Parents and former pupils of Glenstal Abbey in bid to prevent closure – The Irish Times
Former pupils and parents of students at Glenstal Abbey, one of Ireland’s best-known private boarding schools, have written…
Inside Ireland’s only boarding school offering the Leaving Cert and International Baccalaureate – The Irish Times
Dog-friendly campus notices on the walls and a bright, airy cafe for staff and students, with posters for…
We are walking our way into a fundamentally flawed education system, and we have been warned – The Irish Times
Why do conferences always have such bad coffee? This was my first thought as I sat down recently,…
Our daughter has barely started fifth class and the secondary school chat has intensified – The Irish Times
Daughter Number Four has barely started fifth class and already the secondary school discussion has intensified. This is…
Ireland spends less on education than OECD average, new data shows – The Irish Times
Ireland spends less on education per student than the average across all OECD countries, new data shows. The…
Interviewing Gen Z teachers: A candidate told me I was in a bidding war for her – The Irish Times
“Have you anything to add?” is a question most principals pose at the end of interviews for prospective…
Irish teenagers getting weaker at maths and reading, new international research shows – The Irish Times
Teenagers in Ireland are achieving significantly lower scores in reading and maths than they were a decade ago,…
‘I was the first to benefit’: How Donogh O’Malley’s introduction of free secondary education changed Ireland – The Irish Times
There are few policy decisions that have shaped Ireland more than the introduction of free secondary school education.…
Most primary and secondary students refused to go to school at least once last year – The Irish Times
More than half of primary school pupils and two-thirds of secondary students refused to go to school at…
My daughter’s classmates have left for a grind school and she is desperate to join them – The Irish Times
Question My daughter returned to school last week to discover that a number of her classmates had left…
Advice for college first years: ‘You need to force yourself to go to at least one club’ – The Irish Times
Oscar Denvir is a fourth-year business and law student in UCD, and he knows that burning the candle…
Leaving Cert: All thoughts now move to CAO round one offers – The Irish Times
Last week was a big one for our Leaving Certificate students, with more than 70,000 pupils receiving their…