Emma O Kelly

Education Correspondent

The WRC directed Templeogue College to pay the teacher €39,912 in compensation, the equivalent of 15 months' salary (file photo)

School directed to pay teacher almost €40k compensation

The Workplace Relations Commission has found in favour of a teacher who took a case against the principal of Templeogue College and has directed the Dublin secondary school to pay the teacher almost €40,000 in compensation.

Ireland • 24 Jun 24

The Hot School Meal Programme forms part of Ireland's commitment under the European Child Guarantee (File image)

The nutritional challenge facing Hot School Meals scheme

Who is responsible for ensuring that dietary rules are followed and that kids are not eating ultra-processed food instead of nutritious food in school?

Ireland • 22 Jun 24

The Boycott Divestment Sanctions group in UCC is also lobbying the Irish Universities Association to advocate for the removal of the Israeli company

Call to remove Israeli company from research project

Students and staff at UCC have urged the university to call for an Israeli company to be removed from an EU-funded research project that its own Tyndall Institute is also a partner in.

Munster • 21 Jun 24

The Primary Principals Forum says principals are facing significant burnout and job fatigue (file image - RollingNews.ie)

Primary school principals call for additional funding

Primary school principals met politicians at Leinster House as part of their campaign to highlight what they say is underfunding in the sector, as well as the pressures school principals in smaller schools are facing.

Education • 19 Jun 24

The report identified 'a clear reticence' among some students to report bullying behaviour (Stock image)

Almost third of students feel unwelcome in school - study

Almost a third of post-primary students feel unwelcome in their school according to survey findings contained in a report by Department of Education inspectors into bullying behaviour in schools.

Education • 19 Jun 24

The Special Education Review Committee said full engagement with parents, young people and children is needed to allow for more integration (Stock image)

Report calls for more integration in autism education

A report by Department of Education school inspectors has found a "misalignment" between the State's vision of education for autistic children with "as little segregation as possible" and the reality on the ground.

Education • 18 Jun 24

Staff were informed of the news by UL Chancellor Brigid Laffan earlier (File image)

UL President Prof Kerstin Mey resigns

The President of the University of Limerick Professor Kerstin Mey has resigned.

Education • 14 Jun 24

Norma Foley said her department want to encourage the use of school buildings outside of school hours (file photo)

New guidelines on after-school use of buildings published

The Department of Education has published updated procedures on the use of school buildings including sports facilities outside of school hours.

Ireland • 12 Jun 24

'National conversation' slows pace of school ethos change

The Department of Education is to carry out a national survey of parents of primary and pre-school children to determine what kind of education they want for their child.

Analysis and Comment • 14 Jun 24

The SEC says it is still following up on the exact number of students affected, however it says the problem did not impact all 26 eligible students

Technical issue for some vision impaired exam students

The State Examinations Commission has said that at least 10 vision impaired Leaving Certificate and Junior Cycle students were unable to access their digital papers this morning due to what it described as a technical problem.

Education • 05 Jun 24