD researchers should get €25,000 a year, says Government report Researchers, paid an average of €18,500, say system unsustainable due to low pay and rising cost of livingSun May 07 2023 - 06:00
NUI seeks to distinguish itself as ‘research intensive’ as more universities come on streamMove follows recent expansion in the number of Irish universities after merging of institutes of technologyThu May 04 2023 - 17:22
Ireland risks being ‘left behind’ in research unless we catch up with EU, academics warnAlmost 2,000 academics have signed an open letter calling for a step-change in how the area is fundedTue May 02 2023 - 18:00
Higher Options and Worldskills Ireland events to run side-by-side in RDS next SeptemberMove will create largest ever concentration of career and study information for school leaversTue May 02 2023 - 08:00
Students must hear alternative views which they disagree with, new UCD president saysFree speech on college campuses has become a major international issue amid rise of ‘cancel culture’Mon May 01 2023 - 05:00
UCD’s first female president: ‘I kind of barged on through, not thinking that doors had ever even been closed’Prof Orla Feely on pressures facing today’s students and the urgent need to boost funding for researchMon May 01 2023 - 03:00
What does the ‘denaming’ of Trinity’s Berkeley Library mean?University decided this week that use of the philosopher’s name – which has been linked to slavery – was inconsistent with its core valuesSat Apr 29 2023 - 05:00
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
