School building firm paid €60m since safety flaws first flagged in 2015Western Building Systems still constructing schools while litigation over four under wayWed Oct 24 2018 - 01:00
Safety fears prompt inspections of 40 schools built since 2008Schools were fast-track builds by same developer, with two already closedWed Oct 24 2018 - 01:00
Disability rights campaigner Joanne O’Riordan graduates from UCCCampaigner conferred with BA in criminologyTue Oct 23 2018 - 21:04
Two more Dublin schools to close over structural safety concernsAlternative accommodation to be sought for 1,200 pupilsTue Oct 23 2018 - 19:41
Student graduations may be disrupted due to industrial actionMove comes from library, clerical and administrative staff at State’s 14 tech institutesMon Oct 22 2018 - 01:00
Trainee teachers may get bursaries to help ease classroom ‘crisis’Move under consideration to boost supply of Irish, science and home economics teachersMon Oct 22 2018 - 00:57
North Dublin school building closed due to ‘structural issues’Ardgillan Community College forced to find alternative accommodation for 200 pupilsSun Oct 21 2018 - 19:42
Minister objects to ‘slanderous’ comments about career guidance teachersCommittee told of ‘resistance’ towards profession within Department of EducationSun Oct 21 2018 - 18:40
DCU students campaign against deportation of ‘model citizen’Shepherd Machaya is due to be deported to Zimbabwe after his asylum application was refusedSat Oct 20 2018 - 10:10
End CAO points race to ease pupils’ anxiety, says school principal presidentConference hears of ‘huge’ rate of anxiety among Leaving Cert studentsFri Oct 19 2018 - 16:03
Teachers overseas may be interviewed for jobs at home via SkypeNew Minister for Education says initiative could help to ease classroom staff shortagesFri Oct 19 2018 - 15:15
Teachers under pressure from ‘initiative overload’, says new Minister for EducationJoe McHugh says it is time to take stock of his predecessor’s plansThu Oct 18 2018 - 21:00
DCU may discipline society members over ‘nude acts’Student group apologises for ‘inappropriate’ behaviour during election of representativesThu Oct 18 2018 - 18:56
Students turning to grind schools due to teacher shortage ‘crisis’School principals say practice is deepening socio-economic divide in Irish educationThu Oct 18 2018 - 00:01
Facebook defends role in project to tackle online bullyingTech firm at centre of allegations it is not doing enough to moderate harmful contentWed Oct 17 2018 - 20:20
Primary school campaigns to prevent deportation of nine-year-old pupilEric Zhi Ying Xue, a fourth class pupil at St Cronan’s in Bray, has never lived abroadWed Oct 17 2018 - 15:43
Hundreds of Chinese students to graduate through Maynooth University ventureIrish institute to establish college of engineering with major university in ChinaWed Oct 17 2018 - 01:00
Record number of five-years-olds in junior infantsAs parents delay school starting age, 75% of infants now five – up from above 50% in 2000Tue Oct 16 2018 - 18:57
DCU society suspended from social activity over ‘nude acts’Accounting and finance group apologises for ‘inappropriate’ behaviour at EGMTue Oct 16 2018 - 16:33
Group against Baptism bar derailed after complaintsEquate complains of campaign from groups opposed to making schools more inclusiveMon Oct 15 2018 - 06:00
Educate Together schools salute ‘radical’ founders 40 years agoOpening of Dalkey School Project in 1978 marked start of multi-denominational educationFri Oct 12 2018 - 01:00
Hundreds of Leaving Certs set to receive higher CAO offers following appeals1,400 upgrades awarded to students who appealed their exams resultsWed Oct 10 2018 - 21:41
Universities have failed to appoint a female president for 426 years, says MinisterMitchell O’Connor says women remain hugely under-represented at top levels of academiaWed Oct 10 2018 - 18:55
Record investment - but schools will need to keep fundraisingAnalysis: More funding than ever going into education, though much of it is swallowed up on demographics and public pay dealsTue Oct 09 2018 - 18:58
Education budget: Modest increase in school capitation fundingExtra 1,300 classroom posts to keep pace with growing school populationTue Oct 09 2018 - 17:54
UCD to admit many more upgraded students this year on ‘exceptional’ basisMove follows High Court ruling in favour of Wexford student Rebecca CarterMon Oct 08 2018 - 17:13
Grind school offers classes on 'how to be an A1 parent'Dublin school offers classes for parents so they can assist and motivate their childrenMon Oct 08 2018 - 00:10
Primary school sends children home from school early due to teacher shortagesINTO warns that other schools in the capital may follow suit due to lack of substitute coverSat Oct 06 2018 - 02:00
Students in State schools will be ‘forced’ to study religion under new rulesDepartment of Education accused of ‘capitulating’ to lobbying on religion rulesFri Oct 05 2018 - 17:54
Solas chief executive to head Higher Education AuthorityDr Graham Love resigned as authority chief amid claims of Government interferenceFri Oct 05 2018 - 13:40
Pupils will have to opt in for religious instruction in State schoolsDepartment of Education directive to affect up to 160,000 secondary school studentsFri Oct 05 2018 - 00:20
Sexual consent classes needed across all of third level, says MinisterMary Mitchell O’Connor ‘appalled’ at prevalence of sexual harrassment and assaultThu Oct 04 2018 - 21:10
Parents of children with autism face extra €28,000 bill annuallyResearch shows extent to which access to services depends on family’s ability to payWed Oct 03 2018 - 19:09
Teachers warn removal of ‘baptism barrier’ will cause chaos for schoolsINTO says schools have no guidance for changing their admissions policiesWed Oct 03 2018 - 17:00
‘Baptism barrier’ to be removed from primary schools next yearBruton to initiate law which will remove religion as entry criterion for 90% of schoolsWed Oct 03 2018 - 00:01
Teacher in fee-paying Dublin school dismissed after raising concernsFrench teacher was subject to 'dismal treatment' commission foundMon Oct 01 2018 - 03:09
Analysis: Compulsory Irish review shines light on ‘sacred cow’ of educationFlawed exemption process shows students try to ditch language ahead of Leaving CertMon Oct 01 2018 - 01:00
Irish may become compulsory for students from abroadMore than 1,000 ‘new entrant’ students drop Irish in run-up to Leaving Cert each yearMon Oct 01 2018 - 01:00
Students and sexual assault: ‘We had sex. Well, he had sex’Sexual assault at college is usually a hidden issue. This week it tumbled into the openSat Sept 29 2018 - 06:00
Hundreds of students to be affected by Leaving Cert appeals rulingRebecca Carter celebrates official upgrade in exam results after winning legal caseSat Sept 29 2018 - 00:39
Traveller culture and history set to feature on school curriculumIntercultural education guidelines to be updated to recognise the minority ethnic groupThu Sept 27 2018 - 20:52
Bruton vows to speed up appeal process for Leaving Cert studentsDevelopment follows High Court case in favour of Wexford student Rebecca CarterThu Sept 27 2018 - 20:37
Q&A: What are the implications of the Leaving Cert appeals ruling?Reforming an outdated system presents a huge headache for policymakersThu Sept 27 2018 - 19:32
Leaving Cert student’s legal victory could mean ‘chaos’ for State examsRuling may result in appeals having to be processed within weeks rather than monthsThu Sept 27 2018 - 03:00
From flimsy prefab to state-of-the-art facility: Stepaside’s newest national schoolEducate Together school set to accommodation up to 600 pupilsThu Sept 27 2018 - 01:00
Trinity College slips in latest global university rankingsAlarm among academics over impact of funding ‘crisis’ on third levelWed Sept 26 2018 - 14:32
Seclusion and restraint in schools: Children with disabilities at riskMany school staff not trained to deal with challenging behaviour, say campaignersWed Sept 26 2018 - 00:57
‘My 11-year-old was locked in a room for five hours’Parent with autistic son says primary school’s use of ‘punishment room’ led to dramatic changeWed Sept 26 2018 - 00:22
‘Huge’ numbers of children unable to access State-funded bus servicesChildren being ‘left at side of the road’ due to poor handling of transport scheme – TDs sayTue Sept 25 2018 - 20:27
Inside Nord Anglia: Ireland’s most expensive schoolThe south Dublin facility is determined to shake up our educational offeringSat Sept 22 2018 - 05:55
