Staff Picks:
Encounter on the Luas stops us in our tracks
Positions vacant – lacking talent
I’m jobless, so why am I excluded from JobBridge?
Higher & Further Education News & Views
Quarter of Fás trainees qualified at third level
Three Munster ITs want to unite as a large university
Student numbers in UK tumble 9%
Third level holds key to our recovery
A lecturer rejects the idea that his is a cushy job
University plan promises wider choice of courses
More than 750 places available on graduate ICT courses
IPA becomes recognised college of UCD
Quinn says online media as accountable as traditional media
College registration fees set to hit €3k, says Quinn
Disability Headlines
Top wheelchair basketball teams to use Northern Ireland event as London 2012 warm-up
They’re fighting for a real miracle…
Hiqa to assess Deep Brain Stimulation service
Cork twin (3) to be first Irish child with ‘bionic’ ear implant
General Education Stories
Quinn pledges to work with principals on saving schools
Quinn defends cuts to teacher numbers in smaller schools
Children’s grades get a boost from after-school activity
Quinn stresses role of parents in children’s development
Too many activities can damage school performance, says report
Denial of education to Roma child violates human rights
Art student doodles her way onto shortlist
Preparing for the Baccalaureate
Up to 3,000 for protest over cuts which threaten future of rural schools
Schools may face litigation over poor guidance for pupils
New teaching entrants to earn 30% less than their colleagues
Protests and insults over school cuts
Parents in protest over ‘culture of fear’ at school
Teaching while the supports fall away
Teacher staffing changes to hit small schools
‘All the staff give an awful lot, nobody minds doing a bit extra’
Education gains ‘can be kept with small pay cuts’
FF condemn Quinn’s ‘sneaky approach’ to cuts
Minister still wants DEIS ‘economies’
Review of smaller schools due in months
Female principal for Rockwell College
Ministerial review won’t help 33 schools set to lose teachers
Mental Health in the Media
Keyes’s novel way of tackling depression.
‘Lives lost’ as mental health funds suffer cuts
Mentally ill prisoner found lying on floor of locked room
Prisons lack mental health expertise
Study finds suicide prevention strategies work
Mental health fund could get ‘hived off’ for other sectors
Employment Features
Job scheme helps 605 people back to work
New guide to help employers handle impact of suicide
Free tech courses set to meet job demand
Jobs centre pleads with unions for help after Fás fund cuts