ASTI: Teachers express ‘total opposition’ to correcting Leaving Cert students’ workDelegates fear reforms will repeat the ‘dumbing down’ of junior cycleWed Apr 04 2018 - 18:03
ASTI: ‘Crisis’ in teacher supply undermining children’s educationUnion says students deserve qualified teachersWed Apr 04 2018 - 11:50
Strike action by teachers could trigger pay losses, warns BrutonTeachers’ unions form united front to demand progress on equal payWed Apr 04 2018 - 00:01
Parents to be asked if smartphones should be allowed in schoolCalls for outright ban follow rising concern over impact of technology on young peopleWed Apr 04 2018 - 00:01
Bruton’s speech interrupted by heckles at teachers’ conferenceAnger at new-entrant pay levels bubbles over at ASTI annual conferenceTue Apr 03 2018 - 19:51
Teachers’ unions threaten strike action over unequal payASTI, TUI, INTO ask Government for pledge by next month on ending two-tier salariesTue Apr 03 2018 - 16:46
Alarm at drop in ASTI membership to lowest in 15 yearsInternal union report shows number of serving teachers at lowest level since 1995Tue Apr 03 2018 - 01:45
Primary school pupils to get classes on sexual consentMinister to review sex education course to ensure teaching in 'factual manner in every school’Tue Apr 03 2018 - 00:01
Sex on the syllabus: Our outdated curriculum badly needs an updateSexting, easy access to internet porn and social media are redefining the landscape of relationships and sexuality for today’s teensTue Apr 03 2018 - 00:01
Teachers’ unions will ‘shut down schools’ if pay parity not addressedAlmost 24,000 teachers earn less than their colleagues for the same workMon Apr 02 2018 - 12:24
Two-tier pay: ‘It’s immoral, it’s wrong and it doesn’t make sense’Lower payscales for new entrants will dominate this week’s teacher conferencesMon Apr 02 2018 - 02:30
Bruton accused of ‘blaming’ trade unions for two-tier pay gapsLower payscales for new entrant teachers set to dominate teachers’ conferences this weekMon Apr 02 2018 - 01:01
Drones and robots feature in new school fundBruton says new School Excellence Fund is ‘step change’ in educationMon Apr 02 2018 - 00:01
People risk being sued for online comments on verdict, say expertsDefamation laws apply to online commentary in case of Belfast rape trialThu Mar 29 2018 - 16:29
Student teachers may drop out due to financial difficulties - pollSurvey finds unpaid work placements place major strain on trainee teachersThu Mar 29 2018 - 08:00
DIT expansion of Grangegorman campus to create up to 1,300 jobsConstruction set to start on new buildings for more than 10,000 students and 600 staffWed Mar 28 2018 - 16:17
Pay inequality must end to ease escalating teacher supply ‘crisis’, says FFThomas Byrne says students’ education is being damaged by lack of qualified teachersWed Mar 28 2018 - 15:49
Call for pay hikes to avert ‘crisis’ in recruiting Leaving Cert examinersTeachers’ union ASTI say shortage of personnel could affect oral and written examsTue Mar 27 2018 - 18:09
Every school sports-hall request rejected as cost put at €800mGovernment turning down all applications despite PE’s addition to Leaving CertTue Mar 27 2018 - 01:00
Childcare facilities ‘forced’ to reduce intake due to lack of fundingCrèches struggling to fill vacancies to meet childcare needs of babies under twoTue Mar 27 2018 - 00:01
Most secondary teachers want mobile phone ban in schoolNationwide poll reveals rise in smartphone use in classroomsTue Mar 27 2018 - 00:01
Brian Mooney recognised at Teacher of the Year AwardsCeremony celebrates teachers who ‘establish a lasting impact in their students’ lives’Mon Mar 26 2018 - 13:36
Childminders may face ‘mandatory’ training and vettingRegulations should apply to people providing paid-for care in home, notes Government reportMon Mar 26 2018 - 02:00
Major cultural shift needed to successfully regulate ‘shadow’ world of childmindingMany childminders fear being penalised for working outside tax systemMon Mar 26 2018 - 02:00
Vote on new name for State’s first technological universityDIT, IT Tallaght and IT Blanchardstown likely to secure university status this yearMon Mar 26 2018 - 01:00
Taxpayers face €200m bill for underused toll roadState has paid €34m to compensate for lower traffic flows in Limerick TunnelFri Mar 23 2018 - 01:00
Apprenticeships: A welcome growth in numbers‘Earn and learn’ options are expanding the array of career routes for school leaversFri Mar 23 2018 - 00:02
Closure of Limerick language school affects 150 foreign studentsUnion says 10 staff unpaid as LanLearn closes after immigration inspectionThu Mar 22 2018 - 21:29
DCU set to become world’s first ‘autism friendly’ universityNew initiative to help students diagnosed with autism to achieve their potentialThu Mar 22 2018 - 17:28
Students perform play in tribute to classmate who died on the final day of his Leaving CertTeachers and classmates produce play based on unfinished work by student Milo SmithThu Mar 22 2018 - 01:06
Surge in numbers of young people taking apprenticeshipsAlmost 13,000 young people opted for ‘earn and learn’ options last yearWed Mar 21 2018 - 01:28
Books by schoolchildren go on display alongside Book of KellsExhibition at Trinity marks culmination of project to encourage young people to writeTue Mar 20 2018 - 19:19
Robots enter the classroom to help boost teachers’ performanceNew ‘Swivl’ robot technology being used by Irish teacher education college HiberniaTue Mar 20 2018 - 01:00
Hundreds of teacher-training places to tackle ‘crisis’Additional secondary posts in maths, physics, chemistry and foreign languagesWed Mar 14 2018 - 01:00
Postgrad teaching applications jump amid supply ‘crisis’Universities still seeking teaching applicants from maths, science and languagesTue Mar 13 2018 - 01:00
Analysis: Universities say higher salaries are vital to attract top talentInternational comparisons indicate that Irish academics are relatively well paidMon Mar 12 2018 - 01:26
Universities get green light for salaries over €335,000More the 70 staff across third-level colleges are earning salaries in excess of €200,000Mon Mar 12 2018 - 01:00
Growth in jobs likely to be behind CAO points fallSchool-leavers feel they have options other than higher education as the economy growsFri Mar 09 2018 - 06:00
CAO points set to drop as applications declineMost substantial falls register in chemistry, journalism, ICT and the arts coursesFri Mar 09 2018 - 06:00
Schools forced to hire students to tackle teacher shortagesStudents’ subject choice and quality of teaching at risk, warn school managersFri Mar 09 2018 - 01:30
Decision on Clonkeen College board will follow legal challengeChristian Brothers is selling 7.5 acres of school pitches at Deansgrange schoolThu Mar 08 2018 - 11:12
No ‘dumbing down’ of criteria for new technological university statusUniversities fear dilution of thresholds could damage sector’s reputationWed Mar 07 2018 - 20:34
Unequal pay for teachers leading to ‘brain drain’ from the professionTeachers’ unions warn children’s education risks being undermined due to pay gapWed Mar 07 2018 - 19:41
Last of the worst-hit schools prepare to open after snowLocal farmers dig in to help reopen schools in Wexford and KildareWed Mar 07 2018 - 01:00
Leaving Cert leads to ‘devastating’ stress among studentsNational Parents’ Council says reforms needed for a fairer form of assessmentTue Mar 06 2018 - 20:18
No school has been rewarded under plan to cut uniform costs for parentsBruton’s plan promised extra funding for schools adopting cost-effective measuresTue Mar 06 2018 - 01:52
Cutting holidays to make up time unfair, say schoolsDepartment of Education allows three days holidays to be used for tuitionTue Mar 06 2018 - 01:00
Alarm over ‘dumbing down’ of criteria for new technological universitiesDilution of minimum thresholds could could damage sector’s reputation, say collegesMon Mar 05 2018 - 01:00
Schools may not cut Easter Holidays over snow closuresOfficial guidance allows schools to shorten holidays to make up for lost tuition timeFri Mar 02 2018 - 01:30
World university rankings show nursing is Ireland’s strongest subjectQS World University Rankings also show strong performance in arts and humanitiesWed Feb 28 2018 - 18:12
