Making history mandatory will be popular - but could damage Junior Cycle reformsPrincipals fear decision could hamper efforts to engage some of the hardest-to-reach pupilsTue Oct 1 2019 - 11:58
Special status planned for history in junior cycleDecision amounts to rejection of advice given by State advisory body on the curriculumTue Oct 1 2019 - 08:03
Schools to notify social services when pupils on reduced hoursCampaigners say vulnerable pupils excluded from education through short school daysMon Sep 23 2019 - 01:51
Universities told to find spaces for 35 students without college placesSome students told there were no college places this year after they secured places following Leaving Cert upgradesSun Sep 22 2019 - 20:35
How climate-action children are winning over parents‘Iona’s always giving out to me about driving, this year we decided not to do any air travel’Sat Sep 21 2019 - 01:00
Up to 1,000 school secretaries to stage work stoppage over ‘precarious’ conditionsFórsa warns of ‘significant’ work-to-rule action by secretaries following the protestFri Sep 20 2019 - 00:05
Growing student interest in apprenticeships stands out at this year’s Higher OptionsThousands of students get chance to quiz colleges in person about study optionsThu Sep 19 2019 - 18:27
Google defends online safety role after fine over children’s privacyGoogle chief visits Dublin to announce €1 million grant for charity BarnardosWed Sep 18 2019 - 19:22
Almost 3,000 Leaving Cert results upgraded in record yearHundreds of students set to receive higher CAO offers following successful appealsWed Sep 18 2019 - 06:00
Government gives €5m in emergency funding to keep IT Tralee afloatMoney needed to ensure ‘stability’ of third-level institution with 2,800 studentsWed Sep 18 2019 - 02:58
Changes in world of work are ‘destabilising and dangerous’International Labour Organisation director general warns of growing inequalityWed Sep 18 2019 - 00:09
Government urged to reverse cuts in third level fundingStudent numbers set to grow by 40,000 over coming decade, Oireachtas committee toldTue Sep 17 2019 - 19:51
Archbishop shocked that food banks used by some schoolsDiarmuid Martin warns Irish education system remains ‘marked by inequality’Tue Sep 17 2019 - 19:30
Catholic school backs ‘homework pass’ for attending religious eventAtheist parent alleges son discriminated against for not attending Communion choirTue Sep 17 2019 - 03:45
Parents finding it ‘impossible’ to opt children out of religion educationConstitution gives parents a right to withdraw their child from religion classesTue Sep 17 2019 - 00:41
20 ‘inspirational’ teachers shortlisted for new national awardNew initiative aims to recognise contribution of the teaching profession to societyMon Sep 16 2019 - 18:55
Review to begin into fast-track school building programmeAcademics to examine use of ‘design and build’ construction model abroadMon Sep 16 2019 - 02:29
Schools ‘misusing’ special needs teachers, say parentsDepartment investigates more than 50 cases of ‘potentially inappropriate’ use of resourcesMon Sep 16 2019 - 02:04
Mandatory purchase of iPads for school ‘forcing’ parents into debtNo financial support towards €800 cost of devices, Oireachtas committee hearsThu Sep 12 2019 - 17:01
Parents welcome change of patron for two Dublin secondary schoolsEducate Together in new partnership to run schools in Cabra and CrumlinWed Sep 11 2019 - 21:02
Most secondary school girls face ‘confidence gap’ over science, technology and mathsSurvey shows many feel there are easier ways to get CAO points than studying StemWed Sep 11 2019 - 20:12
Trinity College Dublin drops 44 places in world university rankingsSharp decline in Times Higher Education rankings sparks call for urgent State fundingWed Sep 11 2019 - 19:04
Irish universities tread water while rivals make wavesSteady performance no longer good enough in competitive world of global educationWed Sep 11 2019 - 19:00
No figures on shortage of special needs school places, says McHughLack of official engagement a central challenge for families, says charityTue Sep 10 2019 - 18:08
Schools which fail to consult parents may be ‘named and shamed’Law to set up ‘customer service charter’ may not, however, commence for another two yearsTue Sep 10 2019 - 14:48
Young people in Ireland among world’s most educatedOECD report shows Irish degree-holders earn signifant wage premiumTue Sep 10 2019 - 12:25
Legal threat over Leaving Cert appeals in south Dublin schoolsParents of pupils say their marks were unfairly reducedTue Sep 10 2019 - 02:04
Barnardos warns of record demand among vulnerable childrenChildren’s charity says waiting lists are the result of 16% increase in demand for supportsTue Sep 10 2019 - 00:00
More than 7,000 unqualified staff employed to plug teaching gapsSchool management bodies say there are growing difficulties recruiting teachersMon Sep 9 2019 - 03:00
Islamic body seeks to become patron of new school in west DublinVarious patron body bids to run six new secondary schools to be voted on by parentsMon Sep 9 2019 - 00:07
McHugh says use of reduced timetables for vulnerable pupils is ‘unacceptable’Minister stops short of taking new steps to monitor or restrict the practiceThu Sep 5 2019 - 17:23
‘My son is in third class but finishes at the same time as junior infants’Scott Saunders is on a reduced timetable due to the lack of an appropriate school placeThu Sep 5 2019 - 02:52
Without training, ‘there’s a lack of understanding’ of children’s needsKaiden Cunningham was placed on reduced hours at school before being expelledThu Sep 5 2019 - 02:04
Short school days: A quiet, hidden practiceThe practice, involving families with little voice, is almost certainly illegal in most casesThu Sep 5 2019 - 01:00
Schools ‘illegally’ imposing short school days on vulnerable childrenOne in four children with disabilities and behaviour issues are on curbed timetablesThu Sep 5 2019 - 00:42
Row over move to designate new schools as GaelscoileannaIrish language groups welcome move but Educate Together says parents’ choice will be ‘restricted’Wed Sep 4 2019 - 01:00
‘Obsession’ with third level means further education bypassedIncoming Solas chief hopes to include vocational ‘taster’ courses in secondary schoolsMon Sep 2 2019 - 02:24
Protest over ‘postcode inequality’ in accessing multidenominational schoolsParents in Dublin 8 and 12 say they will be unable to access school on their doorstepFri Aug 30 2019 - 20:24
Irish exemptions to be made available in ‘exceptional circumstances’New directive for pupils receives mixed response from education groupsFri Aug 30 2019 - 18:10
State to invest nearly €100m in five third-level building projectsHigher-education construction schemes to generate 14,000 more places when completeFri Aug 30 2019 - 09:00
Surge in Leaving Cert students appealing gradesNumber hits record high amid greater awareness and online access to exam scriptsFri Aug 30 2019 - 06:00
Traffic congestion outside schools poses ‘incredibly dangerous’ risks to childrenRoad Safety Authority distributes free high-visibility vests to children starting schoolWed Aug 28 2019 - 18:52
First day of school: Parents’ fight tears as junior infants breeze into classAnxious parents linger outside the classroom for a last glimpse of their loved onesWed Aug 28 2019 - 18:43
Teachers’ union to ballot for industrial action over two-tier payTUI to renew mandate for potential strike action as INTO warns members are losing patienceWed Aug 28 2019 - 13:20
Not going to school next week: ‘Our children are slipping through the cracks’No Child 2020: Hundreds of children with special needs are without school placesSat Aug 24 2019 - 06:00
Hundreds of children with autism, special needs without appropriate school placesTotal of 384 children are in receipt of home tuition grants, latest figures showSat Aug 24 2019 - 01:02
Irish exemptions: Will changes spell the end of compulsory Irish?The heated debate on mandatory Irish in the classroom was rekindled this weekSat Aug 17 2019 - 00:00
Competition for college courses reaching ‘alarming levels’UCD students union president says development `incredibly concerning'Fri Aug 16 2019 - 19:06
CAO 2019: Points jump for science, technology and engineeringCompetition for high-points courses see first degree exceed 600 pointsThu Aug 15 2019 - 17:05
Girls outperform boys in most Leaving Cert subjects at higher levelBoys fare better in maths, applied maths and chemistry, both at higher and ordinary levelThu Aug 15 2019 - 06:00