Calls to pause rollout of controversial changes to teaching hours for vulnerable pupilsCampaigners warn that one in three schools will lose support for disabled children while others would gain enhanced hoursFri Feb 23 2024 - 14:17
Study shows declining wellbeing and high rates of self-harm among teensYoung people who suffered adversity are substantially more at risk of self-harm, University of Galway study showsThu Feb 22 2024 - 00:01
‘An animal wouldn’t be treated this way’: 35% of children with disabilities secluded or restrained at school, poll showsCampaigners call for urgent guidance and regulation for schools in managing pupils’ behaviourWed Feb 21 2024 - 05:30
Vulnerable pupils risk ‘losing out’ under changes to allocation of teaching hours for schools New special education teacher model removes ‘complex needs’ as criteria for allocating resourcesSun Feb 11 2024 - 10:20
More than 80 pupils without school places accessing home tutorsMother says impact on daughter (13) of being outside school has been ‘devastating’Fri Feb 09 2024 - 06:00
Teacher rejects as ‘absolute nonsense’ claims that he ‘shouted’ and ‘pulled’ at autistic pupil (9) Inquiry hears of close relationship between mother and special needs assistant who made complaintsThu Feb 08 2024 - 19:58
Oversubscribed schools may get temporary classrooms to ease enrolment ‘crisis’Campaigners say shortages are result of poor planning and delays in providing school buildingsWed Feb 07 2024 - 18:34
‘We don’t serve the elite’: How Diarmuid Hegarty built Ireland’s largest private third-level institutionGriffith College president says there has been an ideological bias against the private sector - but that may be changingTue Feb 06 2024 - 06:00
‘We’ve been failed by the Government’: Families left without school places Some children in receipt of home tutoring due to enrolment pressures in places such as Kildare, north Wicklow, Dublin and CorkTue Feb 06 2024 - 06:00
No secondary school places for some first-years amid enrolment ‘crisis’Some pupils may be forced to stay at home and avail of home tutoring due to shortage of placesTue Feb 06 2024 - 06:00
‘The savings are huge’: Surge in parents taking children out of school for holidays - but not everyone is happySome principals say a dramatic increase in absences due to holidays is disrupting school lifeSat Feb 03 2024 - 06:00
CAO 2024: Slight dip recorded in number of students applying for college placesPoint requirements for many courses climbed in recent years due to grade inflation and high numbers of applicantsThu Feb 01 2024 - 18:53
More students to avail of ‘game-changing’ degree courses outside CAO systemInitiative being widened later this year to include more than 40 study areas including business, nursing, engineering, construction, music and software developmentWed Jan 31 2024 - 19:35
University of Limerick writes down value of former Dunnes Stores site in accounts by €3mThird-level institute purchased site in Limerick city centre for €8m in 2019Wed Jan 31 2024 - 18:30
Schools must record all bullying incidents under new guidelinesMeasures aimed at tackling cyberbullying, racism, gender identity bullying and sexual harassmentTue Jan 30 2024 - 06:00
‘This is about fairness’: Call for dyslexic students to be given extra time in Leaving Cert examsLauren Lynch ‘ended up in a class for students who teachers didn’t want to teach’ and says too many pupils labelled ‘stupid’ for disabilityThu Jan 25 2024 - 16:48
Up to a quarter of 17-year-olds provide regular care to siblings, parents or grandparents - ESRI ESRI study estimates a quarter of 17-years-olds provide regular care to family membersThu Jan 25 2024 - 00:01
Trinity College uncovers 100 baby birch trees during no-mow May: ‘It’s a happy accident’ University to give away seedlings on first-come, first-served basis from 10am at Trinity’s front squareWed Jan 24 2024 - 06:00
‘Today’s graduates can walk in anywhere in the world’: NUI chancellor Maurice Manning steps down after 15 yearsMore than a quarter of a million graduates will be entitled to vote in the election of his successor later this yearThu Jan 18 2024 - 13:33
School transport scheme operates at ‘considerable cost’ but provides wider economic benefits, review findsDepartment of Public Expenditure has previously flagged ‘unsustainable’ cost increases in €340 million-a-year schemeWed Jan 17 2024 - 06:00
All special needs students ‘should be educated in mainstream schools’, council recommendsNational Council for Special Education urges move towards ‘fully inclusive’ schools for all pupils over the coming yearsTue Jan 16 2024 - 18:11
Leaving Cert reforms watered down after plans for teachers to assess their own students shelved, records showNorma Foley ‘deferred’ school-based assessments last year, citing need to research impact of artificial intelligenceMon Jan 15 2024 - 06:00
‘Talent attachés’ to be posted across globe to attract international students to Ireland Strategy aims to increase number of ‘high-calibre’ PhD researchers in Ireland by end of decadeMon Jan 15 2024 - 00:01
Record number register as apprentices, with stigma over ‘earn and learn’ options fadingAlmost 9,000 new registrations made last year, with the bulk in areas such as electrical, plumbing and carpentryFri Jan 12 2024 - 20:18
Student wellbeing sharply declining amid increased smartphone use, conference hearsSense of belonging among 15-year-olds declined in Ireland between 2003 and 2022, by margin well in excess of developed countries’ averageThu Jan 11 2024 - 18:37
‘Higher levels of antisocial behaviour and truancy’ among students in fee-charging schoolsResearch finds concentration of advantage did not have positive effect on adolescent behaviourTue Jan 09 2024 - 17:00
Teacher-sharing scheme to tackle school shortages results in single full-time postMany secondary schools say they have been forced to drop key subjects due to lack of qualified teachersWed Jan 03 2024 - 06:00
More than 20 schools seek emergency funding amid rising costs but only one grantedJust one school successful in securing additional money, latest records showTue Jan 02 2024 - 06:00
Surge in number of exemptions for study of Irish at second levelPrincipal questions whether relaxation of rules is ‘stealthy plan to kill Irish by slow death’Fri Dec 29 2023 - 06:00
Up to €20 million in funds for school sex abuse victims unspent amid 'restrictive' termsLeo Varadkar apologised in 2019 to those sexually abused in day schools, pledging they would not be failed againFri Dec 29 2023 - 06:00
School abuse: Religious orders asked whether they will co-operate with an inquiry that identifies individual membersScoping inquiry established following series of abuse allegations at schools such as Blackrock CollegeThu Dec 28 2023 - 12:58
Norma Foley on gender identity: ‘Kindness and inclusion must always be the heartbeat of schools’ Interview: the relentlessly positive former teacher is upbeat in the face of challenges such as culture wars, Leaving Cert reform and teacher shortagesThu Dec 28 2023 - 06:45
Students may be punished if caught using artificial intelligenceChatGPT and other AI tools which can generate essays within seconds are regarded as a significant threat to academic integrityThu Dec 28 2023 - 06:00
Parents to be polled next year on multi-denominational education in effort to ‘accelerate’ school choiceAlmost 90 per cent of the 3,600 primary schools in the State remain Catholic in ethosWed Dec 27 2023 - 20:45
Ukrainian pupil numbers set to climb above 27,000 by end of school yearPressure most intense at second level but Minister for Education not keen to use hotels or community centres as temporary schoolsWed Dec 27 2023 - 06:30
‘There was just disbelief’: Irish lecturer at Prague university describes fear and confusion as shooting unfolded14 staff and students killed and 25 injured in Thursday’s shooting at Charles UniversitySat Dec 23 2023 - 09:52
Schools express anger over ‘lottery’ to award Stem grantsSuccessful schools were chosen at random and later assessed on ‘case by case’ basis for science, technology, maths and engineering grantsThu Dec 21 2023 - 14:14
Irish population educated to record level with half having 3rd-level qualification, census finds Some 58 per cent of people aged 15 to 44 had a third-level qualification last year, Central Statistics Office data showTue Dec 19 2023 - 12:48
Why fees for Ireland’s most prestigious private schools are on the riseLeaders in the fee-charging sector defend their right to exist as they face increased exclusion from the public purseSat Dec 16 2023 - 05:00
Private school fees climb above €10,000 for day pupils as sector criticises ‘exclusion’ from State grantsCost of sending children to fee-charging schools has risen for most parents this yearSat Dec 16 2023 - 05:00
Two men hospitalised following shooting in Co WicklowA man in his mid-40s sustained a number of gunshot wounds during the incident at Bellevue Hill in DelganyThu Dec 14 2023 - 19:50
Leaving Cert oral exams to be held during Easter holidays, despite opposition from students and teachersRepresentatives had called for return to term-time assessments to give candidates a ‘much-needed break’Thu Dec 14 2023 - 16:05
Mother tells of shock over allegations her autistic son (9) was ‘assaulted’ by teacherFitness-to-teach inquiry hears claim school principal failed to inform pupil’s parents of allegationsWed Dec 13 2023 - 16:36
Leaving Cert students to complete science ‘research investigations’ worth 40% under new reformsPhysics, biology and chemistry will include project to be done in fifth year as part of measures aimed at reducing pressure on pupilsWed Dec 13 2023 - 05:00
Feeder schools: School-leavers from disadvantaged areas progress to college in near-record numbersClass gap in third level participation persists despite increase, especially in Dublin areaTue Dec 12 2023 - 06:00
Parents are heavily engaged in children’s school performance - but it may be elevating pupils’ anxietyChildren’s stress around tests tends to increases as they progress through primaryMon Dec 11 2023 - 05:00
Primary schools under parental pressure to raise standardised test scores, principals sayResearch shows stress and anxiety over standardised testing, especially in middle-class areasMon Dec 11 2023 - 05:00
Storm Fergus: Clean-up under way after tornado in Leitrim village uproots trees and overturns boatsStrong winds and high tides cause flooding, property damage and power outages in western counties as second storm of the weekend sweeps across the countryMon Dec 11 2023 - 00:01
Storm Fergus: Tornado-like weather event causes extensive damage in Leitrim villageOrange warnings for wind are in place for counties Clare, Galway and MayoSun Dec 10 2023 - 16:51
HSE warns of ‘extra risk’ to drug users in Cork following overdoses this weekTraces found of dangerous synthetic opioid which poses risk of hospitalisation and deathFri Dec 08 2023 - 12:24
