Thu, 14 May, 2020
Thu, 23 Apr, 2020
Children born this year could be studying a foreign language by the time they are in third class under new proposals to redevelop the primary school curriculum.
Tue, 25 Feb, 2020
Claims that sex education is being reformed to include teaching about early childhood masturbation are “wildly inaccurate” and “downright sinister”, according to the Department of Education.
Thu, 28 Nov, 2019
Students, parents, and teachers believe it is time to change the senior cycle, new research suggests.
Thu, 07 Nov, 2019
According to the Oireachtas Education committee, “a school’s religious ethos should not be allowed to influence teaching of sexuality and relationships” and it has decided that the present RSE (Relationships & Sexuality Education) programme delivered in our primary and secondary schools is “narrow and outdated” and needs a complete overhaul.
Sat, 19 Oct, 2019
Despite concerns about the introduction of History as a mandatory subject for the Junior Cert, the Minister for Education says he is “confident” that the subject will be integrated well into the reformed curriculum.
Fri, 18 Oct, 2019
Changes to the Leaving Certificate cycle should not be made in the near future due to deteriorating” working conditions for teachers, uncertainty around Junior Cycle reform, and general underfunding of education.
Wed, 16 Oct, 2019
The Minister of Education has no plans to grant other subjects, like Geography or STEM subjects, special core status following his decision to embed History in the Junior Cert curriculum.
Tue, 01 Oct, 2019
There is sufficient scope within the Junior Cycle framework to see History become a mandatory subject again, according to the Association of Secondary Teachers in Ireland (ASTI).
Wed, 25 Sep, 2019
The playwright John Millington Synge had a great grá for the Irish language, once declaring: “There is no language like the Irish for soothing and quieting.”
Thu, 01 Aug, 2019
After a review found many students would like to see Irish dropped as a Leaving Cert subject, Conradh na Gaeilge has warned the introduction of a policy promoting the education of the subject is urgently needed.
Wed, 31 Jul, 2019
Many students think Irish should become an optional subject for the Leaving Cert as a review of senior cycle education uncovers mixed views on keeping Gaeilge compulsory.
Mon, 29 Jul, 2019
Sick leave in the public service cost more than €380m last year.
Tue, 16 Jul, 2019
Teachers worry about discussing topics like sexual identity and pornography with students for fear they might be accused of going “too far” and upsetting parents.
Thu, 11 Jul, 2019
Reinstating History as a core subject is still possible despite a leaked report recommending that should not happen, Education Minister Joe McHugh says.
Thu, 18 Apr, 2019
Because of rising rates of obesity and physical inactivity, we may see the first generation that will have a shorter life expectancy than their parents, writes Claire Heneghan
Tue, 11 Dec, 2018
Migrant children and those from disadvantaged areas start primary school significantly earlier than others and do not settle as well, significant new research shows.
Wed, 30 May, 2018
Almost three quarters of secondary school students described their experience of sex education at school as “terrible” or “bad” in a survey published by the Irish Second-Level Students’ Union (ISSU).
Wed, 02 May, 2018
Teachers have warned that any attempt to introduce assessment of students by their teachers as part of reform of the Leaving Certificate will be strenuously resisted.
Thu, 05 Apr, 2018
The Minister for Education Richard Bruton confirmed this morning on Today with Sean O'Rourke that he has written to the NCCA to initiate a review of sex education curriculum and how it is delivered in schools.
Tue, 03 Apr, 2018
More than one in three parents do not know what their children are learning in sex education classes, they have told school inspectors.
Consent and contraception are to be central elements of a review of sex education in schools ordered by Education Minister Richard Bruton.
Significant investment in maintaining standards will be vital if more assessment methods are used for the Leaving Certificate, TDs and senators have heard.
Wed, 07 Mar, 2018
Children are to be tracked from pre-school through to the start of second-level in a six-year project to monitor their experiences and to help improve primary education.
Thu, 11 Jan, 2018
Students can get half their marks in a new Leaving Certificate physical education subject for projects and performances in activities as diverse as sprinting, camogie, orienteering, or jazz dance.
Mon, 11 Dec, 2017
Education Minister Richard Bruton expects plans being launched today to make Ireland’s teaching of science and technology the best in Europe.
Mon, 27 Nov, 2017
Around 2,500 students at over 100 schools are expected to take politics and society as a Leaving Certificate subject in 2020.
Thu, 16 Nov, 2017
Junior Certificate students will no longer be asked in exams to prove Pythagoras’ or anybody else’s theorems under a revised junior cycle maths course.
Tue, 14 Nov, 2017
The NCCA says ‘student wellbeing is at the heart of the vision of a new junior cycle’. Richard Hogan hopes it’s true
Thu, 26 Oct, 2017
Children’s progress in maths at the age of nine has a major influence through to Junior Certificate preparations and suggests a need to overhaul how it is taught at primary level, a leading education researcher says.
Thu, 19 Oct, 2017
Teachers, students, and parents are to interviewed to see if changes to Leaving Certificate grades and college entry point scales are affecting what happens in classrooms.
Fri, 15 Sep, 2017
Moira Leydon of the Association of Secondary Teachers of Ireland outlines her organisation’s perspective on what can be done to improve our education system.
Tue, 06 Jun, 2017
A review of the controversial Project Maths curriculum is to examine how it affects student performance on third-level courses with a high maths content.
This is an exciting time of change for education in Ireland, writes John Hammond of the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment.
Children from rising numbers of non-religious families should have their upbringing better reflected in primary schools that use new teaching resources, says multi-denominational body Educate Together.
Fri, 12 May, 2017
A proposed new junior cycle history curriculum has been criticised by teachers as overloaded and likely to turn students off taking the subject for Leaving Certificate.
Wed, 10 May, 2017
Catholic parishes and parents must play a bigger role in preparing children for sacraments as pressure increases to reduce the time for religious education in schools, a leading theologian said.
Thu, 27 Apr, 2017
More than 30,000 Junior Certificate students taught by teachers on industrial action should now be able to complete an English test next month and avoid missing out on marks.
Tue, 07 Mar, 2017
The time and level of training required to introduce computer science as a Leaving Certificate subject next year needs significant investment if it is to be a realistic option for all students, a teachers union has warned.
Wed, 22 Feb, 2017
More detailed research is needed on teacher training requirements before the planned introduction of computer science as a Leaving Certificate subject proceeds, experts have advised.
Tue, 21 Feb, 2017
Plans for a standalone course to teach primary pupils about world religions and ethics may be hampered by a law that gives a school patron tight control on what can be taught.
Wed, 15 Feb, 2017
Minister’s endorsement of the community national school (CNS) system comes as it vies with Educate Together to open more schools.
Sat, 28 Jan, 2017
Junior Certificate students whose teachers are on industrial action will have until the end of April to complete all work needed to avoid losing 10% of marks in English.
Thu, 12 Jan, 2017
The Government plans to introduce computer science, including coding, as a Leaving Cert subject.
Thu, 24 Nov, 2016
HERE in Ireland, we tend to take the ability to read and write for granted. After all, we have produced some of the world’s finest writers and we have a long tradition of literacy.
Wed, 07 Sep, 2016
The Higher Education Authority (HEA) currently has only 10 members instead of the 19 it should have by law, with two positions vacant for over a year.
Thu, 21 Jul, 2016
Any move to introduce coding to the primary maths programme would require proper staff training and equipment for schools, a teachers’ union said.
Tue, 19 Jul, 2016
FROM small beginnings as a tiny club born at the National Software Centre in Cork barely five years ago, the CoderDojo movement is one of the most exciting educational initiatives of recent times.
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