Education

Students are currently sitting the last of this year's Leaving Certificate exams (file pic)

What impact will the changes to Senior Cycle have?

Plans to overhaul how Leaving Certificate students are assessed will be discussed by the leadership of the ASTI teachers' union at a two-day meeting in Killarney which begins this afternoon.

Education • 22 mins

A scoping inquiry report found that there were 2,395 allegations of sexual abuse in respect of 308 schools recorded by the religious orders that ran those schools

Historic abuse policy is welcome but is just a first step

The policy - Child Protection Procedures for Schools, 2025 - is an update on its original 2017 document. One of the key innovations is, for the first time, to provide explicit guidance to schools on how they should deal with former pupils presenting with a claim of historic abuse.

Ireland • 22 Jun

The plan sets out the actions which will be implemented each quarter by the Department

Ministers publish document outlining education plans

The Minister for Education and Youth and Minister of State for Special Education and Inclusion have published a document outlining their plans this year for education.

Education • 19 Jun

DCU researchers found that most studies showed that banning the devices in schools had 'little or no impact on education and wellbeing'

'Little impact' on wellbeing by banning phones in schools

Banning smartphones in schools has little or no impact on the wellbeing of students or their education or on the prevalence of online bullying, research by the Anti-Bullying Centre at Dublin City University has found.

Ireland • 18 Jun

Watch: Rent exemptions for students 'unworkable' - Browne

Minister for Housing James Browne has claimed it would be "unworkable and unenforceable" to require landlords to offer special exemptions to students and lower their rent

Politics • 18 Jun

Schools are being advised to use generic uniform items

Schools urged to use generic uniform items

The State watchdog for competition has warned schools that their back-to-school arrangements could harm competition and increase costs for families.

Education • 17 Jun

Judge Bolger was told there could be as many as 60 or more cases dealt with by the court before the new school term

Parents set for High Court challenge over school places

A judge has granted the parents of 25 children leave in the High Court to legally challenge the Minister for Education and Youth Helen McEntee and the National Council for Special Education on their failure to provide school places for special needs children.

Education • 17 Jun

A CPSMA review shows school costs increased by between 60% and 70%

CPSMA: Record number of schools seek financial assistance

The Catholic Primary School Management Association (CPSMA) has said record numbers of schools have been obliged to seek emergency financial assistance from the Department of Education this year, as they struggle to meet dramatically increased running costs with inadequate funding.

Education • 12 Jun

Helen McEntee said that 399 special classes have been sanctioned for the next school year

McEntee: Difficult to find special class places in Dublin

Minister for Education Helen McEntee says there have been difficulties finding a place in a special class for some children in Dublin.

Education • 12 Jun

Fórsa represents more than 2,300 school secretaries working in primary and secondary schools and 500 school caretakers

School secretaries show support for strike action - Fórsa

School secretaries and caretakers could strike when schools reopen after the summer break in pursuit of better pension provisions after a trade union ballot returned a strong mandate for such a move.

Education • 11 Jun

The Fulbright scholarship programme awards more than 8,000 grants to students per year

Fulbright programme board quit amid Trump interference

The board overseeing the Fulbright program, the prestigious exchanges between US and foreign scholars, have quit after accusing US President Donald Trump's administration of political interference.

US • 11 Jun

Teacher concerns centre on Additional Assessment Components, which will be worth 40% of all marks in a revamped senior cycle

ASTI calls for talks with dept after LC reform rejection

The ASTI has called for talks with the Department of Education following the rejection by its members of measures to support implementation of the Senior Cycle redevelopment programme from this September.

Education • 09 Jun

Parents, extended family members and children gathered at the Garden of Remembrance

Protest over school places for additional needs children

Around 500 people have protested in Dublin about the lack of school places this September for children with additional needs.

Education • 07 Jun

The ASTI said teachers lack confidence in the accelerated Senior Cycle Redevelopment Programme

ASTI members reject Leaving Cert reform proposals

ASTI members have voted to reject proposals aimed at enabling Leaving Cert reforms, and have also endorsed industrial action.

Education • 07 Jun

€35 million in school ICT funding was announced last week

Management body criticises primary school ICT grants

The largest school management body in the country has criticised what it says is a reduction of more than one third in the State grant given to primary schools this year for ICT.

Education • 05 Jun

A number of interactive farm safety workshops are being delivered to the pupils of St Daigh's National School

Monaghan school raises awareness of farm safety

A primary school in Co Monaghan is holding a multi-agency initiative aimed at improving its pupils' awareness of farm safety.

Ulster • 05 Jun

140,457 students are sitting the State exams, starting today

Record number of students begin Leaving and Junior Cert

A record number of students have begun the State Leaving and Junior Certificate exams today.

Education • 04 Jun

Trinity College will no longer run Erasmus+ exchange agreements with Israeli universities

Trinity College cuts ties with Israeli organisations

The governing body of Trinity College Dublin has voted to cease links with Israeli organisations with immediate effect.

Education • 04 Jun

Students prepare for LC in 'peaceful' Co Sligo library

Throughout the month of May, around 35 students have been coming every day to study in Tubbercurry Community Library's bright spaces and under its high ceilings, writes Emma O Kelly.

Education • 03 Jun

Heavy boxes filled with exam papers are ready to go for tomorrow

Watch: Last minute advice as exam paper boxes arrive

Boxes of exam papers are arriving at secondary schools around the country ahead of the Leaving Certificate and Junior Cycle exams.

Leaving Cert • 03 Jun

Jack Yeates began his apprenticeship at Salesforce after completing a PLC course

Kildare man who was 'lost' in LC finds his way in tech

As thousands of students prepare to sit their Leaving Cert exams, we are hearing from young people who took alternative paths to the CAO points race.

Education • 03 Jun

Katelyn Cummins hopes to inspire other women to consider apprenticeships

Laois Rose hopes to inspire women to become apprentices

As pupils prepare to start their Leaving Cert in just a few days, we are hearing from young people who took alternative paths to the CAO.

Leaving Cert • 01 Jun

Six One News presenter David McCullagh is among the reporters remembering their Leaving Cert

Watch: Leaving Cert & Me - RTÉ reporters' memories

The Leaving Certificate begin for tens of thousands of students on Wednesday.

Leaving Cert • 31 May

The TUI executive committee said the measures were the best that could be achieved thorugh negotiation

TUI members accept senior cycle redevelopment measures

Members of the Teachers' Union of Ireland have voted by a margin of 73% to 27% to accept negotiated implementation measures for senior cycle redevelopment.

Education • 30 May

The new partnership between the institutes will advance higher education across the region (Pic: Ronan Bree)

Dundalk IT and Maynooth University launch new partnership

Dundalk Institute of Technology and Maynooth University have launched a new partnership with the aim of advancing higher education in the region.

Education • 28 May