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Second Level
News and advice on the second-level education system.
More than 1,800 teaching posts vacant amid ‘supply crisis’ for new school year
Second level schools finding it ‘impossible’ to replace teachers on leave across key subjects
New school admissions system for second-level schools to be piloted in five towns in October
New approach will simplify enrolments in pilot areas such as Athenry, Celbridge, Clonakilty, Greystones and Tullamore, parents told
Leaving Cert party on Zante: ‘If I had children, I wouldn’t want them to go on a holiday like this’
Greek party island is buzzing this week with Irish teenagers enjoying blistering heat, booze cruises and beach parties
Thinking of private school for your children? Better start saving now
When should you start saving? ‘When a child is born’
Leaving Cert grinds industry: ‘Salaries scales for the top teachers can be 100 to 250 grand’
Teacher poaching rows and claims of ‘unsustainable’ wages are part and parcel of a highly competitive private tuition sector
Call for single law to support inclusive education for all school-age children
Review of special educational needs law finds 2004 Act fails to define inclusion
‘Uncertain future’ for students with mild disabilities over redesignation of special schools
Vulnerable children would be ‘pushed back into mainstream schools that have already failed them’, says principal
Mobile bans in schools do not have any impact on student grades or wellbeing, study finds
Findings come as Minister for Education Helen McEntee invites schools to apply for €9m for mobile phone storage
Schools told they cannot spend €9m phone pouch budget on other education needs
Principals say funding should used for more pressing issues
Secondary schools face threat of industrial action after ASTI rejects Leaving Cert reform package
Second level teachers now divided after TUI voted to back measures last week
Leaving Cert student diary: ‘I’m running on adrenaline ... Albufeira, we’re coming for you!’
Our exam diarist was happy her favourite poet appeared but not with the ‘very specific’ questions on English paper two
Fr Ted co-creator Arthur Mathews on the Leaving Cert: ‘I missed deadline to apply to art college’
Fr Ted co-creator recalls his most influential teacher, ‘pointless’ Irish study and lack of career planning
Leaving Cert class of 2025 prepares for its final challenge: ‘We hate saying goodbye – it’s emotional’
Athlone Community College students say they are focused, hopeful and surprisingly relaxed before the state exams
Brian Mooney’s Leaving Cert survival guide: Get seated 30 minutes before the exam – and don’t wear a smartwatch
There is no need for parents to overhype the importance of the exams – students put themselves under enough pressure as it is
‘My 16-year-old son doesn’t like the way he looks. He seems to be struggling with puberty’
Ask the Expert: ‘He has now said he doesn’t want to hang out with his friends at school any more but won’t say why’
Teaching union votes to accept controversial Leaving Cert reforms
Strong TUI support indicates threat of industrial action in schools next autumn has faded
Secondary schools to get extra funding to aid roll-out of controversial Leaving Cert reforms
Almost €20 million to be invested in science subjects and laboratories
The class of 2025 will pay the price of reversing Leaving Cert grade inflation. Is there a fairer approach?
A candidate who secured 550 points last year can expect to get about 538 points in the 2025 exams due to efforts to gradually return exam results to pre-Covid levels
Catholic education is not about indoctrination - it is about preparing pupils to contribute to the common good
Religious education fosters the ability to appreciate diversity without diluting one’s own beliefs
The role of school principal is no longer sustainable
We are expected to be chief executives, HR directors, compliance officers and facilities managers, all while leading learning, managing behaviour, supporting parents and safeguarding children
Leaving Cert English oral exam to be delayed for a year
Moves comes as teachers are balloted over whether to back changes or embark on industrial action in the autumn
‘I worry that my anxious son will buckle under pressure during the Leaving Cert’
Simple steps can help students navigate stress and promote greater resilience
Plan to streamline school admissions amid criticism of ‘chaotic’ system
Parents complain of long waiting lists and uncertainty over school places in commuter belt areas
Boy who repeated sixth class because schools were full still has no secondary school place
Rapid population growth causing enrolment pressure in commuter belt, say families
How a Dublin school is challenging our university-first mindset
These students are learning to radiators and toilets. It is part of a move to promote vocational options and tackle ‘snobbery’ around alternatives to college
A national convention more than 30 years ago changed Irish education. What lessons are there for today?
Helen McEntee is planning the ‘largest conversation on education in the State’s history’. She would do well to examine the legacy of a landmark report from three decades ago
New measures aim to tackle ‘hugely alarming’ school absenteeism rates
Official figures show 110,000 primary and 65,000 post-primary students missed 20 or more days in the 2022/2023 year
Does my daughter need a postgrad to get a decent job in engineering?
Degrees with integrated work placements help students can gain essential industry skills and personal attributes which employers look for
Teachers are being bullied into accepting reforms that will damage education
Unethical use of AI is rampant and in danger of producing students whose degrees are essentially meaningless
Co Offaly students claim prestigious award at World Robotics Championships
Group from Sacred Heart Secondary School in Tullamore won judges’ prize for their creation, Agatha Trunchbull
Second-generation immigrants more likely to aspire to go to university, study finds
Landmark study finds immigrant families feel strengths of education system include support and culture of care
Teachers face loss of 5% pay increase if Leaving Cert reforms blocked
Teacher unions to ballot members on whether to accept package or take industrial action in September
Disruptive students are being enabled to cause mayhem in classrooms
Teaching staff witness a merry-go-round of ineffective dead-ends posing as ‘consequences’.
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