Concern at ‘basic skills’ of many Leaving Cert maths pupilsState Examinations Commission review finds some struggling with simple tasksThu Apr 28 2016 - 01:00
Schools receive national recognition for work in promoting diversityYellow flags awarded to 13 schools celebrating inclusion in wider communityTue Apr 26 2016 - 21:29
Brick by brick: the Lego approach to learningDCU’s Lego innovation studio is developing creative approaches to teaching science and maths. It might sound like a gimmick but it seems to be workingTue Apr 26 2016 - 06:00
Institutes play key role in attracting local students to third levelFar more pupils attend college in Tallaght and Blanchardstown since facilities’ creationMon Apr 25 2016 - 11:28
Proximity to college raises chances of disadvantaged goingLocal access programmes credited with boosting numbers in Dublin coursesMon Apr 25 2016 - 01:00
Fine Gael agrees childcare deal with Katherine ZapponeScheme worth up to €2,000 for working parents with children under three yearsMon Apr 25 2016 - 01:00
Rising number of students exempt from studying IrishNumber of pupils not studying subject on grounds of disability grows by half in 10 yearsMon Apr 25 2016 - 01:00
ASTI directs teachers not to provide cover for colleaguesFacilitating training for the junior cycle ‘inappropriate’, says ASTI’s Kieran ChristieFri Apr 22 2016 - 01:00
Oxford models TCD’s access programme to recruit disadvantaged studentsUK university’s Irish-born vice-chancellor plans to tackle elitism through new schemeThu Apr 21 2016 - 15:30
ASTI rejects talks with Department over pay and working hoursTeachers’ union on a collision course with Government on multiple frontsThu Apr 21 2016 - 01:00
DCU Business School receives global accreditationSchool joins top 5 per cent of business schools internationallyWed Apr 20 2016 - 22:27
Bertie Ahern briefs Israelis and Palestinians on peace processFormer taoiseach says the Middle East can learn lessons from the situation in the NorthWed Apr 20 2016 - 14:25
Trinity College Dublin eyes up ‘silicon docks’ expansionUniversity hopes to establish new engineering, energy and environment instituteTue Apr 19 2016 - 12:24
Concern over requirement to study Koran as part of Leaving Cert Arabic examA Syrian parent's complaint over religious content will form part of wider review of syllabusTue Apr 19 2016 - 09:15
Trinity’s provost: ‘Irish universities have been resilient but it isn’t sustainable ’Despite a funding crisis, Trinity College Dublin has ambitious plans to expand towards Grand Canal Dock. Provost Patrick Prendergast spells out his vision and his concerns for third levelTue Apr 19 2016 - 05:00
ASTI issues warning over junior cycle trainingPrincipals sign up thousands but union directive prohibits participationTue Apr 19 2016 - 01:00
Former academic welcomes gender quota proposal for NUI GalwayDr Micheline Sheehy Skeffington won landmark discrimination case against universityFri Apr 15 2016 - 01:01
College students should be treated as partners not consumers – HEAHigher Education Authority report advises against US ‘market model’ approachThu Apr 14 2016 - 09:21
Mandatory gender quotas proposed for NUI GalwayMove comes after Dr Micheline Sheehy Skeffington won key Equality Tribunal caseThu Apr 14 2016 - 01:01
Student loan scheme unlikely within lifetime of next governmentFG and FF propose to refer report to an Oireachtas committee to examine feasibilityThu Apr 14 2016 - 01:00
Facebook introduces new tool to tackle harassment onlineMove comes as social media giant joins with Google to promote child safetyWed Apr 13 2016 - 21:30
Child abuse: Dysfunctional system stuck in fire-fighting modeWe don’t need to wait for a report to tell us where child protection system is failingWed Apr 13 2016 - 01:00
Third-level courses at ‘crisis point’ due to cuts, report saysHigher education review claims lack of resources will have serious implicationsTue Apr 12 2016 - 01:00
Very few students attend campus religious services, figures showColleges and universities spend €1.5m in public funds annually on chaplainsMon Apr 11 2016 - 01:00
‘Unless Junior Cert dispute is resolved, I face being unemployed’Teacher Noel Hogan says ASTI members are being forced into an ‘impossible position’Mon Apr 11 2016 - 01:00
Principals sign teachers up for Junior Cert training despite union banASTI directive prohibits members from taking part in training for new junior cycleMon Apr 11 2016 - 01:00
President Higgins: Universities facing ‘intellectual crisis’He says colleges should foster dissent and allow for rejection of dominant ideologiesFri Apr 08 2016 - 01:00
Schools must prepare plans to monitor pupil attendanceMore than 500 parents threatened with prosecution last year over attendanceFri Apr 08 2016 - 01:00
‘Curriculum overload’ fears threaten religion class plansTeaching would be separate to existing faith-based classes in primary schoolsThu Apr 07 2016 - 11:22
500 parents threatened with prosecution over childrens’ attendanceChildren with mental health issues most likely to miss school, latest figures showThu Apr 07 2016 - 01:00
Three Irish institutions rank in top 150 best ‘young universities’Maynooth University, DCU and UL feature in list recognising high-achieving collegesThu Apr 07 2016 - 01:00
Over 34,000 teachers to be vetted by gardaíEducators face checks for the first time due to new child protection legislationTue Apr 05 2016 - 01:00
ASTI may risk losing members over stance on junior cycle reformGeneral secretary says there is no evidence of members moving to rival unionFri Apr 01 2016 - 01:00
Private school teachers ‘are treated like second-class citizens’ASTI delegates hear staff in fee-paying schools are paid well below official ratesFri Apr 01 2016 - 01:00
Teachers go to war over pay, productivity and the junior cycleAnalysis: Educators are angry but seem to lack a coherent long-term strategyThu Mar 31 2016 - 01:00
ASTI votes not to co-operate with junior cycle reformUnion directs members not to take part in any form of assessment linked to State examWed Mar 30 2016 - 19:06
ASTI members back motion to cease working extra hoursUnion move introduces the prospect of further industrial unrest in schools later this yearWed Mar 30 2016 - 13:20
‘It’s hard when you see others doing the same job paid more’Teacher union conferences: Unequal pay a source of anger among young membersWed Mar 30 2016 - 08:17
ASTI conference: teachers back vote over ‘heinous’ pay gapsNewly-qualified teachers face wage differences of up to €9,000Tue Mar 29 2016 - 19:22
Schools reports may go to 18-year-olds instead of parentsMove could leave parents in the dark on examination results and disciplinary recordsTue Mar 29 2016 - 10:53
Analysis: Teachers’ conferences to set scene for autumn campaignLack of action on salaries, conditions and reform may lead to industrial relations chaosTue Mar 29 2016 - 01:00
Thousands on welfare after leaving school, figures showNew reports examine outcomes for students who complete school and early leaversMon Mar 28 2016 - 01:00
ASTI leadership faces crisis over disengaged majorityFailure to modernise internal structures has led to apathy and inability to connectMon Mar 28 2016 - 01:00
Secondary schools may face widespread industrial actionTeachers’ unions are to vote on pay, working hours and conditions at conferencesMon Mar 28 2016 - 01:00
Teachers say cuts making it harder to help vulnerable pupilsAlmost half of principals say student mental health guidelines not adequately implementedWed Mar 23 2016 - 01:00
LGBTI study: ‘You still get a lot of negative slurs’Ciara Sheehan and Daniel Zagorsky say life is improving for gay teens but more must be doneTue Mar 22 2016 - 19:02
Rates of LGBT self harm, suicide are horrific, says McAleeseFormer president says it will take years to fully dismantle ‘architecture of homophobia’Tue Mar 22 2016 - 11:52
Trinity College Dublin accused of trying to sway world university rankingsAgency says ‘misguided, naive’ communications seemed to contravene guidelinesTue Mar 22 2016 - 10:36
Gay teenagers continue to endure widespread bullying‘Horrific’ findings show LGBT young people at high risk of self-harm in addition to suicideTue Mar 22 2016 - 01:00
Five time bombs facing a new minister for educationIn the power vacuum that prevails, uncertainty surrounds what will happen over the coming months to key issues such as school admissions, junior cycle reform and industrial disputesTue Mar 22 2016 - 00:00
