School Of Education
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EU funding of €300k will help second-level teachers deliver remote learning
- Technology
- April 12, 2021, 18:15
An Irish-led team has secured €300,000 in EU funding to develop resources to help second-level teachers deliver learning in a digital age. Prompted (...)

We need to have an honest conversation about the education system
- Education
- March 9, 2021, 00:00
In September 2018 I was invited to an education conference at the Burren College of Art in Ballyvaughan, Co Clare. Unlike every other academ(...)

Tackling class gap in higher education must start much earlier than third level
- Education
- December 9, 2020, 14:00
News this week that the class gap in higher education has not narrowed and that students from more affluent families dominate high points courses is h(...)

Disadvantaged students much more likely to have disengaged from school work
- Education
- July 8, 2020, 01:00
Students in disadvantaged secondary schools are three times more likely to have disengaged with their teachers during the lockdown, according to a new(...)

Athlone schools facing online accusations of racism
- Irish News
- June 13, 2020, 01:48
“It was like there was a death in the family,” said Noel Casey, principal of Our Lady’s Bower secondary school, Athlone, speaking after a staff meetin(...)

Extended school closures will hit most vulnerable hardest
- Education
- June 9, 2020, 00:00
As we emerge from lockdown and the immediate threat of the Covid-19 pandemic, we need to talk about the impact of school closure on the younger genera(...)

Covid-19 delivers valuable lessons on how science operates
- Editorial
- May 14, 2020, 01:00
Scientists have been central to Ireland’s Covid-19 response. As we move from the initial reaction, to a potentially bumpy phase of lifting and applyin(...)

Féidearthachtaí le Gaeilge: Working in the Irish language
- Education
- May 21, 2019, 00:00
Last year was Bliain na Gaeilge when the Irish language was celebrated across the world. More and more people are working in the first language of the(...)

What impact is ‘hot housing’ having on children in school today?
- Education
- October 25, 2018, 15:09
A landmark study of primary schooling in Ireland is being conducted by UCD school of education. Funded by the National Council for Curriculum and As(...)

Teachers’ racism towards Traveller pupils ‘must be addressed’
- Social Affairs
- October 10, 2018, 17:13
Racism among teachers towards Traveller children must be addressed as part of any move to teach Traveller culture in schools, a leading expert on dive(...)