Two additional days have been added to the timetable to minimise exam clashes

Numbers up 20%, with almost 100 people under 18 earning €20,000 or more in 2017

Vast majority of students want continuous assessment to ease summer exam pressure

Schools are finding it increasingly difficult to recruit teachers. We look at the challenges facing the profession

Nine in 10 are concerned about their online security following Facebook scandal

Concern over safety sparks age restriction request for primary school smartphone use

Lack of supply will impact on Government plans to boost uptake of Stem subjects

Parents urged to run Junior Cert events to keep students safe from alcohol harm

Differences between the ASTI and TUI are having catastrophic consequences

One in five students experience cyberbullying while 40 per cent are aware of mental health issues among fellow students

New grading will help to reduce rote learning motivated by desire to maximise CAO points

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Continuous training should be integral not added ‘chore’, says school principals’ body

Initiative aims to highlight options for school leavers in further and higher education

Bodies urge would-be undergraduates to seek advice from parents, teachers and counsellors

Students urged to keep ‘a sense of perspective’ and explore options outside of third level

School principals’ group urges parents to remain vigilant about cyberbullying

Ireland out of line in having ‘no procedure’ for assessing teachers’ competence, say officials

Ireland has some great teachers. But is our teaching profession meeting the highest international standards? And can parents measure teaching quality at one school against that at another?

‘Quality school leadership is a prerequisite for good teaching’, says Minister

Minister for Education to meet teaching unions next week on Junior Cert impasse

National Association of Principals and Deputy Principals meets in Galway today

Principals express concern over plan to use data to allocate resources for special needs

Facebook says it can not stop underage children setting up accounts

Parents want schools to advise students on internet security, according to survey

More than one-third of listed courses have 15 or fewer places, latest figures indicate

Call for provision of sufficient teachers in the ‘priority subjects’ of the future

Leaving Cert an important milestone but ‘not the only one’, says Minister

Oireachtas committee hears of leadership ‘crisis’ in schools with principals responsible for everything down to ‘fixing the photocopier’

Teachers upskill to meet rise in students opting for higher Leaving Cert maths

Education Minister also considering training of teachers in science, technology, engineering and maths

Union says problem is more than just additional teachers and classrooms

Survey also shows majority of post-primary schools are not providing two-hours of PE per week

Union’s executive council to consider new ballot at meeting on Saturday

School leaders have been left to deal with the day-to-day impact of the secondary-teacher union’s industrial action. It is a lonely place to be

Analysis: Issues of advantage of private education and fees-discounts were raised

Social media site and school principals to work together to address concerns over online behaviour