DROGHEDA Grammar School has been criticised in a Department of Education inspection for allowing a teacher unqualified in Home Economics teach the subject for nine years. The private school currently ...

The Department of Education is hoping to encourage hundreds of retired staff to return to the classroom to help plug staffing gaps as many second-level schools struggle to find qualified teachers for ...

MONDAY I teach home economics at the all-boys St Joseph's College, Garbally in Ballinasloe, Co Galway. I knew I was in for a challenge when I applied for this position four years ago. It involved ...

ECONOMICS teaching in Ireland hasn't really changed in the past five years despite the global financial crisis, a new survey suggests. And it seems there may be some reluctance to change. Attitudes ...

Coláiste Ghobnait secondary school on the island of Inis Oírr is unable to teach all of its subjects through the medium of Irish. The school, which has a total enrollment of 23 - down from 28 in the ...

Sandra Cleary has been teaching Home Economics for 33 Years in Dublin's Institute of Education. She was a guest on Drivetime Study Hub where she gave some top tips and here she has LOTS of great notes ...

Recent pedagogical research in economics has increasingly emphasised the use of experiments and media to transform traditional instruction methods. This innovative approach combines interactive ...

THE announcement by the Minister for Education and Science of the closure of St Catherine’s College for Education in Home Economics has shocked and saddened graduates of the college. Sat, 04 Oct, 2003 ...