# teaching

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# TUT TUT

Teachers taking up JobBridge scheme in the bad books with the union

The INTO has directed its members not to participate in the scheme.

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Jun 13th 2014, 1:09 PM

# Thailand

Irishman killed in bike crash may have been rushing to beat Thai coup curfew

The 30-year-old suffered head injuries in the crash on Friday night and passed away yesterday.

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Jun 1st 2014, 12:14 PM

Voices

Opinion: Children with special needs are being failed – this is not inclusive education

We are a society, not a collection of economic units where some of our children can be victimised in the name of “value for money”.

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May 16th 2014, 1:08 PM

# Under fire

Ruairí Quinn: Being booed and heckled by teachers 'certainly wasn't enjoyable'

Meanwhile, the Department of Education has denied that the Minister was trying to suggest a higher level maths requirement would get more men into the teaching profession.

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Apr 23rd 2014, 10:40 AM

# Your Say

Poll: Should Higher Level Maths be a requirement to become a primary school teacher?

The Education Minister said he wants this to be the case, but is it necessary?

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Apr 23rd 2014, 9:08 AM

# rumble for ruairi

Education Minister faces sustained heckling and booing as he speaks to secondary teachers

The minister had earlier today faced the ire of primary teachers.

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Apr 22nd 2014, 11:01 PM

# Workload

Ireland's primary school principals are at breaking point, says INTO

General Secretary Sheila Nunan said the workload of principals needs to be reviewed.

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Apr 22nd 2014, 3:15 PM

# Under Pressure

Majority of primary school principals have to teach full-time

The INTO said today teachers have little time for school administration outside of their teaching responsibilities.

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Apr 22nd 2014, 2:00 PM

# Primary School

School students could start late or finish early instead of going to religion classes

Minister for Education Ruairí Quinn also said he was disappointed in the lack of “genuinely inclusive schools”.

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Apr 22nd 2014, 9:35 AM

# Education

Teacher shortage in new subjects as second-level student numbers to rise

School principals said they need to start planning now to ensure that teachers are qualified to teach the subjects that are in demand.

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Feb 17th 2014, 8:23 AM

# cross-party support

No contest likely on Down Syndrome bill to provide resource teaching

The Independent bill would mean pupils with Down Syndrome in mainstream schools are guaranteed resource teaching and the Government aren’t objecting.

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Feb 7th 2014, 7:45 AM

# monitored

Education Minister refuses to rule out video cameras in classrooms

Ruairí Quinn said that he felt that “some older teachers are used to being sole person of authority in the classroom”.

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Feb 3rd 2014, 11:33 AM

# New Rules

Thirty teachers risk being struck off the payroll for failing to register

Teachers must be registered with the Teaching Council in order to be paid a salary by the State.

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Jan 28th 2014, 8:13 AM

# Your Say

Poll: Should 'fitness-to-teach' hearings be introduced?

The Government’s drawing up plans to bring in public hearings, whereby teachers could be banned from state employment if serious complaints are upheld.

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Jan 26th 2014, 9:29 AM

# Education

Bad teachers can be punished more easily under new rules

Ruairí Quinn is increasing the power of the Teaching Council to bring in new sanctions for bad and underperforming teachers.

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Jan 3rd 2014, 7:00 AM

# Education

New third level report shows students at ITs more likely to drop out

The report — part of a new initiative from the HEA — gives detailed profiles of institutions. The authority insists it’s not a “ranking system”.

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Dec 28th 2013, 5:23 PM

# weekly wages

Education down, ICT up: Average weekly earnings decrease in 9 of 13 sectors measured

The average pre-tax weekly wage is currently at €675.53 — down by 2.4 per cent on this time last year.

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Nov 27th 2013, 6:35 AM

Voices

Column: I don't teach for 'good money' or 'cushy holidays'

One of the biggest challenges teachers face is the public’s perception of them – but I’ll tell you the real reason I teach: I want to help young people, writes Gerry Sutton.

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Oct 16th 2013, 7:30 PM

Voices

Column: An Open Letter to Ruairi Quinn

“Dear Minister: I’m busy and I’m tired. I love my job but your policies are making it very, very difficult for me to be good at it,” writes Evelyn O’Connor.

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Sep 30th 2013, 5:57 PM

# Payback

One teacher gets €8,573 cheque as over 1,600 receive arrears from Department

Arrears totalling €4 million have been repaid, after problems calculating rates for new teachers last year.

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Jul 29th 2013, 10:18 AM

# CAO

CAO applications for business courses on the rise

There has been a drop in CAO applications in teaching and law, but the demand for business courses has risen.

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Jul 18th 2013, 1:20 PM

Voices

Column: Young people should leave school financially literate

How pensions work, how to read a payslip, dealing with personal taxes, how to choose and take out a loan (and how to pay it back), these should all be taught in school, writes Sinead Doherty.

Apr 28th 2013, 8:15 AM

Voices

Interview: For children to eat healthily we must teach them about food

From an early age it’s important for children to learn the basics about the food they eat; helping them to ‘grow their own’ can do this, says chef Donal Skehan.

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Apr 5th 2013, 1:00 PM

# Third Level

Science, business and agriculture courses increase in CAO popularity

However teaching, medicine and arts have all dropped.

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Mar 9th 2013, 4:20 PM

Voices

Column: What I’ll miss most about an Irish Christmas

The 12 pubs, the annual soap catch-up and the post-dinner snooze – Simon Growney will be thinking longingly of them in Thailand.

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Dec 24th 2012, 1:00 PM

Voices

Column: We need to make the Irish language cool again

We have a love/hate relationship with Irish – but the only way to get young people speaking it is to take it out of the classroom, writes Traic Ó Braonáin.

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Oct 4th 2012, 7:30 PM

Voices

Column: Times have changed and so should the Junior Cert

In the wake of the Junior Certificate results, Deputy Principal Noirin Walsh says that the examination is no longer in tune with the demand of today’s students.

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Sep 13th 2012, 7:30 AM

# Education

Irish pupils taught over twice as much religion as OECD average

A major new survey of developed nations shows the average Irish 7-year-old spends 10 per cent of their school time on religion.

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Sep 12th 2012, 12:38 PM

Voices

Column: Why the Leaving Cert as we know it is redundant, by a headmaster

There are better assessment systems out there internationally, writes headmaster Arthur Godsil. So why aren’t we using them?

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Sep 5th 2012, 7:00 AM

# Special Needs

91 new classes for children with special needs announced

Dozens of additional special needs classes will be provided across the country for September.

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Aug 22nd 2012, 7:45 PM

# CAO

CAO offers: the main points

STEM is the new acronym of the day, standing for the popular-again subjects of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.

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Aug 20th 2012, 10:16 AM

# Teacher Training

Quinn announces €40m upgrade for St Pat's teacher college

The Drumcondra teacher training facility is set to be upgraded over two years to accommodate 2,500 students.

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May 14th 2012, 6:45 AM

# Education

No major difference in quality between large and small schools

English lessons were rated as marginally better in bigger schools, according to a new assessment from the Department of Education.

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Apr 9th 2012, 3:31 PM

# The Daily Fix

The Daily Fix: Sunday

All the biggest news stories from the day, as well as the few bits and pieces you might not have seen.

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Apr 8th 2012, 8:03 PM

# Education

Girls' primary schools spend more time teaching religion - study

An ESRI study examining the use of classroom time in primary schools shows boys spend more time on PE, history and geography.

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Jan 18th 2012, 3:09 PM

Voices

Column: Why we need career guidance counsellors - and why all the stereotypes are wrong

“The double-jobbing teacher”, “the leaflet pusher” – student guidance counsellor Pamela O’Leary has heard all the stereotypes about her profession but says cuts to the service will hurt vulnerable children most.

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Jan 15th 2012, 6:00 PM