A new ESRI study on voluntary secondary schools sheds new light on the enduring impact of the pandemic on students
Second Level
News and advice on the second-level education system.
Move away from the stereotypes of learning difficulties, says author who has both personal and professional experience of them
Ireland has high proportion of all-boys and all-girls schools in comparison to other European countries
In the early days of the State about half of second-level teachers were unqualified to teach their subjects. How much has really changed?
Norma Foley is planning new supports to help schools. Whether it will be enough is another matter
Record numbers chose apprenticeships last year, with starting salaries for many now exceeding college graduates
Study finds capacity to foster Catholic ethos of schools ‘shrinking’ with decline in those able to deliver faith-based education
Pupils on our panel say we need more creativity, less emphasis on homework and greater recognition of learning outside school
Pupil numbers projected to drop by 100,000, or almost one fifth, within a decade
An oversupply of teachers may become an issue by the end of the decade
A common application process would simplify post-primary school admissions, alleviating stress for parents, students and schools
The topic is not on the school curriculum, but a new education programme on Ireland’s culture of concealment aims to change that
Students are missing out by having teachers who choose to bring less to the table than they could if they felt more motivated
There are good job prospects in creative industries, especially in the film and audio-visual sector
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