Peter loves to achieve success for a union member, hates incompetence in high places, and enjoys wandering with his camera, making pictures.

An audit of enrolment policies by the Department of Education finds discrimination against special needs students, newcomers and Travellers.

Dr Kevin Marshall gives an overview of the groundbreaking programmes in education which are being launched and supported by Microsoft Ireland

A new report from the European Commission shows that the Republic is close to the bottom of a league table for availability of broadband in schools.

Developed with teachers in mind, the Graduate Diploma/MA in Dance at UL is a part-time programme of study.

The fact that the Department of Education has no detailed view of the school network for which it is responsible has been dubbed “a major failure”.

Education Minister Mary Hanafin recently sent a letter to schools, parents’ organisations and teachers’ unions seeking consultation and proposals…

A report in The Irish Examiner revealed that the state spent EUR22m fighting court cases against parents seeking special needs education for their child.

A student attending a private third level college in Dublin has won his fight against the Department of Education for a maintenance grant.

New legislation to tackle alcohol abuse has been announced, based on recommendations issued by the Government’s alcohol advisory group.

Despite the fact that government officials were aware of allegations against a lecturer in Childcare, the man was allowed to continue in his job.

The IPPA conference heard that pre-schools were not receiving yearly HSE inspections because of staff shortages and the recruitment embargo.

An EU study shows that Irish men are at least five times more likely than Irish women to obtain a full university professorship.

Education Minister Mary Hanafin has accused two university heads of using misleading figures to create an impression of a funding crisis in third level.

The new EUR6m institute at NUI Maynooth will use the latest technologies to transmit ancient Irish learning and traditions to the modern world.

This year’s conference will focus on the most appropriate strategies to employ in relation to the NDP funding of €252m allocated to ICT in schools.

Prof Peter Gray claims that age-mixed play is more nurturing, less competitive, more creative - and it offers unique opportunities for learning.

Boys and girls both do better academically when there are more girls in the class, according to a study by Prof Analia Schlosser of Tel Aviv University.

European citizens are invited to enter a photography competition with the theme ‘intercultural dialogue’. Prizes include European breaks and cameras.

“Classic mistakes, like the Red Cow Roundabout, can’t be allowed to happen again. Engineers have to stand up and be counted for being silent…”