The Dublin West Education Centre is inviting applications (by Wednesday 22nd May) for the temporary position of Webwise Education Officer.

Three of the four teacher unions – INTO, TUI and ASTI – have accepted invitation of Labour Relations Commission to attend new talks this week.

A nationwide consultation process regarding a second free preschool year, led by Early Childhood Ireland, kicked off in Dublin on May 15.

A programme aimed at upskilling ‘out-of-field’ maths teachers at post-primary level is receiving up to €2m in funding from the Irish Government.

Job insecurity for recently qualified teachers is having a negative impact on the quality of Ireland’s education service, according to Pat King, ASTI.

Providing a link between sciences and humanities, this exhibition in Trinity College Library looks at the fascinating activities of Preservation & Conservation.

‘Drawn to the Page’ includes some of the finest illustrated texts from 1830 to 1930, many of which are illustrated using original hand-cut plates or blocks.

A free MOOC, presenting a broad overview of Ireland to prospective visitors, is being designed by Hibernia College in association with The Gathering.

On 5 April, it was announced that the National Council for Special Education would come under the investigative remit of the Children’s Ombudsman.

Teachers, university lecturers, civil servants and others have warned ICTU that they will not accept a majority Yes vote on the Croke Park II deal.

Palestinian unions, representing educators and writers, have praised the Teachers’ Union of Ireland for its endorsement of academic boycott of Israel.

The European Language Label is an initiative of the European Commission aimed at improving the quality of language teaching and learning.

Mark Patrick Hederman, Abbot of Glenstal Abbey, was guest speaker at the IPPN Primary Principals’ Conference in Citywest Hotel, Co Dublin, 25 Jan 2013.

To mark the tercentenary of the Old Library at TCD, a one-day conference will be held on June 25, followed by a celebratory reception in Long Room.

Under Thirty, a not-for-profit group that showcases and nurtures young Irish fiction, invites entries from Irish writers at home or abroad, aged 16-30.

Demand for teacher training has dropped by 11% since 2008 as new teachers suffer bigger pay cuts than other public servants, and jobs shrink.

In advance of this week’s teacher conferences, Minister Ruairí Quinn told The Irish Times he would prefer to stay in his current post until the next election.

Minister Ruairí Quinn has announced details of a national anti-bullying forum, to take place on May 17, to explore ways of tackling bullying in schools.

Recent DES figures show that over half of all teachers earn €41,000 – €61,000 a year, and 1,500 teachers earn between €85,000 and €115,000.

The silver anniversary celebrations of Erasmus, the world’s most successful student exchange programme, were launched today by Androulla Vassiliou.