THE concerns of parents about vetting the background of school staff working with children will be raised with Education Minister Noel Dempsey tomorrow.

Education Minister Noel Dempsey has reportedly agreed to attend this year’s INTO annual conference.

The Teachers’ Union of Ireland has criticised Education Minister Noel Dempsey’s decision to introduce a schools' league table.

TRAINING courses for the disadvantaged are under threat because of a Government staffing freeze, the head of the vocational education sector has warned.

The Irish National Teachers Organisation is reportedly considering changes to the format of its annual conference to accommodate Education Minister Noel Dempsey.

The Government has confirmed details of this year’s annual St Patrick’s Day junkets.

The Higher Education Authority has reportedly advised the Government to allow some universities to leave the public sector and become private entities.

The Irish National Teachers Organisation has called on Education Minister Noel Dempsey to apologise for his treatment of teachers before the Christmas holidays.

The Association of Secondary Teachers in Ireland (ASTI) has responded with anger to a proposed inspection blitz by Education Minister Noel Dempsey aimed at ensuring schools do not close early for Christmas.

PARENTS and students will air their views on how to improve the education system at a series of public meetings with Education Minister Noel Dempsey next year.

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THOUSANDS of second-level teachers could have pay increases cancelled because of their union’s order not to teach a new science course.

School bosses have said the Government's plans to redeploy hundreds of teachers will have a serious impact on students.

It appears that the Education Minister Noel Dempsey has taken a u-turn on his plans for the re-introduction of third level fees.

STAFFING levels in primary schools need to be dramatically increased, the Irish National Teachers Organisation president Gerry Malone warned last night.

The Association of Secondary Teachers has criticised Education Minister Noel Dempsey for appealing directly to ASTI members to support the Government's proposals regarding payment for supervision and substitution duties.

Fine Gael has called on Education Minister Noel Dempsey to speed up the introduction of a modular primary school teaching course for post-graduates.

The Irish National Teachers Organisation has expressed concern about figures which suggest that 700 unqualified teachers may be working in Irish primary schools.

Representatives of the country’s students, angry at a 69% hike in registration fees, are meeting the Education Minister Noel Dempsey today.

The Labour Party has called on Education Minister Noel Dempsey to state whether or not he intends to reintroduce third-level student fees.

The Labour Party has called on Education Minister Noel Dempsey to establish a review of the Leaving Cert maths and science syllabi following an increase in the number of students failing the subjects.