Can Leaving Cert results be trusted anymore, given grade inflation?There is some concern in higher education that inflated grades may be a factors behind higher dropout rates in collegeSat Aug 24 2024 - 06:00
‘We’re absolutely delighted’: Thousands of Leaving Cert students receive bumper grades More than two thirds of grades have been artificially inflated to match record high levels of recent yearsFri Aug 23 2024 - 18:56
Inflated Leaving Cert grades to reduce ‘step by step’ from next year, says Norma FoleyMinister for Education says exam authorities will ‘give an opportunity for students to return to pre-Covid levels’Fri Aug 23 2024 - 16:53
Leaving Cert 2024 set to be last to benefit from bumper grades. What happens to next year’s students?Inflated grades may be popular with students but they also pose serious disadvantagesFri Aug 23 2024 - 06:00
Leaving Cert results 2024: Bumper grades for students set to keep CAO points at high levelsAlmost 61,000 students receiving their exam results from 10am on FridayFri Aug 23 2024 - 06:00
Leaving Cert results are out on Friday. What can students expect? Another bumper set of inflated grades is on the cards, but CAO points race may be fierceThu Aug 22 2024 - 06:00
Mobile phones set to be banned across all second-level schools under new Government plansNorma Foley says more research points to smartphones causing distraction and cyberbullyingWed Aug 21 2024 - 15:54
Hundreds of retired teachers set to plug gaps as schools struggle to find qualified staffPrincipals say some schools are being forced to drop subjects due to shortagesWed Aug 21 2024 - 06:00
Proportion of students in private education declines as more free places are createdSecond-level student numbers climb to record high, with cost of fees at private schools risingWed Aug 21 2024 - 06:00
‘They are being robbed of their potential’: Thousands of children with special needs waiting years for vital therapyParents worry that their children are slipping through the cracks of service beset by staff shortages, deficient assessments and a morale crisisSun Aug 11 2024 - 06:30
School therapy supports to be restored in special schools in SeptemberTherapists will be based in 16 special schools as part of new pilot projectMon Aug 05 2024 - 16:09
What’s happening with the expansion of Ireland’s railways?Plans involve new 200km/h trains, more frequent services and a significant expansion of the Dart to Kildare – assuming there are no leaves on the trackSat Aug 03 2024 - 06:00
How dangerous are slushies for young children?The Food Safety Authority issued advice this week to limit the consumption of slush ice drinks for youngsters aged up to 10Sat Jul 20 2024 - 06:00
‘There can be violent outbursts or total apathy’: Principals call for counselling supports at primary levelSchool-based counsellors and therapists are a routine feature of many other education systems internationallyMon Jul 01 2024 - 03:00
Leaving Cert class divide of 138 points linked with students’ family backgroundsChildren of professionals get average of 464 points compared with 326 for those born to lowest-skilled parentsSat Jun 29 2024 - 06:00
Universities say they face shortage of funds to pay existing staff this year €92m hole in college finances due to unfunded pay awards for thousands of staff agreed by Government, says associationFri Jun 28 2024 - 00:01
New teachers to receive €2,000 incentive to stay year in Irish classroomsInitiative comes as primary and secondary schools struggle to find qualified teachersThu Jun 27 2024 - 06:00
Prof Hugh Brady: ‘Quality of Irish university experience is slipping, and going to get worse over time’Prof Hugh Brady, who helped establish Imperial College London as the UK’s highest ranking university, warns that Irish colleges are sufferingSat Jun 22 2024 - 06:00
‘We have heard horrible stories of what can happen’: Leaving Cert holidays spell euphoria for students but anxiety for parentsPortuguese resort Albufeira is the hottest destination for post-exam trips this year, while the Greek island of Zante is popular among south Dublin schoolsSat Jun 22 2024 - 05:45
‘Every day he asks and every day our hearts break’: Children with special needs lack school places for SeptemberAll children have a diagnosis of autism and require either a special class or special school placement in order to meet their assessed needs.Thu Jun 20 2024 - 06:00
WorldSkills Ireland event to be staged alongside Higher Options this yearLargest ever concentration of career and study information for school leaversWed Jun 19 2024 - 18:00
Pupils’ seaweed soap business cleans up at entrepreneur awardsMore than 100,000 students have participated in the Junior Entrepreneur Programme since 2010Tue Jun 18 2024 - 21:04
Extra lab funding needed to avoid ‘unfair’ advantage under Leaving Cert reformsSenior cycle reforms will require physics, chemistry and biology students to complete science investigations worth 40% of marksMon Jun 17 2024 - 06:00
Yoga, pilates, coding clubs: schools encouraged to make facilities available to the wider communityAny income from renting premises will not affect schools’ State grants, capitation fees or other public fundingThu Jun 13 2024 - 07:41
‘Very challenging’: Reaction to Leaving Cert French and history examsMore than 100,000 students are completing day six of the State examsWed Jun 12 2024 - 20:52
‘This is horrendous - it’s no way to treat a child’: Parents’ anger over lack of school places in Taoiseach’s home townAll three secondary schools in Greystones, Co Wicklow are heavily oversubscribedWed Jun 12 2024 - 05:00
‘Great confidence boost’: Reaction to today’s Leaving Cert biology and Junior Cycle French examsIt’s day five of the exams for more than 100,000 students around the countryTue Jun 11 2024 - 17:54
Parents to be polled on school preferences in bid to accelerate school choiceAlmost 90 per cent of the 3,600 primary schools in the State remain Catholic in ethosTue Jun 11 2024 - 17:48
Leaving Cert Irish paper two: student-friendly, but challenging in partsSome of the language in a reading comprehension on the topical issue of artificial intelligence was challengingTue Jun 11 2024 - 17:29
Students ‘delighted’ after maths, but Irish exam poses challenges for someTeachers said students would have been comfortable working through the short maths questions, while long questions required some careful reading and thinkingMon Jun 10 2024 - 19:45
‘Many will feel deflated’: Live reaction to today’s Leaving Cert and Junior Cycle examsLeaving Certs face maths paper 2 and Irish paper 1, while Junior Cycle students have science and business studiesMon Jun 10 2024 - 19:12
Leaving Cert Irish paper one: ‘At first glance many would have felt disappointed’Language in the listening comprehension was ‘challenging’ and at a ‘fast pace’Mon Jun 10 2024 - 19:01
Leaving Cert maths paper two: ‘overwhelmingly positive’ response from studentsA good mixture of questions that gradually increased the challenge of the paper, say teachersMon Jun 10 2024 - 14:13
Hundreds of schools appeal ‘cuts’ to learning support hours About 120 schools to get 1,000 additional hours after flagging inadequate support for vulnerable pupilsMon Jun 10 2024 - 06:00
Relief after ‘fair’ maths paper: Reaction to Leaving Cert and Junior Cycle examsIt's geography and maths for Leaving Certs, while Junior Cycle students have history and mathsFri Jun 07 2024 - 13:11
‘Students tested with challenging English paper’: Reaction to day two of Junior Cycle and Leaving Cert examsLeaving Certs sat engineering and English paper two, while Junior Cycle students had Irish and geographyThu Jun 06 2024 - 19:21
‘I thought my legs would turn to jelly’: Reaction to day one of Leaving Cert and Junior Cycle exams English Paper One was first exam for Leaving Cert students as a record number began their State exams on WednesdayWed Jun 05 2024 - 17:35
Leaving and Junior Cert exams begin with record numbers of students sitting‘Gradual’ return to normal Leaving Cert results without ‘postmarking adjustment’ to begin next yearWed Jun 05 2024 - 05:00
Trinity is highest-ranked Irish university despite slipping in world standingsUCD narrows gap by jumping 45 places to 126th in latest QS World University RankingsTue Jun 04 2024 - 21:00
Primary schools cutting learning resources to cover rising costsSchools cutting back on learning resources and increasing requests for parent contributions to bridge gapsTue Jun 04 2024 - 00:01
‘The bill landed like a hand grenade’: Principals face tough choices to avoid schools going into deficitsMany primary schools say they are relying on cash reserves to cover basic running costsTue Jun 04 2024 - 00:01
International protection applicant helps rescue woman from river Liffey in Dublin city centreDublin Fire Brigade says three people taken from the water with no serious injuriesFri May 31 2024 - 22:03
Talks over ending UCD pro-Palestine encampment at an ‘impasse’ Protesters want university to call for an end to genocide and to cut all ties with IsraelFri May 31 2024 - 20:40
Children’s happiness drops as they approach secondary school, study findsLandmark study finds primary pupils most often feel happy, good about themselves, cared for and safeWed May 29 2024 - 08:00
Gardaí called to UCD after students who occupied building were removed by staff Protesters from pro-Palestine encampment occupied University Club before being removedTue May 28 2024 - 18:06
Prof Philip Nolan departs as director general of Science Foundation IrelandFormer director general was subject of protected disclosures by five staff membersTue May 28 2024 - 13:48
TU Dublin ‘pauses’ student intake for 15 college courses to help tackle deficit of almost €9mUniversity review finds ‘considerable number’ of programmes with low student numbersMon May 27 2024 - 06:00
Parents’ anxiety about maths may affect children’s performance, study findsPupils who played maths computer game developed by researchers showed significant improvement in their skillsSun May 26 2024 - 19:06
Meet the most influential figure in Irish education - and why he thinks the Leaving Cert is deeply flawedIrish schools good at educating ‘average student’. That will not be good enough in future, says Andreas SchleicherSat May 25 2024 - 06:00
‘You’re wasting my time’: Audio recording prompts father of autistic boy to complain of emotional abuse at schoolMany parents of children with complex needs say pupils are mistreated in a school system with no guidelines for dealing with challenging behaviourSat May 25 2024 - 06:00