Teachers face first forced redundancies in yearsGovernment risks escalation in dispute if even a single ASTI member loses their jobMon Feb 27 2017 - 01:00
Teachers the subject of more than 500 abuse allegationsNearly 1,700 child-protection concerns raised since 2010, mainly regarding primary schoolsMon Feb 27 2017 - 01:00
ASTI threatens strike action if schools let teachers goUnion members could be first public servants to lose jobs since start of economic crashMon Feb 27 2017 - 00:31
Trinity College breaks with 400-year exams traditionChristmas testing and earlier start brings college into line with most other universitiesWed Feb 22 2017 - 18:43
Exclusion from schools for religious reasons may breach rightsFormer UN official says schools need to accommodate diversity in their access policiesMon Feb 20 2017 - 22:15
Trinity College Dublin staff to ballot for industrial actionNon-academic employees to vote on action over access to permanent contractsMon Feb 20 2017 - 18:58
ASTI schools to lose out on hundreds of extra teachersVoluntary secondary schools will lose teachers, management and tuition timeFri Feb 17 2017 - 06:57
ASTI schools to lose out on hundreds of extra teaching postsPolicy which could give teachers financial incentive to leave union ‘under review’Thu Feb 16 2017 - 17:33
One in five baptised child just to gain entry to schoolSurvey shows 71% of parents think subject about ethics and all religions should be taughtThu Feb 16 2017 - 01:00
Hundreds of schools may close for parent-teacher meetingsASTI’s refusal to work extra hours means secondary schools may be shut for the eventsWed Feb 15 2017 - 01:00
Legal obstacles flagged over subject on world religions in primary schoolsCatholic groups opposed to subject on basis that it could undermine ethos of schoolsTue Feb 14 2017 - 16:43
Can social work system protect the good name of those facing false allegations?Analysis: Front line professionals say system is vulnerable to errorsTue Feb 14 2017 - 01:00
Fifty years after free secondary education, what big idea do we need in 2017?We ask influential figures in Irish education on what needs to come nextTue Feb 14 2017 - 00:00
Disadvantaged school statuses to be reassessedMinister Richard Bruton claims new programme will be more accurate and objectiveMon Feb 13 2017 - 19:26
Irish gangs recruit children as young as 11 into serious crimeResearch shows drugs, alcohol and status used to entrap vulnerable young peopleMon Feb 13 2017 - 01:00
Schools could lose out in plan to fight disadvantageNew approach aims to identify more accurately the most deprived schools in RepublicMon Feb 13 2017 - 01:00
Most Irish-exempt Leaving Cert pupils studying European languagesMore than 3,500 students secured exemption from Irish on the basis of learning disabilityThu Feb 09 2017 - 01:00
Recession eroded progress on reducing class sizes, says studyPrimary school classes among Europe’s most crowded with almost 25% having 30 studentsThu Feb 09 2017 - 01:00
New figures expose class divide in higher educationProportion of grant-holders far higher among regional institutes of technologyTue Feb 07 2017 - 01:00
Despite ‘free fees’, are universities still bastions of privilege?Access programmes have failed to significantly loosen grip of better-off on top collegesTue Feb 07 2017 - 01:00
Are heavy schoolbags really damaging children’s backs?While many parents fear injuries, experts back benefits of carrying schoolbagsTue Feb 07 2017 - 00:00
Barack and Michelle Obama to be awarded freedom of DublinEx-US president and his wife will receive the honour following vote by city councillorsMon Feb 06 2017 - 20:21
Computer science to be fast-tracked onto Leaving CertCoding to be on new primary maths curriculum amid concern over skills gapsMon Feb 06 2017 - 07:32
More than one in 10 schoolchildren cyberbullied, research showsOnline bullying rates higher at primary level, says five-year study across IrelandSun Feb 05 2017 - 20:52
Exams body says Junior Cert students can avoid 10% penaltyUp to 40,000 students face losing marks due to ASTI dispute over reformsFri Feb 03 2017 - 20:18
Public transport users and schools face strike disruptionBus Éireann staff to stage all-out action as ASTI rejects deal in industrial disputeFri Feb 03 2017 - 01:01
How will the ASTI’s vote affect my child’s school?Q&A: Uncertainty looms for students, teachers and parentsThu Feb 02 2017 - 21:15
More disruption for students ahead as secondary teachers reject dealJunior cycle students face losing 10% in summer English examThu Feb 02 2017 - 17:21
Result of teachers’ ballot over industrial action due todayASTI rejection of settlement proposals could lead to fresh disruption in schoolsThu Feb 02 2017 - 09:33
State education body denies ‘cosy deal’ in school transfer planEducation and Training Board says it will have impartial role in plan to transfer patronage from religious schoolsThu Feb 02 2017 - 00:00
CAO applications on course to match last year’s record highCareers experts say points increases likely in construction and engineering coursesWed Feb 01 2017 - 19:13
Thousands due to apply for college places ahead of CAO deadlineIncreased demand for places expected in courses linked to economic recoveryWed Feb 01 2017 - 11:20
Cabinet to discuss Trump travel ban and St Patrick’s day visitUS pre-clearance at Irish airports to be reviewed, and Kenny's US visit to go aheadTue Jan 31 2017 - 05:00
‘Complete review’ of US pre-clearance at Dublin, ShannonOne person refused clearance at Dublin Airport in wake of Trump travel banMon Jan 30 2017 - 20:07
Educate Together says patronage transfer plans ‘unfair’Multidenominational education body claims deal benefits Community National SchoolsMon Jan 30 2017 - 19:02
Demand for non-Catholic schools to be assessed under new planETBs to be charged with identifying ‘towns or areas’ where more diversity is being soughtMon Jan 30 2017 - 11:33
Are Catholic bishops ready to give up patronage of schools?Minister Richard Bruton’s new divestment plan is carrot rather than stick approachMon Jan 30 2017 - 09:49
Apprenticeships: ‘It’s nice to get paid and secure valuable experience’Katie Hynes (23) is one of a small number of women electrical apprentices with the ESBFri Jan 27 2017 - 12:53
‘Ambitious, capable’ young must consider apprenticeshipsBruton aims to make on-the-job training an attractive option for 20% of school-leaversFri Jan 27 2017 - 01:00
Fee-school teachers criticised over refraining from junior cycle reformASTI balloting members on settlement proposals in effort to end lengthy disputeThu Jan 26 2017 - 01:00
Just 33 out of 10,000 apprenticeships taken by womenRichard Bruton to announce details of plans to deliver 50,000 apprenticeships and traineeships by 2020Thu Jan 26 2017 - 01:00
Research linking back pain to carrying schoolbags ‘inconsistent’Children should be encouraged to carry bags despite parents’ concerns, committee toldThu Jan 26 2017 - 01:00
Catholic schools might use parish boundaries for admissionsConsultation process over moves to limit ‘baptism barrier’ in State schools launchedTue Jan 24 2017 - 19:58
Protest at Department of Education over ‘inaction’ on UL misconduct claimsCampaigners end sit-in aimed at highlighting calls for independent inquiry into allegationsMon Jan 23 2017 - 20:18
ASTI teachers may lose pay rise if proposals rejectedDepartment warns union failure to co-operate may result in loss of €1,000 pay increaseMon Jan 23 2017 - 12:15
Foreign students in Ireland face health insurance hikesNew measure a ‘big blow’ for Government plans to attract more students from abroadMon Jan 23 2017 - 12:12
DCU students from rural Ireland on what it would take to return home‘I can’t see myself moving home...there’s not much left there’Mon Jan 23 2017 - 01:00
Big changes in special needs supports due in SeptemberParents will no longer need to secure a diagnosis to access supports in schoolsWed Jan 18 2017 - 18:28
Q&A: How will changes to provision of disability supports affect my child at school?Department of Education says new system will lead to better outcomes for childrenWed Jan 18 2017 - 18:17
‘Baptism barrier’ reforms may hit minority faith schoolsAnalysis: Richard Bruton’s proposals will not effect the majority of Catholic institutionsTue Jan 17 2017 - 14:49
