Miriam Lord: TDs fume as Antigen 4 All in the Dáil gets noses out of joint
Elsewhere this week, Bertie Ahern’s comments on the North go completely south
How Zoom revitalised teachers’ unions
Some branches report fivefold increase in numbers attending meetings online
Lack of online security for remote learning a concern for teachers, survey finds
ASTIsurvey finds 98 per cent of its members had virtual classrooms from their homes
Tusla not processing child welfare reports sent by post
Agency sending child welfare referrals made by post back to be re-submitted online
What’s pushing teachers’ buttons?
Schools are finding it increasingly difficult to recruit teachers. We look at the challenges facing the profession
Leaving Cert leads to ‘devastating’ stress among students
National Parents’ Council says reforms needed for a fairer form of assessment
‘Extreme difficulty’ recruiting Leaving Cert examiners
Teacher shortages are most acute in subjects Irish, French and German, say unions
Schoolflakes? The children not going to school . . . because they don’t like it
Reason for school refusal? We’ve forgotten to teach our children resilience
Shortage of qualified teachers threatens to undermine plan to become Stem leader
Analysis: We have plenty of teachers – but they are qualified for the wrong subjects
Shortage of science and maths teachers threatens Stem strategy
Lack of supply will impact on Government plans to boost uptake of Stem subjects
Teaching abroad: How and where to find a job
Pay has improved for new graduates but better contracts may be on offer in England or further afield
Schools should not be run like businesses, ASTI warns
Union says moves to advance school autonomy would have negative consequences
Where now for junior cycle reform?
New classroom-based assessments begin next month but the future of the wider changes hangs in the balance
Why teenage girls’ fitness is exercising the experts
‘What’s wrong with having a girl put in earphones once or twice a week and go walking for 45 minutes?’
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