Free schoolbooks on way under measures to be unveiled in Budget 2023Initiative costing €47m not a once-off move and will continue over coming years, say sourcesMon Sept 26 2022 - 01:00
Harris aims to cut €3,000 student fee and improve college grants in budgetMinister opens Higher Options, Ireland's main education expo for secondary studentsWed Sept 21 2022 - 19:02
Vulnerable children suffering ‘frightening’ levels of regression due to shortcomings in servicesSome young people with complex needs can’t access school summer programmes, parents sayTue Sept 20 2022 - 18:04
Covid catch-up initiative ends amid concern over gaps in children’s learningStudies indicate pupils lost out on nearly a half-year’s worth of learning since the pandemic beganMon Sept 19 2022 - 02:00
Catholic primary schools in Archdiocese of Dublin will continue Communion, Confirmation preparationUpdated policy places greater emphasis on families and the local parish in sacramental preparationSun Sept 18 2022 - 14:58
Cold classrooms, extra layers and lights off: how schools are preparing for the energy crisisA dramatic increase in State funding is needed to ensure classrooms are kept warm and lit, principals saySat Sept 17 2022 - 03:00
Hundreds of social care students do not know if their degrees will be accreditedNew entrants must have an approved qualification to work in the sector from November 2023Fri Sept 16 2022 - 17:28
Schools struggle to collect parents’ voluntary contributions as bills mountSome principals say income is down by up to 30 per cent as energy bills mountFri Sept 16 2022 - 00:00
‘We can already see a difference in the children’: Pupils adapt to new surrounds at state-of-the-art special school Stewarts School’s new €25 million building makes it one of the biggest schools of its type in the StateWed Sept 14 2022 - 20:10
Schools set to get extra funding to pay for soaring heating billsSchool managers call for a dramatic increase in capitation payments to keep schools warm and litTue Sept 13 2022 - 20:12
Children who refuse to go to school: ‘We see young people with mental health issues, from all social classes’More young people with anxiety are avoiding school. Can the system do more to help?Sun Sept 11 2022 - 05:01
Fourfold increase in students on maximum CAO points since 2019Grade inflation sees more than 1,100 students get 625 points this year, up from just over 200 before the pandemicFri Sept 09 2022 - 18:22
Leaving Cert results withheld for 62 students over suspected cheatingRules prohibit candidates helping each other and bringing mobile phones or smartwatches into exam hallsFri Sept 09 2022 - 17:05
CAO 2022: Record numbers get college offers - but is it sustainable?Higher education is expanding at the expense of vocational options needed to fill urgent skills gapsThu Sept 08 2022 - 19:39
CAO 2022: More than half of students get their first course preference despite high pointsPoints remain broadly in line with last year’s record-breaking high due to grade inflationThu Sept 08 2022 - 14:06
Call to bring forward next year’s Leaving Cert resultsLate issuing of grades puts young people at ‘serious disadvantage’, say student and university representativesThu Sept 08 2022 - 00:02
CAO 2022: Universities to use lottery to select students for many high-points coursesRandom selection likely across many programmes with entry requirements of 550 points or moreThu Sept 08 2022 - 00:00
Thousands of secondary teachers get €1,314 HDip allowance restoredPayment narrows two-tier pay gap between teachers hired since 2012 and their longer-serving colleaguesTue Sept 06 2022 - 12:53
Cut of up to €1,000 among options to reduce cost of collegePotential measures include improving grants by up to 25% or widening eligibility for thousands of additional studentsMon Sept 05 2022 - 00:05
‘I danced around the room’: Student who had epileptic seizure during exam delighted with resultsLeaving Cert student unable to sit deferred history paper despite experiencing serious distressFri Sept 02 2022 - 18:19
Leaving Cert: No ‘cliff edge’ drop in grades next year, says FoleyMinister for Education says grade inflation will reduce in stages over the coming yearsFri Sept 02 2022 - 15:01
Leaving Cert 2022: Grades inflated to match last year’s record levels University president calls for end to grade inflation to protect integrity of exam resultsFri Sept 02 2022 - 06:00
Leaving Cert 2022: University president calls for end to grade inflation Record-breaking grades do injustice to students by not properly recognising their academic abilityFri Sept 02 2022 - 00:00
‘It’s amazing’: UK university extends deadline for Leaving Cert student’s medicine place after Irish Government intervenesJames O’Donoghue feared losing his offer to study medicine at University of Bristol due to late release of results this yearThu Sept 01 2022 - 19:19
Q&A: How high will Leaving Cert grades climb this year?This year’s grades will, on aggregate, be at least as high as 2021 as State Examinations Commission says number of factors have delayed their releaseThu Sept 01 2022 - 06:00
Leaving Cert grades to match last year’s record high resultsRandom selection likely among many high points courses due to ‘populist’ decision to allow grade inflationThu Sept 01 2022 - 05:45
Commission warns Government over high levels of ‘dangerous’ bullying by schoolchildren Human rights body calls for urgent publication of new action plan on bullying and cyberbullyingThu Sept 01 2022 - 01:00
Universities receive hundreds of offers from homeowners to rent rooms to studentsMost colleges believe it will make a small dent in overall demand for student accommodationWed Aug 31 2022 - 20:01
Leaving Cert results anxiety: ‘We’ve been through an awful lot’Leaving Cert results on Friday will end a journey of anxiety and uncertainty for many studentsWed Aug 31 2022 - 07:00
Plan unveiled to progress school leavers from poorer areas into higher educationFund of €35m set to boost numbers via bursaries, supports and closer school linksWed Aug 31 2022 - 01:00
Unions for teachers and nurses suspend ballots on industrial action to consider pay offerGovernment’s 6.5% pay offer would cost €1.6 billion over three yearsTue Aug 30 2022 - 21:18
Ireland’s €1,518 ‘free’ education: Is there a better way than the current system?Other developed countries provide books and balk at the idea of ‘voluntary’ contributionsTue Aug 30 2022 - 00:00
Student experience at university under ‘significant strain’, institutes saySharp funding increase needed amid rise in student numbers, says Irish Universities AssociationMon Aug 29 2022 - 00:01
Irish student told UK university place no longer guaranteed over delayed Leaving Cert resultsJames O’Donoghue, who applied to study medicine, is one of about 1,500 Irish students to receive conditional offers in UK collegesSun Aug 28 2022 - 13:54
Junior infants ‘over-prepared’ in numeracy and literacy when starting school, study findsSocial, emotional and self-management skills are more important to help smooth transition into primary schoolThu Aug 25 2022 - 00:01
About 3,800 recently arrived Ukrainian children may need school placesEducation authorities say there is sufficient spare capacity within Irish schools to accommodate new arrivalsWed Aug 24 2022 - 20:16
Authorities scramble to open new special-needs classes and schools for 100 childrenNew places will open as soon as possible, says Josepha MadiganWed Aug 24 2022 - 12:05
Universities must tackle high dropout rates under new plan Aim is to improve graduation and employment rates for vulnerable studentsMon Aug 22 2022 - 03:00
Sensory spaces, quiet zones: how the college campus is changingUniversities are transforming to meet the needs of a growing number of students with disabilitiesMon Aug 22 2022 - 03:00
Parents concerned over gaps in children’s learning following Covid-related disruptionSurvey shows many do not feel enough additional support has been provided to help pupils catch upSat Aug 20 2022 - 01:00
Record number of applications for back-to-school allowance amid cost-of-living crisisParents risk going into debt as many struggle to meet rising school costs, charity warnsFri Aug 19 2022 - 03:45
Accommodation crisis: Homeowners asked to rent rooms to students Student unions warn of unprecedented shortages of beds in SeptemberWed Aug 17 2022 - 16:49
Leaving Cert 2022 results to be released online at 10am on September 2ndCandidates will have short timeframe to view marked exam scripts before deciding whether to appeal resultsTue Aug 16 2022 - 22:24
Unqualified teachers hired to help mark State examsState Examinations Commission says ‘small proportion’ of trainees hired but majority are serving or retired teachersMon Aug 15 2022 - 04:00
Teacher ‘hugely ashamed’ over forging documents to secure second level teaching post‘It is still something I am very embarrassed about’ says teacher at centre of fitness-to-teach inquiryFri Aug 12 2022 - 15:01
Plan to fast-track cuts to €3,000 student contribution feeColleges advised to delay collection of charge for September amid suggestion of €500 reductionFri Aug 12 2022 - 03:00
TUI to ballot members on industrial action next month unless pay deal is improvedAll three teachers’ unions set to vote after proposed 5% salary hike over two years rejected as ‘not credible’Thu Aug 11 2022 - 18:41
Court ruling highlights ‘unacceptable’ waiting lists for children, disability campaigners sayThousands of vulnerable children waiting years to access to speech and language, occupational therapy and other interventionsThu Jul 21 2022 - 12:30
Proportion of students attending fee-charging schools falls‘Free’ school sector growing at faster pace as overall student numbers at second level climb to record 390,000Wed Jul 20 2022 - 19:46
Updating sex education is the easy bit. Ensuring the topic is taught effectively will be far more difficultAnalysis: Lack of training, low status and a crowded timetable mean sex education is neglected in most schoolsMon Jul 18 2022 - 16:18
