HEA data shows drop in non-progression rates
HEA latest data, for 2019/20, shows that non progression rates fell in that year. This is a measure of the overall rate of non-progression of students from their first year into the following academic year and enables identification of particular cohorts of students with a high risk of non-progression. The data reveals that: • In…
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World’s first printed audio magazine for visually impaired children
Audio Mag Media has created The Fact Factory – the world’s first printed audio magazine for visually impaired children and other marginalised readers – readers with dyslexia, reluctant readers, EAL readers etc. It has been created in collaboration with the National Council for the Blind, Ireland and the Dyslexia Association of Ireland. Due to be…
Arts-in-Education BLAST gets lift-off for the 2022 season
The 2022 Arts-in-Education BLAST Residency Programme, which will enable up to 425 new Arts-in-Education residencies in schools each year has been launched. The aim of this scheme is to give students in schools all over the country the opportunity to work with a professional artist on unique projects to be planned and developed between the…
Arts Council awards €500,000 to 20 Next Generation Recipients
The Next Generation bursaries are awarded to promising emerging artists across all disciplines at an early but pivotal stage of their career. The award allows artists to buy time to develop their work and to be able to show their potential to advance and strengthen a distinctive and assured creative practice. The successful recipients have…
66,000 primary pupils in supersized classes say INTO
The Department of Education’s new report on class sizes in Ireland, titled ‘Statistical Bulletin – July 2022, Overview of Education 2001 – 2021’, provides a damning assessment on the size of Ireland’s supersized classes, according to the INTO. The union says that there was a one-point reduction in class sizes across the last two budgets…
TUs awarded €19m under the national recovery plan
A consortium of Technological Universities in Ireland has been awarded an initial allocation of Ä18.81m under the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP) to support teaching and learning reforms arising from the experiences of digitally enabled education during the Covid-19 pandemic. This is the first tranche of Ä40m in NRRP funding which will be made…
Zero Emission Vehicles Ireland office launched
The Government has announced the new Zero Emission Vehicles Ireland office. This new Office will play an role in Ireland’s transition to zero emission vehicles. It will work across government, industry, and society to support this transition. Its operations will include – supports for the uptake of zero emission vehicles, – infrastructure delivery through funding…
Sustainable insecticide and soil enhancer reduces aphid numbers significantly
Maynooth University and Irish SME Hexafly BioTech have pioneered a sustainable insect-based soil enhancer that boosts soil health and significantly reduces greenfly on cereal plants. Prof Kevin Kavanagh, of the Department of Biology at Maynooth University, and Hexafly, are pioneering the use of insects and insect-based products for inclusion in feeds and as plant nutrients….
One third of Ireland’s electricity supplied by wind this year
Wind Energy Ireland has released its July Wind Energy report, which shows that wind energy provided 21% of Ireland’s electricity in July 2022.The latest figures mean that wind energy has supplied 34% of Ireland’s electricity demand to date this year, as a result of record figures in recent months. The report also shows that wind…
10 reasons your school should switch to VTSL Ireland
There are lots of reasons your school should use VTSL Ireland as its telephone service provider; from our award-winning, intuitive phones, to the features that schools need to make everyday tasks quicker. 1 Schools are often split across multiple buildings and sites. With VTSL’s hosted system you can connect them all as one network…
ATU – one university for a unique region
Atlantic Technological University (ATU) was established in April 2022 following the merger of three institutes of technology – Galway-Mayo (GMIT), Letterkenny (LYIT) and Sligo (IT Sligo). With over 22,000 registered students across eight campuses stretching from Galway to Donegal, the university offers 600+ academic programmes from pre-degree to doctoral level including postgraduate, employee upskilling and…
Rathmines College – a vibrant learning environment
Rathmines College are ready to welcome new students to new and existing courses all starting in September ’22. The Further Education college, in the heart of Rathmines, has new QQI Certificate courses in Return to Work, Environmental Studies with Business, HR Administration and Social Media and PR running alongside their well-established courses in Arts and…
Creating our Future – A national conversation on research in Ireland
In the autumn of 2021, in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the people of Ireland were invited to consider how research can contribute to the creation of a better future for themselves and their communities. As an all of Government endeavour, the aim was to create an opportunity for the people of Ireland to…
Do you know AHEAD?
Events, Professional Development & Employment Programme for Students & Graduates with Disabilities. AHEAD is an independent non-profit organisation working to create inclusive environments in education and employment for people with disabilities. The main focus of our work is to support access to and full participation in further education and training, higher education and graduate employment….
Career options with Giraffe in early childhood education & care
“Discover a role where every day is a new opportunity to make a difference in little lives” At Giraffe, our people are passionate about delivering early years education that empowers and inspires children to create their own futures. We are Ireland’s largest and leading Early Years provider with a clear vision: to give children the…