Teachers who qualify overseas to be allowed to take induction in Ireland for limited time
Similar schemes have ‘proved valuable’ in tackling teacher supply pressures, department says
Teachers Union Of Ireland (TUI)
‘A generation of students is losing out’: State trailing behind globally in education spending, OECD finds
Report indicates Ireland’s ratio of 19 students per member of teaching staff exceeds OECD average of 15 to one
The new Leaving Cert changes explained: ‘The most significant reforms in a century’
Updates are causing division and concern among educators - but what can students and parents expect in the classroom?
Reformed Leaving Cert would allow too many opportunities to cheat using AI
Every step is already susceptible to AI intervention, from brainstorming ideas to generating a structure for each section, to writing the entire piece
Teaching union votes to accept controversial Leaving Cert reforms
Strong TUI support indicates threat of industrial action in schools next autumn has faded
Leaving Cert English oral exam to be delayed for a year
Moves comes as teachers are balloted over whether to back changes or embark on industrial action in the autumn
Teachers face loss of 5% pay increase if Leaving Cert reforms blocked
Teacher unions to ballot members on whether to accept package or take industrial action in September
€2,000 refund for teaching graduates may just go towards their flight to Australia
Ireland's schools are facing a polycrisis
Union leadership instructed to renegotiate adult educator deal
TUI assistant general secretary Colm Kelly said the union’s executive would consider the motion
Education infrastructure another casualty of Gaza war, TUI conference hears
Teachers’ union passes motion condemning Israeli government’s actions in Gaza
Teachers’ Union of Ireland to ballot on industrial action if Leaving Cert reform not paused
Helen McEntee tells delegates she will continue to work with teachers but says reforms are for benefit of students
Teacher staffing crisis requires more than measures on permanent contracts, TUI delegates told
Spiral of growing teacher workload and stress ‘unsustainable’, says union general secretary Michael Gillespie
Second-level teachers to ballot for industrial action over Leaving Cert reforms
ASTI delegates back emergency motion on Government proposals
Teachers to consider industrial action over proposed Leaving Cert reforms
Asti and TUI expected to table emergency motions at conferences which would escalate opposition to Government plans
No other OECD country spends a lower proportion of GDP on education than Ireland. Why?
In an uncertain world, we need to give our students the best chance of reaching their potential
Sharp rise in assaults at schools pushing teachers to ‘breaking point’
Almost 60 per cent of educators experienced physical aggression, with rates highest in special schools
‘You don’t really live’: Long-distance commuting teachers priced out of Dublin
The housing crisis is resulting in acute teacher shortages, say teachers’ unions, whose annual conferences get under way this week. Is there any solution in sight?
Staff shortages, contentious reforms and chronic underfunding set to dominate teachers’ Easter conferences
Helen McEntee faces a daunting challenge convincing delegates the Government can tackle urgent issues facing schools
New teachers will be fast-tracked into permanent posts to tackle staffing ‘crisis’
Helen McEntee says move will give certainty to new entrants when applying for mortgages
Too many Irish teachers are wrecked and hate their jobs
There are too many wrecked teachers out there; too many hate their jobs; too many depart prematurely
New grade of professor set to be introduced at technological universities
Eleven top academics in traditional universities given special sanction for higher salaries of up to €235,000
Leaving Cert students to face oral exams in English under sweeping changes
Draft plan would see candidates quizzed on plays or books at end of fifth year
Concern over rise in alleged assaults of special needs pupils
Forty parents planning legal actions over alleged mistreatment, Department of Education records show
Stigma persists that disadvantaged students ‘low-achieving’ or ‘non-academic’
Many poorer schools saddled with sub-standard classroom facilities, research finds
‘We’re not going back to a world before AI’: how technology is changing the classroom
Teachers are harnessing the power of artificial intelligence – and navigating its pitfalls – with the help of new courses
Explainer: why are second level teachers protesting outside schools today?
Unions want Leaving Cert reforms to be delayed, but Norma Foley says millions is being invested to support changes
Students ‘cannot afford to wait’ for Leaving Cert reform - Norma Foley
Second level teachers’ unions call for delay over plans to ‘accelerate’ senior cycle changes
More than 4,600 Irish teachers working abroad as schools at home struggle with staff shortages - study
Teacher supply posing challenges for schools, especially in the greater Dublin area where rents are high
Leaving Cert students may face single English exam, with project in fifth year
New plans aimed at easing stress facing students in the traditional high stakes written exams
Norma Foley’s pouch plan acknowledges that phones cause harm. It may yet see her end up in history books
Plan signals mobile phones – and by extension social media platforms – are detrimental to children. The question now is what the Government will do next
Anger as ‘paltry’ €2,000 incentive scheme for new teachers will be taxable
Teachers’ union says new measure will have negligible impact on teacher supply
Leaving Cert students to get up to 50% of marks by creating video in new subject
Drama and film studies to be introduced to schools on ‘phased basis’ from 2025 onwards
Teachers to be asked to upskill outside teaching hours to reduce disruption
Reform proposals form part of ‘exploratory’ reforms linked to public sector pay deal
CSO records ‘strong outward flow’ to Australia with 10,600 people moving there from Ireland
Latest data reveal the highest level of emigration down under from the Republic of Ireland since 2013, with numbers returning decreasing
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