Prolonged talks with the unions, stand-offs and industrial disputes all highlight the wider difficulty in implementing change to an education system that is perceived by the wider public as doing a satisfactory job, writes Education Correspondent Niall Murray.

This is an exciting time of change for education in Ireland, writes John Hammond of the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment.

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.

Sinn Féin has said it will get rid of the two-tier pay system for newly qualified teachers, if elected to power.