College lecturers should ‘walk away’ from unsafe classrooms, says unionTens of thousands of staff and students returning to college campuses this weekTue Sept 14 2021 - 14:44
College after Covid: what to expectVaccine certs, pre-booked library seats; it’s college, but not as you know itSat Sept 11 2021 - 06:00
Students left without college offers due to errors or omissions in their CAO applicationsCAO says it gave applicants ample opportunities to correct their detailsThu Sept 09 2021 - 13:47
Grade inflation set to end for next year’s Leaving Cert, says FoleyReturn to traditional exams will see grades back at normal levels after record highsWed Sept 08 2021 - 20:04
Call to tackle ‘cruel’ grade inflation as college points hit new highSome students with maximum points failed to get their first choice of college courseWed Sept 08 2021 - 04:32
Grade inflation fuels cruel CAO process this year. Is there a way back?‘We should go back to grade profiles in pre-Covid times ... it’s the fairest way, all round’Tue Sept 07 2021 - 21:29
Record-breaking grades and high demand see significant rise in CAO points requirementsDozens of students with more than 600 points miss out on preferred programmesTue Sept 07 2021 - 15:57
Pupils at risk of learning loss to receive extra teaching hoursDepartment hopes €50m catch-up initiative will make up for disruption linked to CovidTue Sept 07 2021 - 01:00
Girls get Leaving Cert results boost from ‘unconscious bias’Gender gap under estimated marks wider than with traditional exams, SEC findsMon Sept 06 2021 - 07:59
Most CAO applicants likely to get one of their top-three choices despite points riseGovernment’s 4,600 extra college places aimed at easing admissions raceSun Sept 05 2021 - 17:43
Colleges expect spike in random selectionHigh-points courses in health, law, pharmacy and science most likely to be affectedSat Sept 04 2021 - 03:45
Has the Leaving Certificate been ‘dumbed down’?Experts differ over significance of grade inflation in this year’s record-breaking resultsSat Sept 04 2021 - 01:00
Record-breaking results a ‘reward’ for this year’s Leaving Certs, says FoleyGrades climb to a record high with a sharp increase in the students securing top awardsFri Sept 03 2021 - 19:07
Union praises LC students who ‘had to cope with significant uncertainty’Leaving Cert results to be issued online to 61,000 students at 10am on FridayFri Sept 03 2021 - 10:14
Leaving Cert results day: Number of students getting top grades soars to record highSharp rise in number of students securing top grades under new twin-track processFri Sept 03 2021 - 06:00
Why have Leaving Cert results climbed to a record high?This was an exam year like no other – which poses big questions for the futureFri Sept 03 2021 - 06:00
Pupils being educated via Irish at primary climbs to record highGaelscoil Eoin on Haddington Place is first all-Irish school to open in the Dublin 4 areaThu Sept 02 2021 - 01:00
Mixed performance among Irish universities in latest university rankingsTrinity climbs to 146th, but four colleges slip down Times Higher Education league tableThu Sept 02 2021 - 00:01
Leaving Cert Q&A: Will results climb to a record high?Grade inflation is likely when thousands receive their results on FridayWed Sept 01 2021 - 20:04
‘I felt huge guilt’: New exhibit features work by NUIG students who breached Covid rules‘Reflections on Covid’ display includes extracts from essays by disciplined studentsTue Aug 31 2021 - 22:11
‘It’s great to have our routine back’: Parents on school reopeningRelief and optimism among families at school gates in Greystones, Co WicklowTue Aug 31 2021 - 20:55
Covid-19: Principals optimistic schools will remain low-risk settingsHope for tours, sports matches and indoor activities to resume in months aheadTue Aug 31 2021 - 20:10
Lessons learned: How to improve our education system post-pandemicSudden lockdown shone a light on a creaking education system, we can use what we have learned to make it betterSat Aug 21 2021 - 06:00
College lecturers express concerns at plans to resume some classes at full capacityUnion raises concerns amid news UCD plans to resume lectures of up to 500 studentsFri Aug 20 2021 - 18:59
Leaving Cert 2022: More choice in exams but no plans for accredited gradesDepartment publishes subject-by-subject guide to assessment changes next yearThu Aug 19 2021 - 21:32
School return plan for pregnant teachers is based on ‘expert advice’, Minister saysTeachers’ unions want unvaccinated school staff to be let work from home temporarilyThu Aug 19 2021 - 18:20
Unvaccinated pregnant teachers can ‘safely’ return to classroomDepartment issues advice but unions say staff not inoculated should be allowed work remotelyWed Aug 18 2021 - 21:33
No requirement for face masks for primary schoolchildren on reopeningOfficial guidance at variance with alternative expert opinion on coverings and classroomsWed Aug 18 2021 - 19:48
Pandemic led some parents to delay children’s school start, report findsProjected oversupply of primary teachers could allow for reduction of class sizesWed Aug 18 2021 - 03:00
Many ‘high risk’ teachers to be recalled to classrooms following vaccinationMore than 1,400 were permitted to work remotely last year due to health concernsTue Aug 17 2021 - 19:29
Homeschooling applications climb to record highMore parents opting to educate children at homeMon Aug 16 2021 - 01:32
Covid-19: Teachers will not be required to show proof of jabUnions to call for unvaccinated pregnant staff to be allowed work remotelySun Aug 15 2021 - 15:56
Many unvaccinated pregnant teachers fear return to classroomRevised health guidelines say it is safe for most pregnant staff to attend the workplaceFri Aug 13 2021 - 17:47
Pop-up vaccine centres in colleges planned to boost student uptakeUniversities planning for blend of on-campus teaching and remote learning from autumnThu Aug 12 2021 - 04:02
‘I never thought this day would come’: Trinity first to resume on-campus graduationsNo handshakes, but delight among students who graduate a year later than plannedWed Aug 11 2021 - 20:28
Classrooms to get carbon dioxide monitors as part of safe school reopening plansTeachers up to 14 weeks pregnant may resume in-school teaching under new guidanceWed Aug 11 2021 - 18:21
Vaccination not mandatory for college campus access from SeptemberStudents will need to show proof of vaccination to avail of college canteens or barsWed Aug 11 2021 - 01:00
Q&A: Will record A-level give UK students the edge in CAO points race?More than half of A-level entries in Northern Ireland have been awarded top gradesTue Aug 10 2021 - 17:59
What would the effect be of a primary-teacher oversupply?Projections suggest primary sector facing surplus of 13,000 teachers by 2030Mon Aug 02 2021 - 01:00
Hundreds of special-needs children unable to access school placesCampaigners call for reform of ‘broken’ system for pupils with complex needsMon Jul 05 2021 - 19:22
Luxury home owners take legal action over plan to build schoolsGated community claims part-ownership of Citywest land earmarked for developmentSun Jun 27 2021 - 17:43
Leaving Cert economics: Topical paper features Airpods, Brexit and tracker mortgagesFirst exam based on new syllabus is fair but challenging, say teachersFri Jun 25 2021 - 15:16
Leaving Cert design & communication graphics: ‘Fantastic choice for students’Excellent variety of questions allowed candidates play to their strengths, say teachersThu Jun 24 2021 - 14:15
Leaving Cert accounting: Something for everyone in a ‘very straightforward’ examAdditional choice this year significantly eased time pressure for candidatesWed Jun 23 2021 - 18:46
Leaving Cert physics: Searching questions but plenty of choiceStudents face ‘real world’ questions on cooler boxes, radios and mobile phonesWed Jun 23 2021 - 13:30
Physical distancing and pods to remain in schools after summerInfection prevention and control measures in schools to remain in placeWed Jun 23 2021 - 11:10
Dáil group hears of children refusing to go back to schoolAuthorities now dealing with more school refusal cases since reopening earlier this yearTue Jun 22 2021 - 22:17
Record 7,000 applicants seek to take part in Erasmus programmesSurge in application numbers as learners ‘locked out by lockdown’ seek to travelTue Jun 22 2021 - 16:16
Exam body vows to address quality of Leaving Cert orals to ‘greatest extent possible’Examiners say siginificant numbers of students marked down ‘through no fault of their own’Mon Jun 14 2021 - 20:13
Examiner speaks out: ‘I can’t remain silent. Students were unfairly disadvantaged’Shortcomings in oral exams undermine fairness, openness and accountabilityMon Jun 14 2021 - 19:00
