Scant religious practice in trainee primary teachers, study findsOne-third of teaching applicants say they rarely or never practise their religionFri Jan 19 2018 - 01:00
Urgent need to tackle underfunding of higher education, universities warnGovernment needs to tackle ‘structural deficit’ in funding , universities association saysTue Jan 16 2018 - 05:50
‘No material delay’ to opening of schools caught up in construction firm collapseConcern voiced over future of six school buildings following firm’s liquidationMon Jan 15 2018 - 18:17
Arts graduates earn less than any other group after collegeHighest earning graduates after five years were in computer or ICT coursesMon Jan 15 2018 - 05:00
Salary study may spark debate about pay rates for new-entrant teachersDraft report based on teachers’ earnings before lower pay scales introducedMon Jan 15 2018 - 02:00
Teachers earned most in years after graduation, study findsArts and humanities graduates earned least in years following collegeMon Jan 15 2018 - 01:02
Third-level colleges to face penalties for misconductReforms will see colleges receive increased funding for Stem coursesMon Jan 15 2018 - 00:01
Teacher promotions to be awarded on merit for first timeRestored management posts to be filled on the basis of suitability rather than seniorityFri Jan 12 2018 - 01:00
‘Extreme difficulty’ recruiting Leaving Cert examinersTeacher shortages are most acute in subjects Irish, French and German, say unionsThu Jan 11 2018 - 02:00
Bruton says strong economy to blame for teacher shortagesTeacher unions insist two-tier pay gap is causing ‘crisis’ in filling short-term absencesTue Jan 09 2018 - 17:41
Mary Harney appointed as chancellor of University of LimerickFormer tánaiste will also chair UL’s governing authorityTue Jan 09 2018 - 15:58
Students see PLC courses as low-status optionStudy says PLCs have not moved to meet dramatic shift in kind of jobs availableTue Jan 09 2018 - 01:00
No overall problem with teacher supply, insists Department of EducationOfficials acknowledge there are ‘pinch points’ across key subjectsMon Jan 08 2018 - 19:50
Gonzaga expresses ‘deep shock’ over deaths of two teachersJesuit secondary school says priests were each in their own way irreplaceableMon Jan 08 2018 - 17:56
‘Collapse’ in numbers applying for teacher-training coursesDecline comes as mounting concern felt over impact on students of unqualified tutorsMon Jan 08 2018 - 10:02
‘There’s a feeling teaching doesn’t have the same respect it used to’Shortage of teachers in Stem subjects is having a big impact on secondary schoolsMon Jan 08 2018 - 10:00
Teacher shortages risk damaging education, school managers sayAnalysis: Acute shortages having major impact on schools, managers and unions warnMon Jan 08 2018 - 06:22
Islamic dress code should be accommodated in schools - groupIrish Muslim Board calls for clothes with crucifixes to be made optionalSat Jan 06 2018 - 01:00
Students to complete Leaving Cert exams onlineBruton says introduction of computer science will help pupils prepare for ‘digital revolution’Thu Jan 04 2018 - 14:30
Ombudsman critical of ‘Baptism barrier’ moveMinister’s proposals will allow minority faiths to use religion as barrier to entryThu Jan 04 2018 - 01:00
Bruton faces fight over plans to lift schools’ ‘Baptism barrier’Catholic primary school group says issue is ‘mismatch of resources rather than religion’Wed Jan 03 2018 - 03:00
Catholic groups warn of legal action over ‘Baptism barrier’ removalSchools body tells the Government the plan will open the State up to a ‘multiplicity of civil suits’Wed Jan 03 2018 - 03:00
The issues set to dominate Irish education in 2018A crisis in teacher supply, senior cycle reform and the rise of apprenticeships: you’ll hear plenty about these issues in the coming year – but will any of them be resolved?Mon Jan 01 2018 - 06:00
The rise of private schools: ‘There’s a lot more money around’As the economy grows, more parents are opting for private education for their childrenThu Dec 28 2017 - 01:00
Ireland’s most expensive school hopes Brexit bounce will drive enrolmentNord Anglia to charge up to €24,000 for day pupils at its Leopardstown campusThu Dec 28 2017 - 01:00
Private school enrolment returns to boom-time highNumbers at boarding school also rising, with fees ranging from €8,000 to almost €23,000Thu Dec 28 2017 - 01:00
Fund to encourage schools to pilot new technology in classroomMinister says €1 million fund to target innovative projects aimed at boosting learningFri Dec 15 2017 - 00:01
Government ‘drops’ plans for powers to investigate universitiesDepartment insists intention is to press ahead with controversial move at later dateThu Dec 14 2017 - 01:00
Apprenticeship a better route for some students, says MinisterOther study routes are equally valid career paths, says Mary Mitchell O’ConnorWed Dec 13 2017 - 17:46
Deis controversy: ‘Tipperary’s children deserve a better chance’Despite high levels of deprivation, the town has failed to benefit from the revamped schemeWed Dec 13 2017 - 02:00
More than 250 schools ‘excluded’ from Deis support schemeRecords indicate many disadvantaged schools not in receipt of extra resourcesWed Dec 13 2017 - 01:00
Hundreds of disadvantaged schools ‘excluded’ from Deis support schemeRecords indicate up to 257 additional schools identified as meeting thresholdWed Dec 13 2017 - 01:00
Junior Cert students receive awards for extracurricular activityReforms aim to recognise pupils’ achievements outside traditional examsTue Dec 12 2017 - 21:24
Students will have to submit video for new Leaving Cert PE examDepartment of Education will next week invite schools to apply to pilot the new exam subjectMon Dec 11 2017 - 17:59
Cybersecurity and animation among new apprenticeship areasGovernment aims to double number of young people taking ‘earn and learn’ routeFri Dec 08 2017 - 01:00
Pupils alleged to have shared topless photo of teacher ‘unlikely’ to face prosecutionLaws aimed at tackling cyberharassment have yet to be drafted, say legal expertsThu Dec 07 2017 - 21:10
More than 1,000 extra special needs assistants allocated for next yearBruton says investment ensures every child who needs support can access itWed Dec 06 2017 - 20:00
Trinity College purchases Iveagh Grounds sports facility for €2m17-acre site in Crumlin gives university access to GAA, rugby, tennis and hockey pitchesWed Dec 06 2017 - 13:56
School league tables: a snapshot of inequalityEducation has a unique capacity to break down cycles of disadvantage. But much more ambition is needed to tackle the class divide in numbers progressing to collegeWed Dec 06 2017 - 00:02
Extra €80m needed as number of projected teacher retirements doubleRichard Bruton rejects claims that teachers are ‘running out of the profession’Tue Dec 05 2017 - 22:50
Ireland’s 10-year-olds have ‘best reading skills in Europe’Minister for Education pays tribute to teachers and parents for ‘fantastic’ resultsTue Dec 05 2017 - 09:00
How did Irish schoolchildren become the best readers in Europe?Not so long ago there was real anxiety Irish students were falling behind othersTue Dec 05 2017 - 09:00
Private schools dominate league showing third-level accessFee-paying schools account for half of top 20 sending most students to collegeTue Dec 05 2017 - 05:52
Subsidies for teacher training courses suggested to fix shortagesSchools report major difficulties recruiting teachers in science, maths and languagesMon Dec 04 2017 - 15:31
Plan for more school pupils to study foreign languagesDespite teacher shortage, 10-year strategy aims to boost learning of languages at schoolMon Dec 04 2017 - 01:44
Parents complain over ‘excessive’ school suspensionsDrogheda school says most of 69 suspensions and expulsions relate to violent behaviourMon Dec 04 2017 - 01:00
Irish students have less contact with lecturers than other countriesSurvey reveals concerns over some lecturing methods and large class sizes in third levelMon Dec 04 2017 - 01:00
Board members resign at education body under investigationChair and vice-chair of Kildare Wicklow Education and Training Board stand downFri Dec 01 2017 - 19:31
Girl (11) posted on Instagram about intentions to dieInquest told that suicidal ideation is on the rise among schoolchildren as young as sevenFri Dec 01 2017 - 09:00
Only six graduates in training to be physics teachersShortage of teachers in key subjects threatens to derail Government’s Stem strategyTue Nov 28 2017 - 05:00
