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The National Council for Special Education advised Education Minister Ruairi Quinn on how to use special education supports to maximum effect to drive improved outcomes for children with special educational needs...

Asked by Colman O’Sullivan of RTÉ about negotiations with teacher unions on a new pay deal: Where we are in relation to the recovery of economic sovereignty, it involves a certain number of steps in terms of reducing...

Europe’s Education Ministers today adopted Conclusions on the social dimension of higher education...

International education experts Pasi Sahlberg, Finnish Education Expert, and Christine Blower, President...

The Minister of State for Research and Innovation, Seán Sherlock, TD, today officially announced the second intake of Maths teachers for the Professional Diploma in Mathematics for Teaching...

The Minister for Education and Skills, Ruairí Quinn T.D., has today invited patron bodies to apply for the patronage of eight new post-primary schools due to be established from 2015 and 2016. The eight new schools will be in the following areas...

The Department of Education & Skills has hosted the first meeting of the European ePortfolio project consortium. The project is a trial of the use of ePortfolios in teaching, learning and assessment. An e-portfolio, or digital portfolio, is a collection of...

The Minister for Education and Skills, Ruairí Quinn T.D., today officially opened the €5.7 million extension and refurbishment at Meanscoil Iognáid Rís, Naas, Co Kildare...

Frances Fitzgerald TD, Minister for Children & Youth Affairs has today welcomed the increased debate in recent days over the possible provision of a second free pre-school year. The Minister also expressed her commitment to deliver improvements in...