IPPN is organising a number of one-day legal seminars during the current school year to take place at different venues around the country.

A UK survey has shown that parents want schools to use email or texting to keep in frequent and regular touch about their children’s progress.

The autonomy of teachers was the subject of a comparative study conducted by Eurydice, the European information network.

BT is encouraging students across Ireland to start working on their entries and be in with a chance to secure one of 100 coveted awards.

With only a fortnight left to the application deadline for the Summers Works Scheme, no forms have yet been made available by the Department.

October 15 is an important date for all with an interest in School Age Care, when an exciting conference on the subject will be held in Maynooth.

“Growing Up in Ireland - The Infant Cohort” was rolled out on September 11, marking the beginning of research with 10,000 nine-month-old infants and their parents.

University lecturer and psychotherapist Richard House leads the UK Open Eye campaign, which opposes the so-called ‘nappy curriculum’ for under-5’s.

Carla Louise Bootman, student at Waterford Institute of Technology, is Ireland’s first ever competitor in the Euroskills international competition.

A system of continuous professional development for teachers is essential - this was the strong message from business group IBEC.

An OECD report confirms that Irish primary teachers teach some of the largest classes in the developed world, and also have longer teaching hours.

As more students celebrate better Junior Cert results than in previous years, business leaders slash the examination as “archaic” and “out of touch”.

Nobel Prize winner, Sir Clive Granger, launched a programme at IT Tralee that will support the teaching of mathematics in primary schools.

A new website has been launched, aimed at helping parents and teachers to educate children between the ages of five and seven about money.

A number of alcohol-free student events will be taking place around the country on the night of September 10, to celebrate the Junior Cert results.

To celebrate its 50th anniversary, the Genetics Department at TCD is hosting a major symposium: “The Secret of Life - Genetics in the 21st Century”.

Minister Batt O’Keeffe seeks to convince educators that the government strategy on class size is working - but the figures speak for themselves.

In a confidential paper, the Catholic Church makes clear it is seeking control if its “fair share” of new second-level schools in “greenfield” areas.

The talks are designed to excite and inspire 4th, 5th and 6th year students to discover the career possibilities in studying for a degree in business.

The Irish Universities Quality Board conference aims to bring together key practitioners and policy makers concerned with quality in higher education.