His parents were teachers and he wanted to be a teacher, but he became an engineer because he was strong in maths and it seemed to make sense.

From March 4, the Dublin Swahili Institute will begin delivering classes in Swahili at the Carmelite Community Centre, 56 Aungier Street, Dublin 2.

Talks are taking place between the Departments of Education and Finance, in an effort to pre-empt an “inoperable” situation in schools in September.

9,000 changes have been made to Joyce’s Finnegans Wake in an effort to make the notoriously ‘difficult’ 1939 work more accessible to readers.

Minister O’Keeffe has confirmed that the NCTE is exploring ways of providing teachers with home access to online content from Encyclopaedia Britannica.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

The Lifelong Learning Programme of the European Commission offers funding for a range of activities for schools, educators and pupils.

To resolve a dispute, we must relinquish the blame game and find instead the means of returning to existing relationships, says Greg McInerney.

A spokesman for Batt O’Keeffe, Minister for Education & Science, has confirmed that 695 part-time primary teachers will receive €9.1m in arrears.

Some newly qualified primary teachers in their probationary year will not receive their diplomas this year due to a shortage of department inspectors.