The Dublin West Education Centre is inviting applications (by Wednesday 22nd May) for the temporary position of Webwise Education Officer.

Providing a link between sciences and humanities, this exhibition in Trinity College Library looks at the fascinating activities of Preservation & Conservation.

‘The Idea of a University’, first delivered in 1852 by the great 19th Century educationalist and founder of UCD John Henry Newman, is today a world classic.

Open An Gúm’s new pictorial dictionary to discover the answer and many more illustrated definitions of key vocabulary for school children.

A web-based system of application for school admission would standardise the enrolment process and cut down on nepotism, IPPN director said.

According to The Jerusalem Post, the motion to boycott Israeli adacemia was passed at the TUI Easter conference without the opportunity for debate.

‘Key Data on Teachers and School Leaders’ is a European Commission report about the conditions of teachers and school leaders in 32 countries.

“We don’t need a Scandinavian model in childcare, what we need is a uniquely Irish model that meets needs of children,” Minister Frances Fitzgerald said.

‘Drawn to the Page’ includes some of the finest illustrated texts from 1830 to 1930, many of which are illustrated using original hand-cut plates or blocks.

A free MOOC, presenting a broad overview of Ireland to prospective visitors, is being designed by Hibernia College in association with The Gathering.

On 5 April, it was announced that the National Council for Special Education would come under the investigative remit of the Children’s Ombudsman.

Update by Linda Hynes, employment lawyer with Leman Solicitors and specialist in education law.

Teachers, university lecturers, civil servants and others have warned ICTU that they will not accept a majority Yes vote on the Croke Park II deal.

Palestinian unions, representing educators and writers, have praised the Teachers’ Union of Ireland for its endorsement of academic boycott of Israel.

The immensely positive returns on investment in childcare make returns on other investments “pale into insignificance”, says UL economist Stephen Kinsella.

Members of the TUI, comprising 2nd level teachers and college lecturers, have rejected the Croke Park II deal.

Research conducted within educational institutions across Europe, including Ireland, reports that 88 pc of respondents said the way they work is out of date.

The Expert Group on Future Skills Needs has published its third Vacancy Overview report, which outlines the areas where job vacancies arose in 2012.

Younger teachers have been protected from the worst of the cuts in the education sector in the proposed new Croke Park II Agreement.

Figures proffered by Education Minister Ruairí Quinn indicate that the cut in guidance counselling is even more severe than was claimed by counsellors.