Shortage of teachers in key subjects threatens to derail Government’s Stem strategy

Rise in payroll levy expected in this week’s budget to help fund colleges

Education chief says parents are ‘obsessed’ with sending their children to third-level

Majority of subjects record a drop in the number of As awarded at Higher Level

Some academics worry that colleges are increasingly reliant on industry support

Bruton aims to make on-the-job training an attractive option for 20% of school-leavers

Graduates who emigrate may be ‘too afraid’ to return home, Oireachtas committee told

How does the international baccalaureate compare to Ireland’s traditional State exam?

Government makes several judicial recommendations and appoints new HEA chair

Minister Richard Bruton names former head of Royal College of Surgeons as chairman

Senator Kevin Humphreys says success stories linked to scheme ‘were not publicised’

Experts concerned over less academic students being pushed into college

Rise in honours maths numbers stalls as ‘uplift’ effect of bonus points at its limit

Follow example of Jamie Oliver, Stella McCartney, Alex Ferguson, says Jan O’Sullivan

Degree grades the biggest determinant of whether graduates secure a job interview

Only a handful of non-unionised teachers have crossed the picket lines to date

Minister says parents and students should have ‘equal recognition’ in deciding policy

Ireland lags countries such as Germany in developing a structure for teaching trades in traditional and new sectors of the economy but new Apprenticeship Council may fill the void

Employers group Ibec urges minister not to ‘row back’ on junior cycle reform plan

Concern has been expressed that some schools are dropping Civic, Social and Political Education