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
Most secondary teachers want mobile phone ban in schoolNationwide poll reveals rise in smartphone use in classroomsTue Mar 27 2018 - 00:01
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
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
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
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
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
School is out – but homework continues online for some studentsGrowing numbers of teachers are using technology to live-stream classesWed Feb 28 2018 - 17:30
Schools and colleges in Leinster and Munster to remain closed for remainder of weekMinister says schools in Connacht and Ulsterwill decide individually depending on circumstances in areaWed Feb 28 2018 - 14:06
Parents told to be ready for alerts from schools over potential closuresDecisions on whether to close to be made by individual schoolsTue Feb 27 2018 - 19:50
Report says island schools need extra support to surviveThere are 12 island primary schools and five secondary schools in the StateTue Feb 27 2018 - 17:33
Pupil numbers grew 10% at multi-denominational schoolsCatholic schools still account for over 90% of primary enrolmentsMon Feb 26 2018 - 20:11
Poaching row raises tensions between teachers’ unionsAnalysis: Some ASTI branches lost up to a third of their members in last year’s disputeMon Feb 26 2018 - 01:00
Religion teachers say opt-out rule will ‘undermine progress’Teachers call for circular to be withdrawn or re-written to provide clarity on class contentMon Feb 26 2018 - 01:00
Investigation over ‘poaching’ from teachers’ unionNew data shows Teachers’ Union of Ireland membership up by more than 1,000Mon Feb 26 2018 - 01:00
Catholic Church frets that religion ‘slipping off agenda’ in schoolsAgreement ensures up to two hours of religion tuition for pupils in some State schoolsMon Feb 26 2018 - 01:00
Parents warned of obsession with sending children to universityEducation expert Ken Robinson: parents need to foster children’s unique skillsFri Feb 23 2018 - 01:00
TCD students’ union candidate quits race after sex harassment claimsSean Ryan apologises unreservedly ‘for any offence caused by my remarks as published’Thu Feb 22 2018 - 21:23
Young women more likely to have degrees than male peersYounger gender gap linked to ‘boom’ trend of men leaving school to work, show CSO figuresThu Feb 22 2018 - 16:09
UCD to re-designate more than 170 toilets as ‘gender neutral’University will also introduce transgender changing facilities at its sport centreThu Feb 22 2018 - 01:01
Up to 2,000 under-represented students to get funding for collegeTravellers and lone parents among those to benefit from new €6m access initiativesThu Feb 22 2018 - 01:00
Teachers warn of ‘crisis point’ staff shortagesPupils left without qualified teachers, Oireachtas committee hearsTue Feb 20 2018 - 19:18
School pupils to play key role in shaping review of Leaving CertPolicy-makers highlight trends in senior cycle across other jurisdictionsTue Feb 20 2018 - 18:45
