University status sought by Waterford instituteWaterford Institute of Technology (WIT) has made a formal application to the Department of Education for university status, despite…Fri Feb 24 2006 - 00:00
University system seen as another market commodityThe university system in the Republic is being increasingly seen only as a driver of economic development, a major conference…Thu Feb 23 2006 - 00:00
Students to have say on school performanceDepartment of Education inspectors are to include students in discussions on the performance of second-level schools, as part…Wed Feb 22 2006 - 00:00
Cork Gaelscoil to challenge girls-only statusA Cork school is to begin High Court proceedings against the Department of Education in an attempt to be designated as a co-educational…Fri Feb 10 2006 - 00:00
Kylemore Abbey school to closeOne of the most famous schools in the State, Kylemore Abbey in the heart of Connemara, Co Galway, is to closeTue Feb 07 2006 - 00:00
'Disadvantaged' status for 750 schoolsHundreds of primary and second-level schools are set to win disadvantaged status and gain access to much better resources under…Tue Feb 07 2006 - 00:00
Principals told to 'stop moaning'Minister for Education Mary Hanafin has advised principal teachers to "stop moaning" about their jobs, as they are damaging the…Sat Feb 04 2006 - 00:00
Teachers may halt publication of school inspection reportsIndividual teachers may be able to prevent the publication of school inspection reports, according to legal advice prepared for…Fri Feb 03 2006 - 00:00
Medical training places to be doubledA new regime for medical education, which will see an increase in college places and a new two-tier entry system, will be detailed…Wed Feb 01 2006 - 00:00
Inspection reports on schools to be publishedParents will receive no specific information on underperforming teachers when school inspection reports are made available to…Wed Feb 01 2006 - 00:00
Colleges spend more to attract school-leaversIn a sign of the increasing competition for school-leavers, two Dublin third-level colleges have spent more than €100,000 each…Wed Feb 01 2006 - 00:00
Teachers may need higher maths gradesStudents may require higher marks in Leaving Cert maths to gain entry to training colleges for primary teachers, under new measures…Thu Jan 26 2006 - 00:00
Lone parent pupils read less wellPupils living in a lone-parent household averaged significantly lower reading test scores than those living in other family units…Wed Jan 25 2006 - 00:00
Campaign to attract more men into teachingAn extensive promotion to attract more men into primary teaching will begin tomorrow.Tue Jan 24 2006 - 00:00
Poorer pupils have more literacy problemsSome 30 per cent of children in poorer areas continue to have serious reading difficulties, according to the largest survey of…Mon Jan 23 2006 - 00:00
New student survey confirms continuing social imbalanceMore than 50 per cent of full-time third-level students receive some income from their parents, and over 40 per cent are in receipt…Sat Jan 21 2006 - 00:00
Concern over future of special schoolsSpecial education policy often creates false expectations for parents and ignores the needs of pupils, according to a new report…Fri Jan 20 2006 - 00:00
Top students shun computer studiesFewer than 1 per cent of high achievers in the Leaving Cert are opting to study information technology at third-level, despite…Thu Jan 12 2006 - 00:00
Lack of career data, guidance deplored by expert bodyLeaving Cert and third-level students are not being given the information they need to make correct career choices, says a forthcoming…Mon Jan 09 2006 - 00:00
UCD president lauds 'pioneering initiative'Reaction : UCD president Hugh Brady praised what he called the pioneering initiative signalled by Minister for Finance Brian…Thu Dec 08 2005 - 00:00
€1bn for third level means no return of feesEducation : The Budget has delivered a €1 billion-plus package for the third-level sector in a move that has surprised and delighted…Thu Dec 08 2005 - 00:00
Male teacher a rare species, says reportThe introduction of a new quota system to attract more men into teaching appears to have been ruled out despite a new report …Thu Nov 24 2005 - 00:00
Literacy and numeracy surveys are ignoredThe Department of Education is refusing to co-operate with two major international surveys of literacy, numeracy and science …Thu Nov 24 2005 - 00:00
Institute of Education says 47% of students in top schools get grindsAlmost 50 per cent of students in the top-performing Dublin schools in the Irish Times feeder-school lists also attended part…Wed Nov 23 2005 - 00:00
Cori challenged on selective schoolingIn a highly significant move, the main second-level teachers' union has challenged the Conference of Religious in Ireland (Cori…Tue Nov 22 2005 - 00:00
INTO seeks State role in schooling for under-foursThe INTO is demanding education facilities for all three-year-olds to address what it calls a major fault in the education system…Sat Nov 19 2005 - 00:00
Primary schools to get over 400 new teachersEducation: More than 400 new teachers will be recruited in the next two years as part of a drive to reduce class sizes in primary…Fri Nov 18 2005 - 00:00
Teaching crowded class 'impossible'The principal of St Peter and Paul's school in Baldoyle, Dublin, says teachers face an almost impossible task in trying to teach…Fri Nov 18 2005 - 00:00
INTO welcomes move to reduce class sizesReaction: The INTO last night welcomed the commitments in the Estimates to reducing class sizeFri Nov 18 2005 - 00:00
Graduates to be allowed study medicine at RCSIIn a break with tradition, the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) is poised to admit graduates to study medicine.Thu Nov 17 2005 - 00:00
Minister given funds to cut class sizesMinister for Education Mary Hanafin is expected to begin reducing class sizes in primary schools, after securing additional funds…Wed Nov 16 2005 - 00:00
INTO seeks review of who runs schoolsThe INTO is seeking a review of the management of primary schools amid continuing controversy about the dominant role of the …Sat Nov 12 2005 - 00:00
McManus's concern at how UCD fills postsAllegations of cronyism and a lack of transparency in senior appointments in UCD are to be raised in the Dáil by the Labour Party…Fri Nov 11 2005 - 00:00
INTO says class sizes increasing at primary levelOver 37 per cent of primary school pupils in north Dublin are being taught in classes of 30 or more, according to the INTOWed Nov 09 2005 - 00:00
Some schools duck duty to special-needs pupilsMary Hanafin is right: new figures confirm that some second-level schools are ducking their responsibilities on special needs…Tue Nov 01 2005 - 00:00
Education parties make funding submissionIn an unprecedented partnership, secondary teachers, students and parent groups have come together to press for more funding …Fri Oct 28 2005 - 01:00
Schools may delay release of reportsTeachers will be able to delay the publication of school inspection reports from next January if they are unhappy with their …Fri Oct 28 2005 - 01:00
UCD and lecturer settle over Opus Dei eventsUCD has confirmed that an early retirement settlement has been agreed with a lecturer who was alleged to have used her position…Wed Oct 26 2005 - 01:00
Promoters of school league tables criticisedThe promoters of school league tables are doing a grave disservice to Irish education, the ASTI claimed at the weekend.Mon Oct 24 2005 - 01:00
Continuing high school drop-out rate angers OppositionTeacher unions and the Opposition parties have reacted with dismay to new figures which show a continuing high school drop-out…Thu Oct 20 2005 - 01:00
DCU president warns of 'yellow pack' universitiesThe Republic is drifting towards a "yellow pack" university system as it struggles to cope with underfunding, according to a …Wed Oct 19 2005 - 01:00
Student seeks review of exam marking after 30% upgradeA Dublin student is seeking a review of the marking in Leaving Cert exam papers after her original grade in English was upgraded…Wed Oct 19 2005 - 01:00
Cabinet set to approve plan for medicine placesA wide-ranging review of medical education, which will see an increase in college places and a new two-tier entry system, is …Sat Oct 15 2005 - 01:00
Hanafin criticises secondary schools' record in special needsMinister for Education Mary Hanafin has accused some second-level schools of not doing enough to support students with special…Sat Oct 15 2005 - 01:00
Principals seek national forum to debate Leaving Cert and grindsA national forum on education to examine issues such as the future of the Leaving Cert and the new "grinds culture" is being …Fri Oct 14 2005 - 01:00
Inspectors investigate teaching of English in GaelscoilDepartment of Education inspectors are being sent into a Co Kerry Gaelscoil following complaints from parents that very young…Wed Oct 12 2005 - 01:00
Numbers down at free schools in DublinThe number of pupils attending some of the best-known free second-level schools in Dublin has fallen dramatically in the past…Tue Oct 11 2005 - 01:00
INTO to make class size key issue in run-up to general electionThe Irish National Teachers' Organisation is to escalate its campaign for smaller classes in primary schools by making class …Sat Oct 01 2005 - 01:00
Private sector to build 23 secondary and four new primary schoolsThe private sector is to build 23 new post-primary schools and four new primary schools under a major expansion of the Government…Fri Sept 30 2005 - 01:00
UCD to initiate graduate entry to medicineIn a radical break with tradition, UCD is to introduce graduate entry to medicine on a phased basis.Thu Sept 29 2005 - 01:00
