Hot school meals could be made available across all primary schools - MinisterHumphreys announces review of school meals programme with an eye to expansionWed Apr 06 2022 - 15:03
Record demand for mental health supports among students, Oireachtas committee hearsColleges struggle to cope with demand for counselling from students under pressureTue Apr 05 2022 - 18:37
Litigation risk over school places for special needs pupils, internal records showChildren ‘pushed’ into special classes, department warnsMon Apr 04 2022 - 01:22
Special needs support: ‘Our State is failing our children’School says it is unable to access enough SNAs to support vulnerable pupilsMon Apr 04 2022 - 01:00
Give me a crash course in... Leaving Cert reformSome exams will take place in fifth year – but bigger reforms will take years to deliverSat Apr 02 2022 - 06:00
Teacher forged documents to secure second level teaching post, inquiry hears‘I cannot express enough how deeply ashamed I am of my actions,’ says teacherFri Apr 01 2022 - 18:18
Schools struggle to keep classes open in latest coronavirus waveLearning loss emerging in pupils’ handwriting, numeracy and sports, says principalThu Mar 31 2022 - 19:30
Thousands of primary principals to get significant pay rises under new dealINTO agreement will see principals and deputies climb up allowance scale based school sizeThu Mar 31 2022 - 13:49
Student supports help record numbers complete second level, says TaoiseachAbout 91% complete post-primary in Ireland, one of the highest rates in the worldWed Mar 30 2022 - 21:14
‘We’re here to offer a safe space’: schools rally to support Ukrainian studentsEducation system faces steep challenge to meet needs of thousands of refugeesWed Mar 30 2022 - 19:46
Seven take-aways from Leaving Cert reformsJury is out on whether reforms will end up easing pressure on studentsTue Mar 29 2022 - 15:23
Major changes to Leaving Cert will see students sit some exams in fifth yearTeacher-based assessment to feature with greater emphasis on project work from 2024Tue Mar 29 2022 - 13:00
Mind the gap: Is the Deis programme for schools fit for purpose?Expansion of the scheme has sparked wider debate about whether it is doing enoughTue Mar 29 2022 - 00:00
Universities fear later Leaving Cert results could delay start to new academic yearStudents likely to get results later than usual due to alternative set of State exams in JulyMon Mar 28 2022 - 21:51
Give me a crash course in . . . Irish school standardsThe Department of Education chief inspector’s report shows strengths but also challenges in the school systemSat Mar 26 2022 - 06:00
Students face ‘disconnect’ between new Junior Cycle and existing Leaving CertNorma Foley tells school leaders a reformed senior cycle will meet needs of all studentsThu Mar 24 2022 - 20:05
Number of Ukrainian children in Irish schools set to grow ‘exponentially’Supports being put in place for new arrivals getting to grips with upheaval, says FoleyThu Mar 24 2022 - 16:40
Inspectors concerned over quality of teaching, learning in IrishLearning as Gaeilge suffered disproportionately during coronavirus pandemic, say schoolsWed Mar 23 2022 - 13:20
Several private schools in south Dublin plan to enrol students with special needs for first timeFunded special classes to be established in private sector with fees waivedWed Mar 23 2022 - 00:00
English language classes planned for Ukrainian refugees‘Personalised assessments’ to be made available for those people seeking workSun Mar 20 2022 - 15:58
Tens of thousands of spare school places identified for Ukrainian childrenPrimary enrolments reduced by 25,000 since 2018, according to Department of EducationFri Mar 18 2022 - 16:45
UL pays tribute to former chancellor Dr Miriam Hederman O’BrienBarrister, academic and first female chancellor of an Irish university dies at 89Wed Mar 16 2022 - 20:39
Irish students will ‘not lose out’ over providing university places for UkrainiansNew arrivals will have access to same supports and grants available to Irish studentsWed Mar 16 2022 - 07:33
Ukrainian teachers to be fast-tracked through registration systemMove aims to ensure schools can cope with expected influx of childrenSat Mar 12 2022 - 19:23
Parents may not get to choose patron of ‘reconfigured’ Catholic schoolsEducate Together fears being excluded from plan to create multi-denominational schoolsFri Mar 11 2022 - 18:57
State to pay Church rent for schools that become multi-denominationalBishops to ‘co-operate fully’ in facilitating school choice in eight pilot areasFri Mar 11 2022 - 00:00
Schools with spare places identified ahead of arrival of Ukrainian familiesAuthorities planning database of Ukrainian speakers to assist with integrationThu Mar 10 2022 - 18:43
‘They miss their friends’: Ukrainian children start school just days after arriving in IrelandFamily begins new life in Co Kildare after offer of accommodation via FacebookWed Mar 09 2022 - 19:49
Is your local school among 310 to get more teachers and funds under expanded Deis scheme?Disadvantaged programme expanded to include schools attended by 60,000 studentsWed Mar 09 2022 - 19:38
CAO 2022: Steep decrease in applications for nursing and health-related coursesBusiness, law and science slip too, while arts, environment and languages riseWed Mar 09 2022 - 06:00
Number of Covid-related absences among teachers falls 50%, figures showTeachers’ unions, however, say virus remains an issue of concern in classroomsMon Mar 07 2022 - 17:54
‘Cold... discriminatory’: Students campaign to end skirt-only uniform policiesSchoolgirls say ‘ladylike’ skirt rules are outdated and hinder freedom of movementMon Mar 07 2022 - 05:00
‘Ground-breaking’ change will give students role in shaping curriculumNorma Foley to appoint student representative to State body for syllabus and assessmentSun Mar 06 2022 - 19:46
No phones, no slouching, no excuses: Britain’s strictest teacher has lessons for Irish schoolsKatharine Birbalsingh says Irish parents should resist ‘progressive’ education policiesSat Mar 05 2022 - 06:00
Cross-Border research projects to get €37m fundingGovernment higher education initiative aims to deliver all-island approaches to innovationWed Mar 02 2022 - 21:50
Second UCD statement on Ukraine invasion ‘late and grudging’University’s initial reaction reveals sensitivity to damaging links with China, says academicWed Mar 02 2022 - 21:46
‘The need for a single-sex school isn’t there’: All-girls school in south Dublin to admit boysRathdown School in Glenageary to begin move to co-education later this yearWed Mar 02 2022 - 00:34
Irish higher education ‘under threat’ from global cheating industryOfficials estimate up to 10% of students may have used contract cheating servicesTue Mar 01 2022 - 20:31
Many intelligent students failing to excel in school due to ‘rigid’ education systemPrincipals say there is broad consensus in schools for Leaving Cert reformTue Mar 01 2022 - 19:20
Inside the battle to ‘save’ private schools as funding is questionedPrincipals, fearing an end to State subsidies for the sector, plan a rear-guard actionSat Feb 19 2022 - 06:00
Private schools say fees would double if State funding is withdrawn for sectorSF pledge to remove €111m subsidy sparks alarm among fee-charging schoolsSat Feb 19 2022 - 01:58
Storm Eunice: Schools and colleges close ahead of severe weatherDamaging winds in excess of 130km/h expected as well as flooding and power cutsFri Feb 18 2022 - 01:00
‘We’re looking forward to seeing their faces again’: Schools ready to end mask-wearingPublic health experts advise easing of Covid rules as teachers’ unions urge cautionThu Feb 17 2022 - 18:07
Third of people want more mixed, multidenominational schools, survey findsProgress in expanding school choice moving ‘far too slowly’, education boards chief saysThu Feb 17 2022 - 13:37
Covid-19: Government expects Nphet to recommend mask wearing be voluntaryTeaching unions want cautious approach to easing of mitigation measures in schoolsThu Feb 17 2022 - 01:00
Caution urged over relaxation of Covid restrictions in schoolsTeachers’ union says infection prevention measures should stay in place until EasterWed Feb 16 2022 - 19:46
‘Damage’ to children due to reduced SNA support sparks Dáil protestSchool says it has to share one SNA among 12 vulnerable pupils with additional needsWed Feb 16 2022 - 19:21
Bernie McNally named Department of Education secretary generalOutgoing mandarin Seán Ó Foghlú due to complete 10-year term of office this weekTue Feb 15 2022 - 15:58
Record 14,000 teachers absent from school last month due to Covid-19Jump in teacher absences of 55% as school managers warn ‘pandemic is not over’Mon Feb 14 2022 - 01:36
New bank holiday may shorten school yearSecondary school students currently have one of shortest academic years in EuropeFri Feb 11 2022 - 01:00
