Make no mistake, this decision to back away from teacher assessment is all about the souring relationship between teacher unions and the Department of Education, writes Jennifer Horgan

People spend four years attaining professional qualifications but they can’t afford to live on the wages

Should humans feel so uncomfortable in their human skin that robots seem like the best option as their carers?

Sex and the City's Aidan is a hitherto absent cultural reference point for flesh-and-blood men, so rarely represented on screen

I’m an educator with a passion for education. The Leaving Cert has little to do with education

Without periods, people wouldn’t exist. Surely, Jennifer Horgan asks, the gargantuan task of building and sustaining human life should be something we can be open about?

We’re accustomed to abuses of power in Ireland, but when it comes to education, misuses of power are far more common — particularly among parents.

I'm just back from a house swap in Paris. It’s a strangely intimate experience, entering someone else’s space.

A recent conversation with a friend about death and a visit to the Pere Lachaise cemetery in Paris the day after Sinéad O'Connor died prompted Jennifer Horgan to think about how the singer will be remembered

My wish this week is for young cousins of Ireland to build joyful memories together this summer, memories they will treasure in later life