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Hanafin says funding of €78m will see significant improvements around the country

740 schools around the country are being given funding to complete essential small scale projects under the 2006 Summer Works Scheme ...

The Minister of State with special responsibility for Children, Brian Lenihan, today launched the Music Initiative 2005 under the Department of Education & Science, Fund for the Development of Targeted Educational Responses to Certain Children at R ...

"Beginning to Teach: Newly Qualified Teachers in Irish Primary Schools"
A new report published today "Beginning to Teach", shows the vast majority of probationary primary teachers expressed a sense of personal and professional satisfaction about t ...

THE Desperate Housewives came to the Dáil looking for some action yesterday.

But it wasn't the stars of the hit US TV s ...

We are planning to introduce, in October 2005, six sets of regulations relating to the provision of nursery education and under 8s day care and childminding.

Two of these sets of regulations deal with Ofsted inspection arrangements, replacing e ...

The DES has now published education information on its website in 6 languages - German, Latvian, Polish, Spanish, Lithuanian and Russian. It is hoped that the information will be of help to parents whose first language is not Eng ...

eTwinning Weeks 2007 are being organised to focus on encouraging schools and teachers to get involved in eTwinning this autumn. Between 17 September and 19 October, special events, activities and prizes are planned across Europe. eTwinning is a simple ...

What is EUREKA?

EUREKA is a weekly, four-page glossy science publication for primary schools.
It is written and researched in St. Patrick's College, Drumcondra by Paula Kilfeather, Janet Varley and ...

The European Award for Languages - the language label (EAL) is designed to recognise and endorse creative initiatives in language teaching and learning. It is awarded annually to a limited number of projects in each EU membe ...

One of the major talking points among 750 primary school principals attending the Irish Primary Principals Network (IPPN) annual conference in Citywest, Dublin this week is how to provide for children with special education needs ...

ALL schools will have broadband access before the end of the next school year, giving free, 'always on' high speed links to the Internet.

Seven contractors have been appointed to connect the 3,925 schools as part of an €1 ...

Research by Glasgow University suggests gifted pupils need support in a similar way to other special needs groups.

Teachers are unable to focus on them because they are constrained by the curriculum and targets, according to the co-auth ...

Would you or teachers in your school like to be awarded 3,000 euro? Or how would you like to supplement the Irish teaching resources in your school?

If intere ...

THE Government was accused of gross hypocrisy last night for slashing the hours of a school's special needs assistants (SNA) just days after passing the controversial Disability Bill.

"We' ...

MORE male students must be encouraged to enter the teaching profession to avoid a gender imbalance at primary schools across the country, Education Minister Mary Hanafin said yesterday.

Ms Hanafin raised concerns as two out of every fiv ...

EDUCATION Minister Mary Hanafin has rejected criticism that her department has failed to provide adequate levels of support to teachers who have to deal with disruptive students.

Head teachers in England have called for the government to cut bureaucracy in schools to "free up" time for staff to work in classrooms.

The Implementation Review Unit, an independent government-appointed group of heads, said meetings and pa ...

SCHOOL CHILDREN will be given rewards for eating more fruit and vegetables through a new campaign being introduced into 150 primary schools this autumn.

Schools in disadvantaged areas will be particularly targeted i ...

Students on the Hibernia course will complete examinations in August, results will issue in September and conferral will be in October 2005. The Hibernia graduates will receive recognition as qualified primary teachers with effect from 1st October ...

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