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Mary Keane, President of National Association Principals and Deputy Principals: ‘Should not our senior cycle provide paths to learning for all our learners?’ Photograph: Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile

End CAO points race to ease pupils’ anxiety, says school principal president

Conference hears of ‘huge’ rate of anxiety among Leaving Cert students

Teachers abroad may be interviewed on Skype

Teachers overseas may be interviewed for jobs at home via Skype

Joe McHugh, the newly appointed Minister for Education, said thousands of teachers are based in places like Dubai or Abu Dhabi and many feel unable to fly back to Ireland for job interviews. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw/The Irish Times.

New Minister for Education says initiative could help to ease classroom staff shortages

Teachers under pressure from ‘initiative overload’, says new Minister for Education

Minister for Education Joe McHugh says he has detected a sense of ‘initiative overload’ among teachers who feel pressurised into implementing a range of new policies. Photo: Alan Betson / The Irish Times

Joe McHugh says it is time to take stock of his predecessor’s plans

DCU students campaign against deportation of ‘model citizen’

Members of DCU’s students’ union campaign to prevent the deportation of student Shepherd Machaya.

Shepherd Machaya is due to be deported to Zimbabwe after his asylum application was refused

DCU may discipline society members over ‘nude acts’

Dublin City University said it had initiated a process under its student code of conduct and discipline with a view to potential disciplinary action in relation to reports of “grossly inappropriate behaviour”. File photograph: Cyril Byrne/The Irish Times

Student group apologises for ‘inappropriate’ behaviour during election of representatives

Students turning to grind schools due to teacher shortage ‘crisis’

A shortage of qualified teachers is forcing students to turn to grind schools in greater numbers, deepening the divide between the haves and have-nots in society, school principals say.

School principals say practice is deepening socio-economic divide in Irish education

Facebook defends role in project to tackle online bullying

Facebook insisted it was not involved in writing the content of the new safety programme. Photograph: Joel Saget/AFP/Getty Images

Tech firm at centre of allegations it is not doing enough to moderate harmful content

Primary school campaigns to prevent deportation of nine-year-old pupil

A screenshot of St Cronan’s School’s campaign to prevent the deportation of a nine-year-old student, Eric Zhi Ying Xue.

Eric Zhi Ying Xue, a fourth class pupil at St Cronan’s in Bray, has never lived abroad

Hundreds of Chinese students to graduate through Maynooth University venture

A view of Maynooth University in Co Kildare. File photograph: Eric Luke/The Irish Times

Irish institute to establish college of engineering with major university in China

Record number of five-years-olds in junior infants

Max Woods and Emily Moore from Kildare in the Junior Infants class for their first day of school at the Kildare Town Educate Together National School in Kildare. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times

As parents delay school starting age, 75% of infants now five – up from above 50% in 2000

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DCU society suspended from social activity over ‘nude acts’

Dublin City University has suspended its accounting and finance society from social activity. File photograph: Cyril Byrne/The Irish Times.

Accounting and finance group apologises for ‘inappropriate’ behaviour at EGM

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Evelyn Holland and her son Ben (4) in Carrigtwohill, Co Cork. Holland decided to postpone sending Ben to primary school until he turned five. Photograph: Daragh Mc Sweeney/Provision

Is your child ready for ‘big school’ ?

Michelle McBride
October 16, 2018

More parents are waiting until their children turn five before starting primary school

Many Irish students face the dilemma of staying at home or going abroad to study for their undergraduate courses. Photograph: iStock

My daughter wants to study physiotherapy abroad, but I’m not so sure

Brian Mooney
October 16, 2018

Ask Brian: Several thousand Irish students are studying at EU universities

Prof Áine Hyland, one of the founding parents of the Dalkey School Project, with David Rankin (10), Dylan O’Broin (11), Emily Roarty (5), Sophie Roarty (8), Matt O’Broin (7) and Oliver Donohue (9) at Educate Together’s 40th anniversary event. Photograph: Brendan Lyon/ImageBureau

Educate Together schools salute ‘radical’ founders 40 years ago

Carl O'Brien
October 12, 2018

Opening of Dalkey School Project in 1978 marked start of multi-denominational education

Women remain under represented in the senior ranks of universities. Photograph: Getty Images

Why should the taxpayer fund misogyny in our universities?

Pat O'Connor
October 10, 2018

Opinion: Women make up half of university lecturers and only a quarter of professors

The 1,300 extra classroom posts will just keep pace with the continuing rise in student numbers, rather than reducing the pupil-teacher ratio to average levels for developed countries. File photograph: Dave Thompson/PA Wire

Record investment - but schools will need to keep fundraising

Carl O'Brien
October 9, 2018

Analysis: More funding than ever going into education, though much of it is swallowed up on demographics and public pay deals

Newbridge College, Kildare, is phasing in a total ban on smartphones for first and second year students. The success of the measure will be evaluated at a later date. Senior students Meabh Breen and Rob Scully (foreground), with first years Kallie Walsh and Eanna Sherlock in the background. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw

The big switch-off: How should schools tackle smartphone use?

Peter McGuire
October 9, 2018

France has banned them; New York has eased its restrictions. What’s best for Ireland?

This question is causing much anxiety to the diminishing group of Irish students contemplating submitting an application to Ucas. Photograph: iStock

Will Brexit affect my fees if I study in the UK next year?

Brian Mooney
October 9, 2018

Ask Brian: Existing fees are set to remain in place for the 2019-20 academic year

In the four lessons per week I have with most of my students, I learn everything I need to know about their parents. Illustration: iStock

Are you a ‘soft touch’, ‘Darth Vader’ or ‘Mamma Mia’ parent?

The Secret Teacher
October 8, 2018

The Secret Teacher: We have already categorised you in one of our parenting styles

Primary schoolchildren have about two and a half hours of religious study per week taught by teachers who are part of the ever-dwindling participative church, says former principal Peter Gunning. Photo: iStock

Religion and schools: 'It's time to stop playing the pretend game'

Peter Gunning
October 2, 2018

Opinion: ‘It was easy being an atheist principal of a Catholic school. All one had to do was to pretend not to be’

The internet is a great source of learning aids for those who cannot afford extra private tuition. Photograph: iStock

Can’t afford grinds? Check out these top study sites for exam students

Peter McGuire
October 2, 2018

You don’t need to spend €7,000 a year to boost your children’s chances of success

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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What I did after college: lessons from the workplace for graduates

What I did after college: lessons from the workplace for graduates

With 60 per cent of graduates choosing to build their career rather than travel or further study, financial planning for working graduates has become increasingly important

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