The new Polish schools were opened in Waterford and Cork and will cater for Polish children who may return to their native country in the future.

A pilot multi-denominational national school for Dublin 15, designed to be a model for the whole country, has been scrapped by Education Minister Mary Hanafin, Fine Gael TD Leo Varadkar said.

An evaluation of a 3-year school meals project in Hull, in which all primary pupils were able to have three free meals a day, shows that the experiment was a clear success.

More than 400 students were offered college places this month, following upgrades to their appealed Leaving Certificate marks.

The Minister for Education Mary Hanafin was challenged in the Dail to make a clear policy statement on the role of grinds in the education system.

A Cork school, in collaboration with a local employer, has hatched a ground breaking plan for delivery of Physical Education (PE).

A half-day programme in which politicians and civil servants will go out to schools to talk to students of Civil, Social and Political Education (CSPE) is currently being piloted in a number of schools.

Lack of resources has forced a well-respected secondary school in Co Mayo to amalgamate ordinary and honours levels Leaving Cert Irish classes.

Education Minister Mary Hanafin could face High Court action over her requirement that English be introduced in all-Irish schools no later than January of Junior Infants year.

Bord na Leabhar Gaeilge is to be abolished and its functions are to be transferred to Foras na Gaeilge.

Wi-fi networks are in the news because some teachers have expressed worries about their effect on the health of pupils.

Encountering risks is an important part of growing up, according to childcare expert Tim Gill, author of a new book titled ‘No Fear: Growing Up in a Risk Averse Society’.

Archbishop of Dublin Dr Diarmuid Martin has said that it is only by establishing healthy communities that we will overcome the horrors of the violence we have seen again and again on our streets.

Because many teachers talk all day long, they develop blisters or calluses on the vocal cords, little folds of flesh that vibrate when you talk, sing or raise your voice. Hoarseness, fatigue or a total loss of voice can result.

On 18 October, the Teaching Council hosted its first National Conference under the banner ‘Teaching in a Changing Society - Embracing the Challenge’.

The dispute between TUI, representing school principals, and IMPACT, representing VEC administration staff, began as far back as 2003 when a supervision scheme for teachers was introduced

Parents are allying themselves with unions and school managers to mount a campaign for a better education system.

The large increase in the number of people with third-level qualifications shows that Niamh Bhreathnach’s decision in 1995 to abolish third-level fees is paying off substantially, education spokesman Ruairi Quinn claims.

Honorary MA degrees and Adult & Continuing Education conferrings took place at NUI Galway in conjunction with the annual autumn conferring ceremonies which saw over 4,000 students graduating.

The universities, institutes of technology and Teagasc must supply programmes that meet the needs of young farmer entrepreneurs, according to the newly appointed director of Teagasc, Dr Gerry Boyle.