Primary Level

EDTips will train primary school teachers in a suite of age-appropriate and interactive educational tools

Figures come amid controversy over reforms to how resources will be provided to thousands of students with disabilities

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Public consultation opens on the biggest planned shake-up to primary education in 25 years

New rules will oblige principals to record all cases of bullying behaviour, but some parents feel the measures will make little difference

Campaigners warn that one in three schools will lose support for disabled children while others would gain enhanced hours

Some pupils may be forced to stay at home and avail of home tutoring due to shortage of places

Some principals say a dramatic increase in absences due to holidays is disrupting school life

We should safeguard the classroom so it remains a haven of genuine human contact

Department of Public Expenditure has previously flagged ‘unsustainable’ cost increases in €340 million-a-year scheme

Despite moves to attract retirees, students and teachers on career breaks to the classroom, shortages seem worse than ever

Immersive learning is set to boost student engagement but will require constant upskilling for teachers

Parents and teachers can also struggle to understand the point of some school rules

Just one school successful in securing additional money, latest records show

Principal questions whether relaxation of rules is ‘stealthy plan to kill Irish by slow death’

Leo Varadkar apologised in 2019 to those sexually abused in day schools, pledging they would not be failed again

Almost 90 per cent of the 3,600 primary schools in the State remain Catholic in ethos

Pressure most intense at second level but Minister for Education not keen to use hotels or community centres as temporary schools

Some 58 per cent of people aged 15 to 44 had a third-level qualification last year, Central Statistics Office data show

Children’s stress around tests tends to increases as they progress through primary

Latest research shows the pressures facing school leaders at primary level are unsustainable

Physical restraint of pupils will not permitted except in crisis situations, according to draft guidelines

Fitness-to-teach inquiry hears school principal failed to inform pupil’s parents of allegations

A new initiative is connecting farmers with schools to help boost understanding about food production

Ask the Expert: ‘His teacher says he is very bright and able, though often switched off or daydreaming in the class’

Dr Noctor cautions that just because a child doesn’t appear to be struggling as a result of exclusion, it doesn’t mean that child doesn’t need support

Fear and anxiety likely to be among issues facing students and staff who witnessed incident or its fallout

Schools should not need to fund assessments or therapy through cake sales and non-uniform days

Move to deliver smaller classes may have ‘intensified’ staff shortage problem, Department of Education secretary general says

Many of those I teach are addicts, and rationalising with addicts about what they are addicted to is pointless

Children are increasingly unable to run, hide and climb at break time for health and safety reasons – but some schools are taking a different approach

Extent of struggle to fill vacant teaching posts revealed in correspondence between principals and Department of Education

Parents, teachers and scientists are worried – but proving it is another matter

Norma Foley’s plan would see guidelines sent to primary schools where parents wish to introduce a voluntary no-smartphones policy

Jen Hogan: Children are treated as second-class citizens all too often in this country

Survey reveals 800 vacant teaching posts and projects an additional lack of 1,200 more

‘Children are not being given enough opportunities to negotiate the world on their own’

Almost 90% of primary schools require a certificate to teach religion according to the Catholic faith. Some say it is an obstacle to entering the profession at a time of teacher shortages

We know how we want our lessons to play out, but there’s faint hope of it happening with so many diverse recipients

Guidelines to be issued at primary-level for educators and parents seeking to introduce voluntary codes