New Catholic primary school sex education programme published‘Puberty is a gift from God’ states Flourish, a new course for children from Irish bishopsMon Apr 26 2021 - 01:34
‘We’re losing a teacher at the worst time’ – Dublin school campaigns to keep staffPrincipals fear losing teachers due to Covid-linked disruption and pupil absencesMon Apr 26 2021 - 01:30
Ireland to lead global initiative to tackle ‘fake news’ on migrationProgramme aims to boost media literacy by training students to identify misinformationMon Apr 26 2021 - 00:01
WIT and IT Carlow to decide on technological university applicationMove follows rejection from Waterford staff of terms for proposed mergerSun Apr 25 2021 - 21:14
Leaving Cert students must confirm exam choices before deadline next weekOnline portal will open from noon on Tuesday until 6pm on Friday, April 30thFri Apr 23 2021 - 13:42
What will new gender-neutral toilets in schools look like?Department of Education guide says new schools will not have traditional toilet layoutThu Apr 22 2021 - 19:54
Hundreds of students undergo Covid-19 tests after outbreak in NenaghHSE engaging with two schools where positive cases have been detectedThu Apr 22 2021 - 17:56
Schools given choice of gender neutral toilets in new buildingsOfficial design guide says most facilities in future will include self-contained cubiclesThu Apr 22 2021 - 01:00
Concerns over child mental health services in south KerryHSE reviews files of 1,500 young people amid fears adult doses of medication prescribedWed Apr 21 2021 - 23:25
Class ‘key factor’ behind reluctance of schools to enrol autistic pupilsFew special classes provided in wealthy parts of south Dublin, Oireachtas committee hearsTue Apr 20 2021 - 20:01
Mother rejects claims controversial autism dossiers relate only to ‘dormant’ court casesMargaret Cronin says she has been fighting for her son Jeremiah’s rights for 21 yearsTue Apr 20 2021 - 19:24
Breakthrough in school dispute over access of students with disabilities to LCAClonturk Community College says it has secured resources to deliver the programmeTue Apr 20 2021 - 17:20
Plan to reduce focus on ‘stressful’ final exams in Leaving Cert reformsSenior-cycle reform includes access to apprenticeships, voluntary work and life skillsMon Apr 19 2021 - 04:53
Apprenticeships to hit 10,000 a year under new planFive-year strategy aims to boost ‘earn and learn’ options in green skills, software, financeMon Apr 19 2021 - 00:01
Trainee mechanic says more school-leavers should consider apprenticeships‘ I can’t recommend the earn-and-learn route enough. We all learn differently’Mon Apr 19 2021 - 00:01
Some teachers feel pressure from schools, parents to inflate Leaving Cert gradesVast majority of teachers felt they were fair to students in estimating marks, study saysFri Apr 16 2021 - 00:05
Schools invited to work together on creative cluster projects from coding to cartoonsSuccessful applicants will receive up to €15,000 to bring ideas to fruitionThu Apr 15 2021 - 22:18
New €9m scheme aims to boost science research capacity of technological universitiesGovernment is investing in programme that also covers institutes of technologyThu Apr 15 2021 - 20:33
Senior cycle needs to move into 21st century, says MinisterOveremphasis on Leaving Cert written exam is bringing stress and challenges for studentsWed Apr 14 2021 - 20:29
‘Creaking’ universities may struggle to provide extra third-level places this yearGovernment has pledged to expand college numbers in bid to ease CAO pressureWed Apr 14 2021 - 19:41
Irish Erasmus students to have hotel quarantine paid for by State€1 million plans will apply to those studying in European programme in Austria, Belgium, France and ItalyMon Apr 12 2021 - 21:34
Keep Covid-19 suppressed to ensure schools remain open, urge campaignersOne million students and staff return to classrooms as schools fully reopenMon Apr 12 2021 - 20:38
Most Leaving Cert students opt to sit written exams in JuneTotal of 81% intend to sit English with Irish the least popular at 58%Mon Apr 12 2021 - 06:57
‘I’m very, very excited’: Lockdown students return after months of online classesSchools reopen fully to one million students and staff for first time since ChristmasMon Apr 12 2021 - 01:49
Third-level staff, students to be surveyed on sexual harassmentColleges required to record and report cases annually under new safety initiativeMon Apr 12 2021 - 00:01
Cambodia criticises Vice over images of Khmer Rouge victims altered by Irish artistMedia outlet removes article where smiles were added to the faces of some victimsSun Apr 11 2021 - 23:54
Trinity College Dublin names Linda Doyle as first woman provost in 429 yearsSimon Harris congratulates new Provost – ‘a glass ceiling has been shattered’Sat Apr 10 2021 - 16:08
Trinity to elect first woman provost in 429-year historyOnline election among 800-plus staff due to take place on Saturday morningFri Apr 09 2021 - 18:14
Covid-19: Teachers and SNAs in three counties vaccinated ahead of scheduleHSE apologises for errors resulting in school staff being categorised as frontline health workersThu Apr 08 2021 - 20:30
Up to 4,000 LGBT+ teachers ‘hiding their sexuality’ over discrimination fearsINTO congress: Some school patrons believe gay teachers are ‘intrinsically disordered’Wed Apr 07 2021 - 19:24
Coronavirus: Teachers and SNAs at special schools vaccinated ahead of scheduleHSE apologises for error, says it believed staff fitted into category of frontline workerWed Apr 07 2021 - 18:26
Taoiseach signals Government will not change vaccine priority for teachersAll three unions back motion to hold ballots on industrial action as Foley defends changesWed Apr 07 2021 - 18:17
Fully vaccinated people may not have to isolate if identified as close contactsNphet likely to consider lifting mask requirement as extra ‘vaccine bonus’Wed Apr 07 2021 - 01:00
No change to vaccine priority despite opposition from teachers’ unionsNorma Foley says decision is not ‘value judgment’ of profession, is based on scienceTue Apr 06 2021 - 17:42
Schools without hot water, soap or cleaning budgets ‘exposed’ by Covid-19INTO annual congress backs calls for major investment in primary schoolsTue Apr 06 2021 - 15:42
Despite heated rhetoric, there is limited appetite to close schools over vaccine rowAnalysis: Change to vaccination policy could hardly have come at a worse timeTue Apr 06 2021 - 15:05
Teachers’ push to be moved up Covid-19 vaccine queue faces resistanceAnger over ‘downgrading’ of profession as rollout shifts to age-based modelTue Apr 06 2021 - 03:13
Teachers believe remote learning has led some students to disengageExtra supports will be needed next year to assist vulnerable students, survey findsTue Apr 06 2021 - 01:00
Teacher unions to debate industrial action over members' place on vaccine rollout timetableMove will not affect the planned reopening of schools on April 12th, according to unionsMon Apr 05 2021 - 14:53
Number of Irish exemptions given to students drops under new rulesNew system permits opt-outs in ‘exceptional circumstances’ onlyMon Apr 05 2021 - 01:38
Is our obsession with college degrees setting up too many students to fail?Many college ‘dropouts’ might flourish in further education sectorMon Mar 29 2021 - 01:01
Drop-out rates in some third-level STEM courses hitting 80%Males with low Leaving Cert points at high risk of not completing college coursesMon Mar 29 2021 - 00:01
Department of Education says it intends to reopen all schools on April 12thFoley says schools remain safe and transmission levels in schools remain very lowFri Mar 26 2021 - 17:16
‘It’s scary and uncomfortable’: Schoolgirls seek end to catcallingGroup of transition-year students are shocked at the scale of the problemFri Mar 26 2021 - 01:24
Universities fear sweeping reforms will undermine autonomyTrinity seeks private legislation to exclude it from some proposed Government changesThu Mar 25 2021 - 20:02
Trinity seeks legislation to exclude it from sweeping Government reformsPlanned changes threaten 400-year tradition of independence, college warnsThu Mar 25 2021 - 02:09
Leaving Cert students to wear face masks for oral exams after public health outcryState Examinations Commission reverses guidance to students and teachersWed Mar 24 2021 - 18:00
Leaving Cert: Fewer questions and more choice under new changes to examsTime pressure on students will be relieved under changes to 2021 written papersTue Mar 23 2021 - 21:53
Q&A: Will schools reopen fully after Easter?Latest public health data indicates Covid-19 transmission in schools remains lowTue Mar 23 2021 - 21:36
Covid-19: All schools set to reopen after Easter despite rise in cases among childrenFoley says schools remain safe and transmission levels in schools remain very lowTue Mar 23 2021 - 17:33
