I’m sorry if reading Shakespeare is getting in the way of your kayaking lessons
What kind of 'experience' do we expect our students of English literature to have if not reading Shakespeare?
What kind of 'experience' do we expect our students of English literature to have if not reading Shakespeare?
Figures still above pre-pandemic levels despite overall reduction in chronic absenteeism
Fifth and sixth class children should ‘understand what basic attraction is and respect each other’, Minister says
Updated specifications include fresh guidance on arts, social and environmental and health learning
Children’s Rights Alliance says child protection and welfare services must be prioritised
Almost €774,000 overpaid to 32 ex-education and training boards workers, report finds
Former taoiseach provides gossip and entertaining titbits but displays detachment about matters of substance
‘Eccentric’ childhood obsession with politics, criticism of Garret FitzGerald, and champagne with Nigel Farage
Fórsa believes secretaries and caretakers have achieved their main goals, although negotiations lie ahead on detail
Political figures share their experiences of being abused and attacked, security arrangements they have put in place and the limitations it has placed on their daily lives
Fórsa says ‘key element’ of agreement is a commitment to negotiate comparable pension entitlements to those of teachers and SNAs
Greater disruption to school services ‘inevitable’ if resolution not reached, say principals
Payments may have been disclosed inadvertently
Rob McMahon says his 13-year-old son picks up his schoolbag each morning as he sees his twin sister get ready for school
More than 2,300 workers to begin action on Thursday, which received 98% backing from union members
Leaving Cert 2025: live updates: This year marks first stage of gradual phasing out of grade inflation
Leaving Cert students to receive results after six uniquely challenging years
Class of 2025 is largest group to sit the Leaving Cert for the first time - which may impact CAO
Most school leaders ‘received no applications for vacancies advertised during last academic year’
Parents are frustrated at juggling work demands and childcare while children are off for up to three months every summer
More than 1,000 were granted permission to remain in 2023, but fewer than 500 in 2024
More than 40,000 Irish pupils are in classes of 30-plus, with 22.5 average, well above EU figure
Total of 380 out of 722 schools seek €25 per student for pouches, lock boxes
Jim O’Callaghan and Peter Burke have made promising starts, James Browne has a lot of catching up to do
Worryingly, the inter-departmental group seem to be completely unaware of the European Court decision on Louise O’Keeffe’s case
Education Minister says summer holidays give ‘everybody a chance to take a break’
Helen McEntee says the convention’s work will inform a new long-term strategy for education in Ireland
Plus Catherine Connolly’s limo life, national anthem lessons and a recession-busting ruse in waiting
It is in the interest of religious organisations to contribute to schemes as way of reducing costs, says Prof Conor O’Mahony of Child Law Clinic
Residents of the old St Patrick’s Infant and Dietetic Hospital are excluded from redress schemes despite its role in adoptions
Capitation funding falls about €25,000 short of real costs on average, new survey finds
Recent report says nightclub sector is ‘downsizing’ but industry members are hopeful about ‘vibrant’ pockets
Departments want ‘concrete data’ on possible bill, as Government seeks to tap schools’ insurance
Opposition has Government in a bind on college registration fees
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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