• Parent power in action as class size moves to the top of election agenda

  Last week 600 people gathered in a Dublin hotel. Everyone was of one voice - class sizes in Irish primary schools are too big. Education is suffering, children are suffering, the country's economy will suffer and the situation is untenable. The same scene is being repeated across the State. Grainne Faller reports p
  

• Class size: What the union says

  According to the OECD, Ireland has an average class size of 24 - the second highest in Europe. The countries with the smallest classes average about 15 pupils per class, while the UK is highest with 26 pupils per class. However, many Irish students are in much bigger classes. p
  

• Should I stay or should I go? Why leaving college is no disgrace

  Amber O'Sullivan began an arts degree in UCD last year. While she had no particular quarrel with the university or the course, she decided not to continue with her degree. She does not want to place blame but to ask why so many people think 'dropping out' of college is something to be ashamed of p
  

• Moving from educating for work to educating for life

  Teaching Matters: Prof Tom Collins Schooling evolved historically out of the recognition that there were societal requirements for knowledge and expertise which could not be met by other systems such as the family and community. p
  

• In my life

  Olivia Mitchell , TD, Fine Gael spokeswoman on transport p
  

• Questions & Answers

  All your education questions answered by Brian Mooney p
  

• Noticeboard

  Lecture Series at UCC Hosted by UCC's College of Arts, Celtic Studies and Social Sciences, a series of lectures will take place on Wednesday evenings until March 28th. New professorial staff at the college will each deliver a lecture from 5pm to 6pm p
  

• Teacher's Pet

  An insider's guide to education  p
  

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