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File photograph: Students from North Wicklow Educate Together Secondary School protest outside Leinster House, Dublin last year over the lack of suitable long-term school accommodation. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill

Educate Together secondary schools ‘more diverse’ than others, finds ESRI study

Delays securing accommodation in some new schools worsened student experience

‘Absolutely imperative’ Deis school stays open amid Covid - principal

Tiernan O’Neill, principal of Corpus Christi primary school in Moyross: ‘We are still talking about schools still being provided with appropriate measures that enable us to remain open.’ Photograph: Alan Place

Moyross National School has 350 children on its roll in one of the State’s poorest districts

Schools should not reopen after midterm unless safety improves, say unions

Minister for Education Norma Foley has said school communities ‘can be absolutely assured’ that any necessary resources and measures will be put in place to ensure a safe return to school after mid-term. Photograph: Maxwells

Minister promises new teams to assist schools when Covid-19 cases are identified

School ordered to reopen after closing due to Covid-19 fears

Tarbert Comprehensive School in Co Kerry has been ordered to reopen by the Department of Education after deciding to close due to an ‘alarming increase’ in Covid-19 cases. Photograph: Giacomo Antonio Lombardi

Seven students at Kerry secondary school test positive while 45 are close contacts

Will schools remain open during the six-week lockdown?

Maintaining low levels of infection in schools will depend on how well the wider community does in holding off a broader spread in the population. Photograph: iStock

Frustration is mounting among school staff over testing and tracing delays

Schools can be ‘assured’ of safe return after mid-term, Foley says

The Government plans to keep schools open under Level 5 of the Living with Covid plan. File photograph: The Irish Times

Teachers’ unions raise concerns about safety of schools and ‘shambolic’ testing system

Going to Higher Options this November? Plan ahead!

On November 4th and 5th from 1pm to 6pm each day, thousands of registered fifth and sixth year students will log in to the virtual Higher Options portal (above).

The 2020 Higher Options is a great opportunity to learn more about what university you might end up attending

How nuns schooled today’s torch-bearers of feminism

From arts and media to politics and law, it’s the graduates of all-girls Catholic schools who are blazing a trail for independent women. Photograph: Marvin Recinos/ AFP/ Getty

A generation of female superheroes in tartan skirts and gabardines

I want to be a vet but CAO points are just too high. Are there any other options?

There is just one veterinary faculty on the island of Ireland, offering 82 places each year. Photograph: iStock

Ask Brian: There are lots of other routes, mostly in mainland Europe

Covid gives us a chance to take higher education by the scruff of the neck

The future of third-level education will rely less on cramming hundreds of students into lecture halls to hear a Powerpoint presentation. Photograph: iStock

Lecturers are opening up about teaching, sharing ideas and taking student engagement seriously

Covid-19: Schools and colleges to remain open during Level 5 restrictions

Minister for Education Norma Foley: ‘Transmission rates of Covid-19 in schools are low, much lower than the rate currently in the community.’ Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill

‘Overwhelming’ evidence schools remain safe settings, says Minister for Education

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Education Features

Tiernan O’Neill, principal of Corpus Christi primary school in Moyross: ‘We are still talking about schools still being provided with appropriate measures that enable us to remain open.’ Photograph: Alan Place

‘Absolutely imperative’ Deis school stays open amid Covid - principal

David Raleigh
October 21, 2020

Moyross National School has 350 children on its roll in one of the State’s poorest districts

Maintaining low levels of infection in schools will depend on how well the wider community does in holding off a broader spread in the population. Photograph: iStock

Will schools remain open during the six-week lockdown?

Carl O'Brien
October 20, 2020

Frustration is mounting among school staff over testing and tracing delays

From arts and media to politics and law, it’s the graduates of all-girls Catholic schools who are blazing a trail for independent women. Photograph: Marvin Recinos/ AFP/ Getty

How nuns schooled today’s torch-bearers of feminism

Larissa Nolan
October 20, 2020

A generation of female superheroes in tartan skirts and gabardines

There is just one veterinary faculty on the island of Ireland, offering 82 places each year. Photograph: iStock

I want to be a vet but CAO points are just too high. Are there any other options?

Brian Mooney
October 20, 2020

Ask Brian: There are lots of other routes, mostly in mainland Europe

The future of third-level education will rely less on cramming hundreds of students into lecture halls to hear a Powerpoint presentation. Photograph: iStock

Covid gives us a chance to take higher education by the scruff of the neck

Greg Foley
October 20, 2020

Lecturers are opening up about teaching, sharing ideas and taking student engagement seriously

Lucy’s mother said that while Lucy has a communication device, neither she nor her family know how to use it effectively. Photograph: iStock

Lucy was assessed as requiring vital therapy at age six. She’s now 11 and still waiting

Carl O'Brien
October 15, 2020

Ombudsman report highlights cases of children waiting years to have their needs met

Trinity College Dublin Provost Dr Patrick Prendergast and law student Anna Grace in the college’s front square. Posters for clubs and societies have replaced stalls for Freshers’ Week this year. Photograph: Alan Betson

Covid-era college: Empty lecture halls, virtual clubs, ‘click and collect’ libraries

Carl O'Brien
October 13, 2020

The pandemic has profoundly altered the college experience for students this year

Cost-cutting means there are few options for entry into nursing outside the CAO process, despite the number of PLC courses. Photograph: iStock

I missed out on CAO points for nursing. Is there another route into it?

Brian Mooney
October 13, 2020

Ask Brian: Cost-cutting means there are few options outside the CAO process

Schools remain open, and the news that one of the main unions plans to ballot does not mean teachers are hungry for strike action. Photograph: iStock

The Secret Teacher: Pandemic pressures have hardened us to our bashers

The Secret Teacher
October 13, 2020

We have bigger things to worry about, as absences from class create unsettledness

Former student Aoife Fleming at Mercy Secondary School in Inchicore in Dublin. Photograph: Laura Hutton

Calculated grades: A tale of two schools

Peter McGuire
October 13, 2020

One private and one disadvantaged school share their experiences of this year’s predicted grades

Working Abroad in Education

What is on offer for Irish teachers in New Zealand, and is it worth the move?

New Zealand wants Irish teachers, but what are they offering?

Peter McGuire

‘Irish teachers are highly sought and are most popular with our schools and students’

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Grad Week 2020 How can this year’s graduates boost their employment prospects

Results/CAO helpdesk Read the questions addressed in recent days by our guidance counsellors about the calculated grades and CAO process

2020 Results and Offers Everything you need to know about calculated grades, CAO offers, and other post-secondary options

Stephanie Thompson: ‘I could not settle in school. I was battling anxiety. At times I felt like I was drowning.’ Photograph: Tom Honan for The Irish Times

Smart Choices 2020 Everything you need to know about apprenticeships, further education and training

Online Learning What students can expect this autumn as colleges prepare for the new academic year

Home tuition Coronavirus: Our guide to the best teaching and learning resources online

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