Unions want oral exams returned to pre-pandemic timings Two teacher unions have reiterated a call for oral Leaving Certificate examinations to be held once again during term time as opposed to the Easter … Education • 21 hrs
Teacher, principal accused of professional misconduct A teacher and a school principal have appeared before a fitness-to-teach inquiry over the alleged inappropriate removal of headphones from a nine-year-old boy with autism … Ireland • 15 hrs
Rollout of €50m school solar panel programme to begin Schools in 11 counties will be eligible to apply for funding for solar panels under the first phase of the school solar panel scheme. Ireland • 23 Nov
€1,000 reduction in college fees comes into effect Minister for Further and Higher Education Simon Harris has announced further details on the cost of education measures first outlined in the Budget. Education • 23 Nov
School secretaries to receive back pay tomorrow Around 3,000 school secretaries represented by the Fórsa trade union are due to receive back pay from the Department of Education tomorrow. Ireland • 22 Nov
Teachers announce strike action in Northern Ireland Teaching unions in Northern Ireland have announced their members will hold strike action on five days in a long-running dispute over pay. Regional • 20 Nov
82% of college leavers obtain work within nine months The proportion of graduates who are in employment nine months after leaving college has been rising in recent years, according to the latest data gathered … Ireland • 17 Nov
Foreign students 'deeply affected' by housing crisis The housing crisis is deeply affecting international students who come to Ireland to study and is putting the country's reputation abroad at risk, according to … Ireland • 14 Nov
Will Govt asking parents not to buy smartphones work? Inspired by the approach of primary schools in Greystones, where mobile phones are not allowed, the Cabinet this week agreed guidelines it hopes will encourage … Analysis and Comment • 12 Nov
Watch: Irish Olympic hopeful wows Dublin pupils The 2024 Paris Olympics will introduce the sport of breaking or breakdancing to the Olympic programme for the first time. Ireland • 11 Nov
Smartphone guidelines 'not a war on phones' - Foley Minister for Education Norma Foley has said the new guidelines approved by the Cabinet to encourage parents to not purchase smartphones for primary school children … Ireland • 07 Nov
Hundreds of schoolchildren gather for Child Talks 2023 Hundreds of schoolchildren from around the country attended Child Talks 2023 at the Helix in DCU today where they were told young people can make … Ireland • 07 Nov
Why the commute to school is a 'postcode lottery' for Irish teens Research has found disparities between areas are not due to population size, but are more to do with differences in educational provision. Transport • 07 Nov
800 primary teaching posts going unfilled - INTO Eight hundred teaching posts in primary schools here are unfilled as a result of the shortage of school teachers, according to a survey carried out … Education • 06 Nov
