At the launch of Catholic Schools Week by Cardinal Brady on Jan 28, the Cardinal also announced the inauguration of Catholic Schools Partnership.

A culture within the state training agency FAS of “flagrant spending devoid of scrutiny or scruples” has been revealed in another report by John Buckley.

Bullying issues cannot be prevented by simply applying a sanction on the perpetrator… the root cause of the actions must be examined, says Greg McInerney.

15-year-old Phoebe Prince from Co Clare had been living in Massachusetts only six months when she took her life following harassment by students.

Why are some youths more prone to misbehaviour or bullying than others? Does the answer lie in an analysis of young people’s needs, and their desire for power?

Hibernia College is launching a suite of Online Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Courses for teachers, commencing on February 1.

John White, general secretary of the Association of Secondary Teachers Ireland (ASTI), is to retire in Sept 2010 after six years as head of the union.

The presidents and general secretaries of the the four education unions - ASTI, IFUT, INTO and TUI - issued a joint statement on January 25:

While union leaders still insist that all options for industrial action are on the table, there seems to be no real appetite for all-out strikes.

Students and teachers with Irish are being encouraged to apply before March 5 for third level teaching positions at universities in Canada.

A controversial department directive, introduced by former Minister for Education and Science Mary Hanafin in July 2007, has been withdrawn.

After more than a century in existence, the National University of Ireland (NUI) is to be dissolved and its functions redistributed.

The new IoTI Chair is Dr Ruaidhrí Neavyn, a Dublin man with family roots in Carlow, who has been Director and now President of IT Carlow since 2004.

This is the second time that a student from Scoil Mhuire Gan Smal, Blarney, has scooped the top award in the BT Young Scientist Competition.

Over 3,000 primary school students displayed their projects at the RDS Primary Science Fair at the BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition.

Ciaran O’Connor, teacher of science and chemistry at King’s Hospital School in Dublin, describes his work with Transition Year students in finding ‘One Good Idea’.

As we enter the second decade of the new millennium, we are no nearer to resolving the numerous conflicts that occur continuously in our schools.

In a statement issued today, INTO president Maire Ni Chuinneagain said schools should not allow children to be exploited by commercial companies.

Schools, colleges, universities, businesses and other institutions engaged in language initiatives are invited to apply for European Language Label award.

TY Coordinators, European Studies teachers, CSPE teachers, Irish-language teachers: order your free Europa Diaries for TY students before 29 Jan 2010!