Pick of the week:
Reading, writing and washing-up
TED Talk:
Joshua Foer: Feats of memory anyone can do
Higher & Further Education News & Views
NUI draft charter on human rights welcomed
Why Bahraini human rights matter in Dublin
Funding cuts force closure of college creches
Major science forum for Dublin
A key to Cork’s educational past turns up after 100 years
Ireland ranks 16th for higher education
Disability Headlines
Major delay in assessing disabled children
New MS oral drug still not available
McKillop sets the trend with world record
Ten NI Paralympic hopefuls in contention for London
A robot, a song and a royal visit: big plans for Joanne O’Riordan
Captain Courage: Amputee Football Association of Ireland
Festival Announced Assisted Performances
General Education Stories
Review says Department of Education has ‘no sense of the bigger vision’
Time we relied on our own expertise
Sixteen and pregnant: what’s a school to do?
A pioneering approach to development
Mental Health in the Media
Pieta House reports rise in young people seeking help
Higher risk of schizophrenia for teenage cannabis users
Mental health services allowed to ‘go into freefall’
Mental health service cutbacks leading to suicides, nurses’ conference hears
Employment Features
Further 1,000 places to be added to JobBridge scheme
Is the Government jobs initiative a bridge to nowhere?