Almost 65,000 students are set to receive their Junior Certificate examinations results today.

Schools could be required to publish how they will deal with grievances under new proposed legislation aiming to strengthen complaints procedures.

The National Association of Principals and Deputy Principals have welcomed an anti-bullying and online safety training programme that will be offered to every post-primary school in Ireland.

The director of a body representing the country’s school principals has said that proposed legislation empowering them to confiscate mobile phones from pupils may be unenforceable and “problematic”.

Incentives other than increased training places will be needed to keep pace with growing demand for second-level teachers, Education Minister Richard Bruton has been advised.

It’s everywhere you look at the moment. Schools basketball. Schools hockey. Senior Cup rugby. Colleges hurling, colleges football.

There has been a marked deterioration in the standard of Irish among pupils in primary schools.

School principals have welcomed the restoration of middle-management posts that will see more promotional chances in second-level schools, writes Niall Murray, Education Correspondent.

Funding for post-Leaving Certificate courses will depend on their ability to match the staffing needs of local employers, under proposed new regulation of the sector.

A report has put Ireland at the bottom when it comes to the amount spent on pre-primary education.

The introduction of new grades and revised college entry points will see 58,500 students who get their Leaving Certificate results today play a part in Irish education history.

Too much paper work is deterring teachers from becoming school principals.

Difficulties getting teachers to apply for principal jobs may be eased by a new course destined to prepare them for the challenges.

School leaders have urged a resolution of the dispute that threatens to close schools within weeks as Association of Secondary Teachers Ireland (ASTI) industrial action looms. The union’s standing committee will decide today what to do with the mandate received from 75% of members who voted four-to-one in favour of action on two issues.

The mass return to school is under way across Ireland and, once again, the question is posed by many with dogs in the great educational fight: Are the country’s schools equipping their pupils for life in the digital age?

Leaving Certificate students need to think carefully before sitting higher-level maths papers, after the chief examiner expressed concern that some students lacked the basic skills needed for the exam.

The National Association of Principals and Deputy Principals (NAPD) has renewed its call for an internet safety module to be included in the second-level curriculum after the discovery of Cork teens’ Facebook pictures on a porn website.

There was delight for students all around the country — but particular elation for an exclusive club of just six who got 12 higher-level As in their Junior Certificate results.

Female students seem to be getting more cautious about taking honours Leaving Certificate maths after an initial spike when bonus college entry points were introduced.

The picturesque Lough Rynn Castle awoke to the sound of screaming yesterday as a bunch of fresh-faced Roses were overwhelmed by the sweet smell of success — the youngest among them had just received her Leaving Certificate results and no one could quite contain their joy.

The doubling of failure rates in higher level Leaving Certificate maths is not a cause for concern, says Education Minister Jan O’Sullivan.

Lack of interest may be a bigger factor than financial barriers in low third-level attendance in some areas, a study on college awareness suggests.

Bodies representing school boards and principals believe the junior cycle reform offer to unions should be enough for them to call off strikes that threaten to close 730 schools from December 2.

A jump in the number of students doing an oral Irish test for the Junior Certificate highlights the need to resolve a teachers’ dispute over junior cycle assessment, a principals’ leader has claimed.

The ruling by the European Court of Human Rights in relation to child sex abuse survivor Louise O’Keeffe "raised the bar" for all child protection obligations placed on schools, a conference on cyberbullying heard yesterday.

Tackling the modern-day scourge of cyberbullying should be part of the school curriculum and more funding is needed to combat growing levels of online aggression, teachers have warned.

Second-level principals have welcomed the idea of schools being obliged to teach dedicated cyberbullying classes to all students.

The strong advice from education experts to exam students is to sleep and eat well over the next two weeks.

School managers have rejected claims that they are unable or unwilling to deal with intimidating and violent student behaviour.

Astronaut Chris Hadfield’s ability to make his adventures in space accessible to a wider audience has been credited by a minister for a large increase in the number of Leaving Certificate students choosing physics and other science subjects.

Instances of cyberbullying in secondary schools have soared by a third in the last year, new research has found.

There has been a “disturbing” rise in the number of students who report being cyberbullied.

An expected 15% increase in the number of students attending second-level schools by 2020 could lead to a shortage of teachers in particular subjects, principals have warned.

The number of Junior and Leaving Certificate students getting a waiver from exam fees because of family circumstances has jumped by more than 50% in five years to nearly 42,000.

Parents and students face disruption while junior cycle reforms could be under threat because of industrial action decided by the Association of Secondary Teachers Ireland (ASTI).

The importance of creating a positive spirit in schools is key to the success of new anti-bullying procedures, a parents’ leader has said.

Schools must be given the necessary resources to accommodate the needs of all pupils if planned enrolment regulations are introduced, Education Minister Ruairi Quinn has been told.

The Minister for Education says new legislation on enrolment procedures will ensure schools will no longer be able to turn away children with learning difficulties.

The Department of Education and social media website Facebook have agreed to the establishment of a channel to allow school leaders to contact Facebook regarding cyber bullying on the site.

Good sleeping and eating routines are among the key last-minute tips from experts to thousands of students counting down to Wednesday’s start of this year’s exams.

The Leaving Certificate class of 2016 should have fewer high-point college degrees to choose from and should no longer be competing in exams for sub-grades just 5% apart.