Growing indiscipline in schools blamed on cutbacks and recessionTEACHERS' UNION OF IRELAND: DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOUR in classrooms has worsened as a result of the recession and education cutbacks…Fri Apr 09 2010 - 01:00
Backing for maths change signalledBONUS POINTS: THE MINISTER for Education and Skills has signalled her support for the return of bonus points for higher level…Thu Apr 08 2010 - 01:00
Call for lifting of cap on PLC placesCAPITATION: THE TUI has called on Minister Mary Coughlan to lift the “artificial cap” on Post Leaving Certificate places which…Thu Apr 08 2010 - 01:00
Warning on drop in enrolment numbersAPPRENTICESHIPS: APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING needs to be revamped to counter an “artificial trough” in enrolments created by the…Wed Apr 07 2010 - 01:00
Coughlan warns teachers' union over public serviceThere were angry scenes at today's TUI conference in Ennis as protesting teachers' jostled Minister of Education and Skills Mary…Wed Apr 07 2010 - 01:00
Star culprits in firing line as delegates urged to prepare for new Easter risingMOOD ON THE FLOOR: THE THEME of the TUI conference this year is “Stand up for Education” – and stand up they did.Wed Apr 07 2010 - 01:00
TUI votes unanimously to reject public sector pay dealTUI delegates have given unanimous support to an emergency motion rejecting the proposed public service agreement negotiated …Tue Apr 06 2010 - 01:00
You're not doing architecture?Points for architecture courses are collapsing, while nursing is in rude healthThu Sept 03 2009 - 01:00
Edgy topics for interesting but 'long and tiring' paperSchool’s out: students celebrate end of exams: CHEATING IN exams, drinking in the street and graffiti were just some of the …Wed Jun 17 2009 - 01:00
Ordinary level paper deemed 'unfair'LEAVING CERTIFICATE BIOLOGY HIGHER AND ORDINARY LEVEL: IT WAS a stressful day for ordinary level students of biology yesterday…Fri Jun 12 2009 - 01:00
Revised syllabus gets first national outingJUNIOR CERT SCIENCE: THE REVISED Junior Certificate science syllabus was examined across the country for the first time yesterday…Fri Jun 12 2009 - 01:00
Junior Certificate HistoryMORE THAN 50,000 Junior Certificate students sat yesterday’s higher and ordinary history papers, which were applauded for their…Thu Jun 11 2009 - 01:00
Higher level paper seen as 'doable but dull'LEAVING CERTIFICATE HISTORY: “DOABLE BUT dull” was how one teacher described yesterday’s higher level Leaving Cert history paper…Thu Jun 11 2009 - 01:00
Second maths paper described as 'not so nice' and 'tricky'LEAVING CERT MATHS PAPER 2 ORDINARY LEVEL: “NOT SO nice,” was how one teacher described the Leaving Cert’s ordinary level maths…Tue Jun 09 2009 - 01:00
"Reasonable and fair" test broadly welcomedLEAVING CERT MATHS PAPER 2 HIGHER LEVEL: JUST ONE in five Leaving Certificate students sat yesterday’s higher level maths – …Tue Jun 09 2009 - 01:00
Exam topics leave no room for complaintLEAVING CERT ORDINARY LEVEL IRISH PAPER 1: NEW YORK-born comedian Des Bishop made his second “appearance” in the Leaving Certificate…Tue Jun 09 2009 - 01:00
Essay on passing of Celtic Tiger hailedLEAVING CERT HIGHER LEVEL IRISH PAPER 1: A NEWSPAPER article about the role of Green Party policies in Ireland featured on yesterday…Tue Jun 09 2009 - 01:00
Relief and happiness, after all the strainLEAVING CERT ENGLISH PAPER 2 HIGHER LEVEL: “THE HOT favourites for 2009” that appeared on Wednesday’s leaked paper showed up…Mon Jun 08 2009 - 01:00
Student-friendly poets came upLEAVING CERTIFICATE ENGLISH PAPER 2 - ORDINARY LEVEL: A “BALANCED and reasonable” paper awaited students of ordinary level English…Mon Jun 08 2009 - 01:00
Questions allow students connect with topical issuesLEAVING CERT GEOGRAPHY - HIGHER AND ORDINARY: IT IS the third most popular elective subject after biology and French, and Leaving…Sat Jun 06 2009 - 01:00
Top marks for English paperLEAVING CERTIFICATE: ENGLISH PAPER 1 HIGHER LEVEL: THE COMPULSORY Leaving Certificate heatwave was matched by an equally pleasant…Thu Jun 04 2009 - 01:00
YouTube question hits the spot for tech-savvy pupilsLEAVING CERTIFICATE: ENGLISH PAPER 1 ORDINARY LEVEL: SUSAN BOYLE, runner up in last week’s final of Britain’s Got Talent , could…Thu Jun 04 2009 - 01:00
Directive urges limited co-operation on levyTHE ASTI leadership has sent directives to schools to withdraw or limit co-operation with activities such as parent-teacher meetings…Fri Apr 17 2009 - 01:00
Expulsion appeal process needs 'proper balance'THE PROCESS of appeal for students who have been expelled from school ignores the fundamental mission of the school and the right…Thu Apr 16 2009 - 01:00
Union aims to channel anger into effective actionDelegates nearly turned their frustration at the pension levy and cuts against the top tableThu Apr 16 2009 - 01:00
Students brace themselves for harsh new economic realityIn the third of a regular round table discussion on education matters, institute of technology students ponder a new Ireland …Tue Apr 07 2009 - 01:00
Haughey fastens his seatbelt as junior ministerial posts catch public eyeTHE EDUCATION PROFILE: SEÁN HAUGHEY, MINISTER OF STATE AT THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE: The high cost of all 20 of…Tue Feb 03 2009 - 00:00
'We put our heads down to do our final-year projects. When we looked up, the economy had collapsed'It looked like they would never have it so good, but all has changed utterly for last year’s third-level graduatesTue Jan 27 2009 - 00:00
The challenge of changeTHE EDUCATIONAL PROFILE: The formidable task of restructuring a 400-year-old university was a brave job to take onTue Dec 16 2008 - 00:00
Investing in intelligenceTHE EDUCATION PROFILE: GRAHAM BAITSON, BANK OF IRELAND MILLENIUM SCHOLAR Graham Baitson is an academic high flyer to whom third…Tue Dec 09 2008 - 00:00
Master and commanderA strict disciplinarian "who doesn't indulge his cubs", Headmaster of Blackrock College Alan MacGinty also displays fierce loyalty…Tue Sept 30 2008 - 01:00
Unconventional wisdomTHE EDUCATION PROFILE Ferdinand Von Prondzynski, DCU president: As well-known for his Facebook and Bebo profiles as for his …Tue Sept 23 2008 - 01:00
Judging DiarmaidTHE EDUCATION PROFILE: Controversy surrounds Diarmaid Ferriter's recent appointment to the Chair of Modern Irish History at …Tue Sept 16 2008 - 01:00
Attention to detail rewarded on 'searching papers'EXAM DIARY: LEAVING CERTIFICATE RELIGIOUS STUDIES HIGHER AND ORDINARY LEVELS IT WAS a testing morning for less than a thousand…Fri Jun 20 2008 - 01:00
When in Rome - students happy with classics examsJUNIOR CERT CLASSICAL STUDIES LATIN: ALL LEVELS JULIUS CAESAR appeared yesterday, much to the delight of the 655 students taking…Fri Jun 20 2008 - 01:00
Sounding a positive noteJUNIOR CERT MUSIC: IT WAS A harmonious morning for the Junior Cert students of music who sat a “delightful” paper featuring …Thu Jun 19 2008 - 01:00
Topical themes left most students spoiled for choiceLEAVING CERT ECONOMICS: YESTERDAY’S LEAVING Cert Economics exams were “bang up to date”, fielding questions regarding the price…Thu Jun 19 2008 - 01:00
JUNIOR CERT METALWORKA "TRADITIONAL" paper decided the final 25 per cent of the grade for this year's Junior Cert metalwork students.Wed Jun 18 2008 - 01:00
Students have to take account of surprisesLEAVING CERT ACCOUNTANCY: THERE WERE some surprises for students of higher level accounting yesterday on a paper described as…Wed Jun 18 2008 - 01:00
Exam draws a line under technical drawing syllabusLEAVING CERT TECHNICAL DRAWING PAPER II: THE 25-YEAR-OLD Leaving Cert technical drawing syllabus was laid to rest yesterday …Tue Jun 17 2008 - 01:00
Accessible paper pleases design enthusiastsJUNIOR CERT - MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY: PLAIN ENGLISH was the order of the day for the 15,925 students sitting yesterday's Junior…Tue Jun 17 2008 - 01:00
German exam asks some tough questionsLEAVING CERTIFICATE GERMAN - HIGHER AND ORDINARY: STUDENTS OF German faced an uphill struggle yesterday on a higher level paper…Sat Jun 14 2008 - 01:00
The meaning of life is a test for students of all faiths and noneJUNIOR CERTIFICATE RELIGIOUS STUDIES: ALL LEVELS HALF OF all Junior Cert students sat yesterday's Religious Studies exam, which…Fri Jun 13 2008 - 01:00
Obscure exams draw mixed reactionsLEAVING CERT ART: ALL LEVELS IT WAS a tough day for art students yesterday, as the written component of their exam proved exacting…Fri Jun 13 2008 - 01:00
Plenty of choice and no ambushesJUNIOR CERT HISTORY: HIGHER AND ORDINARY: "HARD WORKERS can expect good results" was the conclusion of commentators on yesterday…Thu Jun 12 2008 - 01:00
Fair and topical, but weak on law and democracyJUNIOR CERT CSPE: THE ASSOCIATION of CSPE (civic, social and political education) teachers criticised yesterday's junior cert…Tue Jun 10 2008 - 01:00
Students easily find their way around this paperJUNIOR CERT GEOGRAPHY: OVER 50,000 Junior Certificate students sat yesterday's higher and ordinary level geography papers, which…Sat Jun 07 2008 - 01:00
Some 'sail through' while others trip up in the detailLEAVING CERT MATHS: HIGHER LEVEL PAPER I: THERE WERE widely different responses to yesterday's higher level maths paper, with…Sat Jun 07 2008 - 01:00
Most students lap up food treat and questions on Olympics and 'Simpsons'JUNIOR CERT IRISH - HIGHER AND ORDINARY: A "TASTY treat" lay in wait for Junior Cert students of Irish yesterday, with a higher…Fri Jun 06 2008 - 01:00
