One in five college students experienced bullying in past year, survey findsSimon Harris describes findings as ‘alarming wake-up call’ for education authoritiesTue Sept 05 2023 - 17:25
‘Stressful’ and ‘selective’: OECD warns about Leaving Cert grade inflation and CAO processControlling grade inflation is important to protect integrity of results, report findsSat Sept 02 2023 - 05:00
‘Intense stress and pressure’: OECD report may provide signpost for Leaving Cert reformIreland has a high performing but pressurised system of exams which may be fuelling a fear of failure among some studentsSat Sept 02 2023 - 05:00
CAO 2023: Despite bumper grades, points fell across most courses. Why?A decrease in higher level maths grades was likely a factor behind a drop in college entry requirementsWed Aug 30 2023 - 21:00
Colleges explore quota to boost student numbers from North following drop-off in numbersGrade inflation and late release of Leaving Cert results blamed on decline in students moving south of BorderWed Aug 30 2023 - 20:52
CAO 2023: Most applicants secure first choices as points drop in nursing, medicineSignificant reduction in number of courses where random selection was usedWed Aug 30 2023 - 19:34
CAO 2023: Points down for 60% of courses including medicine and nursingCAO offers: Estimated 80 per cent of college applicants will likely secure one of their top-three course preferencesWed Aug 30 2023 - 17:26
CAO 2023: Points for nursing, medicine and health courses may dropDespite inflated grades, extra places and falling demand may see some health courses fallWed Aug 30 2023 - 05:00
‘The teacher opened my shirt and touched my chest’: Survey reveals sexually inappropriate behaviour by teachersStudy records experiences of more than 200 respondents who attended second levelTue Aug 29 2023 - 16:47
CAO 2023: Half of college applicants likely to get first choice despite high pointsUniversities expect to use lottery to select hopefuls for several high-point courses such as dentistry and economics & financeMon Aug 28 2023 - 05:00
‘Our children start school tomorrow. It’s chaos’: Families told no buses available Bus Éireann says it is working to source transport in localities where there are difficulties with a ‘small number’ of contracted servicesSun Aug 27 2023 - 19:19
Leaving Cert 2023: Universities may use lotteries for high-points courses as official criticises ‘populist’ grade inflationNorma Foley defends decision to keep results at a record high out out of ‘fairness’ for studentsSat Aug 26 2023 - 05:00
Leaving Cert 2023: Foley defends decision to inflate grades amid warning over ‘credibility’ of results Minister for Education says move to keep grades at record-high level of recent years was out of ‘fairness’ to studentsFri Aug 25 2023 - 19:20
Leaving Cert results: Warning over ‘credibility’ of students’ inflated gradesMany celebrate CAO points haul as 2023 grades are inflated by almost 8%Fri Aug 25 2023 - 15:21
Leaving Cert 2023: Irish students’ inflated grades increasingly out of line with rest of EuropeIt may make this year’s Leaving Cert students happy, but there are downsides to locking in higher gradesFri Aug 25 2023 - 07:00
Leaving Cert 2023: Drop in top higher level maths grades amid criticism of ‘unfair’ paperMaths paper one exam drew heavy criticism for being excessively hard and unfairFri Aug 25 2023 - 06:00
Leaving Cert results 2023: Grades inflated to match last year’s record levelsMarks artificially lifted by almost 8% following direction from Norma Foley out of ‘fairness’ for studentsFri Aug 25 2023 - 06:00
Call for tougher Leaving Cert grading as university dropout rates climbResults for 60,000 students on Friday likely to remain significantly higher than before pandemicThu Aug 24 2023 - 05:00
Hundreds of teaching posts unfilled a week before schools reopenSecond level schools forced to hire unqualified staff to fill key subjects, says principals’ groupWed Aug 23 2023 - 00:00
Private school numbers climb to highest on recordEnrolments surpass peak last seen prior to the economic crash in 2008Mon Aug 21 2023 - 05:00
Should the State continue to provide €112m a year to private schools?As enrolments in sector climb to a new high, Opposition parties want taxpayer funding to be phased outMon Aug 21 2023 - 05:00
Abolition of €3,000 contribution fee and higher third-level student grants consideredEmergency student accommodation fund and increases in Susi grants under considerationMon Aug 21 2023 - 00:01
‘You can spot the children who read books and aren’t on screens’: Waterford schools plan no-smartphone code for pupilsPrimary schools say move prompted by pupils’ shorter attention spans and rising anxiety levelsFri Aug 18 2023 - 16:42
Second-level teachers allowed to work up to 140 extra hours to plug staffing gapsSchools report difficulties hiring teachers in key subjects such as Irish, maths, home economics, woodwork and metal workTue Aug 15 2023 - 05:00
Parents on ‘voluntary contributions’ and charges: ‘If you don’t pay, there’s no locker or school journal’Despite the introduction of free schoolbooks at primary level, many parents say they still face crippling back-to-school costsSat Aug 12 2023 - 05:00
Targeted mortgage relief on cards for Budget 2024, Varadkar saysGovernment considering bringing back mortgage interest aid for those ‘in financial distress’ following surge in ratesFri Aug 11 2023 - 05:00
Parents cannot be compelled to pay voluntary contributions to schools - Norma FoleyFree schoolbooks for second level students is being considered as part of Budget talksThu Aug 10 2023 - 14:15
Parents pay €28m in ‘voluntary contributions’ to plug gaps in school financesSchools say they are forced to levy charges due to gap in State funding to meet everyday expensesThu Aug 10 2023 - 05:00
‘It’s like winning the lottery’: Relief as Government pledges financial support for Ukrainian college applicantsUp to 700 Ukrainian students in Ireland faced uncertainty over access to student grants and free feesTue Aug 08 2023 - 19:04
Universities to hire more than 1,500 staff to tackle large class sizesLecturers say hiring restrictions have led to worse student-staff ratios, reduced access to tutorials and limited access to supports for vulnerable learnersTue Aug 01 2023 - 06:00
Large class sizes, reduced support, precarious work: impact of third-level recruitment restrictionsSimon Harris says recruitment of 1,500 staff will lower student-staff ratios in collegesTue Aug 01 2023 - 06:00
Number of students doing PLC courses falls despite policies to tackle ‘obsession’ with CAO pointsSigns of recovery in 2022 when number of new entrants rose slightly for the first time in several yearsWed Jul 19 2023 - 05:30
Schools seeking ‘voluntary contributions’ of up to €350 from parentsNorma Foley says no compulsion should be placed on any parent to payMon Jul 17 2023 - 05:00
RTÉ to ask Ryan Tubridy to pay back €150,000 over outstanding Renault appearancesRTÉ crisis: Tubridy not being paid an RTÉ salary as of this week, DG Kevin Bakhurst tells PACThu Jul 13 2023 - 13:52
‘No smartphone’ policy for primary students could be extended to all schools, says Minister for EducationParents and children are terrified by the ‘wild west world of phones’, says Norma FoleyThu Jul 13 2023 - 05:00
‘Staggering’ surplus in State training fund may be used to boost workers’ skills in face of AI threatSimon Harris says €1.5 billion surplus could be used to help upskill or reskill thousands of employeesWed Jul 12 2023 - 16:46
Sex education classes to be mandatory for Leaving Cert studentsNew curriculum will be taught in a way that fully integrates LGBTQ+ identities, relationships and families and reflects them in teachingWed Jul 12 2023 - 08:00
Universities offering micro-credential courses aimed at upskilling employeesSustainability, digital transformation and fintech among short online courses on offerWed Jul 12 2023 - 00:01
CAO 2023: Applications up for engineering, law and architecture, while numbers dip for medicine and healthDrop in health applications as Covid-era interest in sector among school leavers continues to waneTue Jul 11 2023 - 22:05
As it happened: Ryan Tubridy and Noel Kelly issue blistering defence of pay arrangements at Oireachtas committeesPresenter and his agent disputed broadcaster’s account of payments during six hours of questioning at Oireachtas hearingsTue Jul 11 2023 - 20:36
Titanic sub: Five on board died after ‘catastrophic implosion’ of craft – US coast guardExpedition operator OceanGate released statement on Thursday paying tribute to crew members after ‘major pieces of debris’ found near Titanic wreckThu Jun 22 2023 - 22:06
Plan to ‘unblock’ more than 1,100 student apartments at UCD with State fundingNew bid to create thousands of additional student beds on technological university campuses for the first timeThu Jun 22 2023 - 17:33
‘Fewer’ Irish students will need to study abroad under plans to boost output of doctors, nurses and vetsThird level expansion plans could see 5,000 additional university places over ‘coming years’Wed Jun 21 2023 - 19:03
Third-level expansion plan to boost supply of doctors, nurses, vets and dentistsUp to 5,000 new college places may lead to reduction in CAO points and fewer students travelling abroadWed Jun 21 2023 - 05:00
Nearly a fifth of college students say they have a disabilityLearning difficulties are most common followed by psychological conditions or other forms of impairment, study findsWed Jun 21 2023 - 00:01
Primary schoolchildren acutely aware of their level of ‘smartness’ compared to others - study New research shows primary schoolchildren acutely aware of their level of ‘smartness’, study showsTue Jun 20 2023 - 00:01
New mental health teams to be established in primary school clustersResearch indicates a sharp increase in mental health issues and anxiety levels among pupilsMon Jun 19 2023 - 05:00
Northern Ireland’s schools reproduce sectarianism on a ‘colossal’ scale, conference toldJust 7 per cent of schools in the North are integrated with the remainder divided on religious lines.Sat Jun 17 2023 - 11:37
Number of pupils taken out of school for holidays soars since CovidEstimated number of pupil days lost for primary schools due to holidays climbed from 60,000 in 2019 to 350,000 in 2021Fri Jun 16 2023 - 05:00
Ireland needs to double healthcare places in college to meet skills demand, Donnelly saysExpansion plans would see a sharp increase in medical and nursing students in ‘coming years’Fri Jun 16 2023 - 04:55
