Staff Picks:
Column: My long journey out of the darkness
Motivation key to repeating Leaving Cert
Ellie Simmonds: ‘When we’re in the pool, it’s war’
RTE Documentary: Two for the Road Episode 1
Higher & Further Education News & Views
Colleges warned to stop duplication of courses or face cuts to funding
Take-up of college offers hits a high
UCC staff to test out hybrid vehicles
Figures suggest tight battle for college places
Probiotic bacteria may help treat anxiety, says team
Fees may be key to future, says new TCD provost
Little change in CAO points for courses
Quinn must get tough on the reform of our education system
3,300 get second-round CAO offer
The consequences of increasing access to education
Disability Headlines
Family win fight to access son’s benefits
Questions raised over HSE fund after court case
Event in aid of motorneuron sufferers
Web brings thalidomide couple together
Chilling with the Built Environment
US stem cell hope for blind assault victim
Teacher shortage leaves nine special needs children without school place
The Big Picture on The Silver Screen
Mother hits out as SNA cuts take away ‘safety net’
Inspiring life leaves a beautiful legacy
‘Mini-pill’ may help prevent blindness…
Autistic boy refused full-time place at school
General Education Stories
Quinn criticises ‘voluntary’ pressure
Cut to Leaving Cert Applied criticised
Former hotel becomes centre of learning as pupils check in and leave prefabs behind
A new chapter: iPads in and books out
Sense of prestige and better exam results driving fee-paying boom
Cut your prices: Quinn issues ultimatum to publishers
School absenteeism – Education for everyone
Substitution funding decision ‘a planning nightmare’
Retirements will cause crisis in pastoral care, managers warn
Shutting loophole would help fight truancy, says expert
INTO issues strike threat over unqualified people
Quinn in the dark as maths crisis deepens
Teachers will have to register by law
Mental Health in the Media
30,000 claim sickness benefits for depression
Teenager ‘begs’ for help in open letter to Health Minister
Employment Features
Entry rules for free courses to be eased
Finding a course that gives the best chance of landing a job