Staff Picks:
Teachers must come from all sections of society
Higher & Further Education News & Views
Minister snubs key education reform plan
Farmers battle college grant plans
IT Sligo appointment to Higher Education Authority Board
Flying the Galway flag in the US
CIT strike off after last-minute talks
Pupils pit wits against language puzzles
News diary from 1916 in DCU media history collection
Shakespeare scholars to defend the Bard
Students look past recession towards hi-tech horizons
CAO points scramble strategy doesn’t add up
New science chief is all fired up
Disability Headlines
Harsh cuts loom for the intellectually disabled but there is a smart option
Where the horses are the healers
Blue is the colour for World Autism Awareness Day
Duffy and soccer stars to saddle up and raise funds for autism
‘Macbeth’ to come to life for audience with sensory impairments
Let us have new MS treatment, plead sufferers
‘Without him my life wouldn’t be the same’
Teenage autism crusader leaves powerful legacy
General Education Stories
Strong differences persist over school patronage
More than 200 teenagers take part in triathlon as part of school year
Four questioned over violent incident at Ennis school
Pick up skills in lifelong learning week
Surge in uptake of higher-level LC maths
Project Maths is not the answer to tough question
Music helps children learn maths
Mental Health in the Media
‘Walk In My Shoes’ mental health drive
Lynch to meet group to discuss anti-depressants
Stars step up to support mental health campaign
Can Goldie Hawn make Irish children happier?
Debate on antidepressants needed
Rugby star O’Driscoll urges men to open up
Employment Features
50 leading social innovators to participate at Change Nation event
WAM (Willing Able Mentoring) Programme Briefing