3 reasons children can benefit from yoga and a 5-step practice Practicing yoga has rich learning potential for children as a non-cognitive life-skill and a way to experience joy in movement Childhood • 04 Apr 24
3 reasons children can benefit from yoga and a 5-step practice Practicing yoga has rich learning potential for children as a non-cognitive life-skill and a way to experience joy in movement Childhood • 04 Apr 24
Why everything you thought you knew about Peig Sayers is wrong Look beyond the photo on the cover of her autobiography and the Kerrywoman's story reflects issues that still concern us today History • 28 Mar 24
Why everything you thought you knew about Peig Sayers is wrong Look beyond the photo on the cover of her autobiography and the Kerrywoman's story reflects issues that still concern us today History • 28 Mar 24
School in a war zone: how war has destroyed Gaza's classrooms Over 625,000 children have had no school to go to and 117 schools have been destroyed completely since the Gaza war began last October Education • 16 Feb 24
School in a war zone: how war has destroyed Gaza's classrooms Over 625,000 children have had no school to go to and 117 schools have been destroyed completely since the Gaza war began last October Education • 16 Feb 24
Why the commute to school is a 'postcode lottery' for Irish teens Research has found disparities between areas are not due to population size, but are more to do with differences in educational provision. Transport • 09 Feb 24
Why the commute to school is a 'postcode lottery' for Irish teens Research has found disparities between areas are not due to population size, but are more to do with differences in educational provision. Transport • 09 Feb 24
How can we help students in DEIS schools not fall behind? The latest PISA results illustrate we need a new recognition of the widening gap between rich and poor, DEIS and Non DEIS Education • 08 Feb 24
How can we help students in DEIS schools not fall behind? The latest PISA results illustrate we need a new recognition of the widening gap between rich and poor, DEIS and Non DEIS Education • 08 Feb 24
3 big questions in Irish primary school education right now As the primary curriculum faces major reform, two recent reports can guide our thinking on teaching and learning Education • 09 Jan 24
3 big questions in Irish primary school education right now As the primary curriculum faces major reform, two recent reports can guide our thinking on teaching and learning Education • 09 Jan 24
10 practical stress management tips for students This can be an overwhelming and stressful time of year for students, but there practical ways to manage it Education • 08 Dec 23
10 practical stress management tips for students This can be an overwhelming and stressful time of year for students, but there practical ways to manage it Education • 08 Dec 23
Can your body help you to learn science? Researchers have been using embodied cognition to teach science concepts in Irish schools Science • 13 Nov 23
Can your body help you to learn science? Researchers have been using embodied cognition to teach science concepts in Irish schools Science • 13 Nov 23
Why it makes sense for children to make sense of maths Too often we learn by memorising without understanding, but the new primary school maths curriculum changes this Education • 20 Oct 23
Why it makes sense for children to make sense of maths Too often we learn by memorising without understanding, but the new primary school maths curriculum changes this Education • 20 Oct 23
What are the key elements of literacy for autistic children? For autistic children beginning to read and write, it starts with the child's perception of their own lives and what reading is to them Autism • 06 Oct 23
What are the key elements of literacy for autistic children? For autistic children beginning to read and write, it starts with the child's perception of their own lives and what reading is to them Autism • 06 Oct 23
Why we bother funding universities Universities may not directly improve the performance of the economy, but they improve the skills of the people who do Education • 06 Oct 23
Why we bother funding universities Universities may not directly improve the performance of the economy, but they improve the skills of the people who do Education • 06 Oct 23
Can universities find 'missing entrepreneurs' in the community? There are a number of groups who are under-represented in entrepreneurial activity and universities can play a part in changing this Entrepeneurship • 12 Sep 23
Can universities find 'missing entrepreneurs' in the community? There are a number of groups who are under-represented in entrepreneurial activity and universities can play a part in changing this Entrepeneurship • 12 Sep 23
7 tips for those starting college or university this month Here are seven ways to back yourself if you want to thrive in third level education Education • 07 Sep 23
7 tips for those starting college or university this month Here are seven ways to back yourself if you want to thrive in third level education Education • 07 Sep 23
Where have all the teachers gone? The school year may have just begun, but hundreds of teaching positions are currently unfilled in schools across the country Education • 06 Sep 23
Where have all the teachers gone? The school year may have just begun, but hundreds of teaching positions are currently unfilled in schools across the country Education • 06 Sep 23
Why you never forget the languages you learn in school It turns out our knowledge of the languages we learn in school actually lasts a lifetime Linguistics • 28 Aug 23
Why you never forget the languages you learn in school It turns out our knowledge of the languages we learn in school actually lasts a lifetime Linguistics • 28 Aug 23
Who attends fee-paying secondary schools? The decision by parents to send their children to fee-paying schools is influenced by location, parental education and occupation Education • 23 Aug 23
Who attends fee-paying secondary schools? The decision by parents to send their children to fee-paying schools is influenced by location, parental education and occupation Education • 23 Aug 23
How children learn to read It turns out that literacy development is anything but as easy as A, B, C Back To School • 21 Aug 23
How children learn to read It turns out that literacy development is anything but as easy as A, B, C Back To School • 21 Aug 23
What do autistic teachers have to say about Irish schools? A new study has looked at the experience of autistic teachers who work in the Irish education system Education • 16 Aug 23
What do autistic teachers have to say about Irish schools? A new study has looked at the experience of autistic teachers who work in the Irish education system Education • 16 Aug 23
What we've learned from teaching in prison Prison education has a long tradition in Ireland north and south and is of immense value to imprisoned persons Criminology • 16 Jun 23
What we've learned from teaching in prison Prison education has a long tradition in Ireland north and south and is of immense value to imprisoned persons Criminology • 16 Jun 23
The Leaving Cert battle between simplified & traditional Chinese Simplified Chinese dominates how the Chinese language is taught and learned in Ireland, which seems out of step with global trends Leaving Certificate • 16 Jun 23
The Leaving Cert battle between simplified & traditional Chinese Simplified Chinese dominates how the Chinese language is taught and learned in Ireland, which seems out of step with global trends Leaving Certificate • 16 Jun 23
ChatGPT or CheatGPT? Irish students weigh in on the latest AI New research shows Irish students are in the midst of deciding whether it's ethical or not to use the new AI tools Education • 14 Jun 23
ChatGPT or CheatGPT? Irish students weigh in on the latest AI New research shows Irish students are in the midst of deciding whether it's ethical or not to use the new AI tools Education • 14 Jun 23
Why kids find computing jobs to be a turnoff Secondary school students have many misconceptions about a career in computing so how can these be fixed? Education • 29 May 23
Why kids find computing jobs to be a turnoff Secondary school students have many misconceptions about a career in computing so how can these be fixed? Education • 29 May 23
How did your school building impact you? Simple, cost-effective changes to the classroom and school environment can create a better place for all students to learn Children • 16 May 23
How did your school building impact you? Simple, cost-effective changes to the classroom and school environment can create a better place for all students to learn Children • 16 May 23
Why are we pushing children to start school so early? It's a widespread misconception that doing lots of seated academic work at a young age gives children an advantage Children • 12 May 23
Why are we pushing children to start school so early? It's a widespread misconception that doing lots of seated academic work at a young age gives children an advantage Children • 12 May 23
Can a diversity of patronage be achieved in Irish schools? Few issues in Irish education are as intricate and complex as school patronage Education • 26 Apr 23
Can a diversity of patronage be achieved in Irish schools? Few issues in Irish education are as intricate and complex as school patronage Education • 26 Apr 23
