# Teachers

All time

# school's in

Sorry kids, no more mid-week holidays to look forward to...

It seems that the Department of Education and teaching unions have reached an agreement.

30.2k

May 20th 2015, 4:23 PM

# Hunger

A huge number of Irish adults are worried about not having enough money to buy food

A full third of Irish parents with young children are concerned about feeding their family.

13.7k

May 18th 2015, 10:12 AM

# marriage referendum

These teachers worry that a Yes vote could mean teaching 4-year-olds about the word 'gay'

A new group, Teachers for No, launched outside Leinster House today.

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May 14th 2015, 6:35 PM

# Stalemate

Teachers to protest outside school gates today against Junior Cert reforms

Only a nominal number of teachers have taken up the new teacher training.

9.1k

May 7th 2015, 8:54 AM

# Out in the Cold

Students protest after 16 English language colleges close in just one year

The latest one is in Galway.

15.6k

May 5th 2015, 9:43 PM

# Conflict of Interest

DrinkAware wants to educate young people about drinking but it's facing criticism

It’s funded by the alcohol industry.

8.4k

Apr 12th 2015, 8:00 AM

# the divide

City kids are worse at reading (and their maths skills don't quite add up either)

Pupils in urban DEIS schools score worse in tests, but they are missing classes less.

12.2k

Apr 9th 2015, 1:00 PM

# suicide crisis

Teachers are being trained to spot the 'warning signs' of suicide

The model has been compared to learning CPR.

13.2k

Apr 7th 2015, 11:30 AM

# school of hard knocks

Young teachers are facing an 'increasingly bleak reality'

Unions say half of all teachers under 30 are now on part-time work arrangements.

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Apr 6th 2015, 11:05 AM

# school daze

9 unforgivable lies we were all told in school

We do not forgive. And we do not forget.

19.7k

Mar 23rd 2015, 9:30 PM

# junior cycle row

"I'm not talking about discipline": Minister won't say whether teachers will be punished

Jan O’Sullivan says she’s pressing ahead with junior cycle reforms, insisting individual teachers “want to get on with it”.

11.9k

Feb 28th 2015, 12:37 PM

# teacher teacher

10 homework struggles every Irish person will remember

OH MY GOD DID WE HAVE ENGLISH??

13.1k

Feb 19th 2015, 9:30 PM

# Not happy

Teachers are miffed Junior Cert details were leaked to newspaper

Unions have rejected the draft document but say it may form the basis for discussions.

16.4k

Feb 13th 2015, 5:01 PM

Voices

Opinion: Can we really trust that Junior Cycle reform isn't linked to the austerity agenda?

We live in a time of austerity – and education is being targeted along with other elements of society.

447

Jan 29th 2015, 8:00 PM

# Privacy

Minister: Keeping data on students until they're 30 is 'reasonable'

The minister said she is satisfied the time limit doesn’t need to be changed – for now, at least.

10.8k

Jan 29th 2015, 7:07 PM

# Your Say

Poll: Should teachers mark their own students for State exams?

Talks on the Junior Cycle dispute are getting underway today.

18.3k

Jan 29th 2015, 10:11 AM

# placards at dawn

"It's not a holiday for us ... it will actually cause more work"

Who’ll blink first in the junior cycle row? Not the teachers, by the sounds of it… TheJournal.ie stopped by one city centre picket this morning to take the temperature.

20.5k

Jan 22nd 2015, 10:35 PM

# Say what?

Joan Burton compares Mary Lou to a saint ... but not in a good way

The pair have a history of clashing in the Dáil.

17.4k

Jan 22nd 2015, 1:24 PM

# striike

Mock battle: Students' last-minute plea to teachers as pickets begin

Members of the ASTI and the TUI are striking today, after the latest round of talks with the Department collapsed last week.

13.7k

Jan 22nd 2015, 9:12 AM

# ham fisted

Taoiseach says teachers' strike is avoidable, but they don't agree

Around 330,000 second level students will have a day off tomorrow, as teachers go on strike again.

14.1k

Jan 21st 2015, 1:56 PM

# Background Checks

Garda vetting of 36,000 teachers will wait until after new laws are brought in

The minister also wants fitness to teach hearings to be held in public.

9.4k

Jan 21st 2015, 1:27 PM

# Strike

After no break in talks, teachers are going on strike again

Talks aimed at breaking the impasse have failed.

9.6k

Jan 14th 2015, 4:55 PM

# Brain Drain

Number of Irish graduates going abroad to get work more than doubles

That’s since the beginning of the recession.

8.0k

Dec 22nd 2014, 9:35 AM

# Delayed

Teachers unhappy some increment payments not in Christmas salaries

The delay is being blamed on a glitch in the department’s payroll system.

22.0k

Dec 21st 2014, 12:07 PM

# School's Out

Secondary school teachers are going on strike for a second day

Teachers will hold their second strike on Thursday 22 January.

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Dec 12th 2014, 12:58 PM

Voices

The forgotten voice: a student’s opinion of the Junior Cycle

In the bickering between unions and government, one voice is often lacking: that of the student.

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Dec 8th 2014, 8:00 PM

# no light ahead

No resolution in sight for striking teachers

The action today has seen 27,000 of the country’s teachers taking industrial action.

9.8k

Dec 2nd 2014, 4:18 PM

Voices

Opinion: 'I want to support my students, I don't want to judge them'

Times are changing, as is teaching, but we can’t lose sight of what’s important; instilling a love of learning in our students.

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Dec 2nd 2014, 1:00 PM

# Education

Teachers are striking today - Here's why

The Junior Cert does matter, apparently.

15.3k

Dec 2nd 2014, 6:30 AM

# Deadlock

Teachers are almost certainly going on strike tomorrow

Neither the minister nor the unions will budge.

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Dec 1st 2014, 1:52 PM

# Purple Monkey Dishwasher

Teachers aren't backing down - they're going to strike on Tuesday

The ASTI says they need more movement from Education Minister Jan O’Sullivan.

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Nov 28th 2014, 8:37 AM

# not blinking

Minister to teachers: 'Call off your strike' ... Teachers to minister: 'No'

The strike’s set to go ahead next Tuesday. And neither side is backing down.

16.9k

Nov 25th 2014, 10:43 PM

# Abuse

Louise O'Keeffe contacted by children who are being abused by their teachers

“Eight and 12-year-old children in schools today shouldn’t know who Louise O’Keeffe is”.

14.8k

Nov 21st 2014, 11:35 AM

# take it or leave it

Jan O'Sullivan says she's not budging an inch

The TUI and ASTI have announced two days of strike action — the first set to take place on 2 December.

12.2k

Nov 15th 2014, 6:14 PM

# news wrap

Today's top stories in 6 seconds

Don’t have time to mull over the news? Here’s everything you need to know.

8.4k

Nov 14th 2014, 1:00 PM

Voices

Opinion: Teachers should grasp this unique opportunity to engage with young learners

The current Junior Cycle reform impasse presents teacher unions with an opportunity to show creative leadership.

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Nov 14th 2014, 12:00 PM

# Exam Stress

Teachers could go on strike before the end of the month

Teachers are angry about proposed reforms to the Junior Cert.

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Nov 12th 2014, 8:26 AM

# collapsed talks

Jan O'Sullivan rules out any more compromise on her Junior Cycle reforms

Teaching unions rejected a revised set of proposals today.

11.5k

Nov 11th 2014, 7:25 PM

# Salary

Whoops! Teachers got paid a week early by mistake

Is it pay day? Eh, no.

37.6k

Oct 24th 2014, 9:40 PM

Evening Wrap

The 5 at 5 5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…

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Oct 14th 2014, 4:47 PM