Minister Batt O’Keeffe has announced that he will discontinue the Supply Panel Scheme - available in 212 primary schools - this September.

A unique tool has been launched which allows people wishing to advance their career opportunities to find a course that will fit their schedule.

The majority of adults have trust in teachers, are satisfied with the way they do their work and understand the complexity of the role, a survey says.

Two teacher unions have directed members to refuse from March 8 to carry out duties of vacated middle-management posts that have not been filled.

Approval has been given for new Catholic schools in Drogheda and Galway under the patronage of Cardinal Sean Brady and Bishop Martin Drennan.

School Secretaries are invited to attend the Annual General Meeting of IMPACT School Secretaries’ Branch which will take place on February 27.

Students and teachers should note that the deadline for applications for the Ireland Canada University Foundation’s Irish language awards is March 5.

An International English and Foundation Third Level College has opened in west Dublin with the promise of 300 jobs and a boost for the local economy.

On Feb 18, NUI Galway and University of Limerick announced a Strategic Alliance which will lead to major co-operation between the two institutions.

If you are energetic, enthusiastic, have fluent Irish and a few hours a week to spare during March, Raidió Rí-Rá invites you to be part of its street-teams.

A survey by the National Centre for Excellence on Maths & Science Learning shows 48pc of post-primary maths teachers are not qualified in the subject.

A federal judge has ruled that a former Florida high school student can sue her school principal over her suspension in 2007 for cyberbullying a teacher.

Educator and entrepreneur Dr Seán Rowland was in Haiti last month to progress his endeavour to set up a National Institute for Teacher Education.

Educate Together, the patron body for multi-denominational schools, seeks equal status in Colleges of Education for its ethical education curriculum.

‘Abair Leat’, an interactive website aimed at supporting the oral Irish syllabus in post-primary schools, will be piloted initially in 14 schools.

Pictiúrleabhar agus CD maraon le leabhar nua le Tadhg Mac Dhonnagáin sa tsraith faoi eachtraí mórlaochra na Fiannaíochta.

Speaking at the IPPN conference, director Sean Cottrell praised principals for their “entrepreneurship, innovation and ingenuity” in the way they lead.

Speaking at the IPPN conference, Pat Goff said that this decade saw more legislation for schools enacted than all the previous decades together.