Young people in Republic have higher levels of education, cross-Border study finds
Early school leaving is two to three times higher in Northern Ireland
Early school leaving is two to three times higher in Northern Ireland
Some principals are fighting back against proposals to end ‘outdated’ all-boys and all-girls schools within 15 years
Move needed to tackle gender inequality and ‘toxic masculinity’, Labour says
Financial difficulties, lone parenting, chronic illness, special needs factored as being of risk
Key skills such as teamwork neglected by Leaving Cert, says employers’ group
Long working hours a barrier to fathers’ involvement, ESRI research shows
Consent, pornography, #MeToo, asexuality – the sexual landscape has changed significantly
Youths attending disadvantaged schools had higher levels of truancy, antisocial behaviour
Academic performance alone does not define a student’s secondary school education
Seventeen year olds less likely to engage in reading, and art, music and drama classes
ESRI and HSE study finds many teens are not getting advice on sex from their parents
A generation of female superheroes in tartan skirts and gabardines
Calculated grades process has gone very smoothly so will there be any going back?
Publication of data generates heated debate over the real value of the information
ESRI report finds strong appetite for senior cycle reform among pupils, parents and teachers
Research says working class boys are falling behind because of a fear of failure. What can we do to solve it?
Review may become model for how to put pupils at the centre of education policies
In Irish schools, middle-class girls thrive but boys from working-class backgrounds struggle
Extensive study on 19,000 children will play key role in influencing future State policies
Since the introduction of the Early Childhood Care and Education scheme, children are generally better prepared for the transition from pre-school to primary
ESRI study highlights significant gaps in skills and wellbeing even at age of three
Research on the merits of educating boys and girls together or separately is mixed
ESRI study shows young people who receive praise more likely to do better at second level
Moving to secondary school is one of the biggest changes in a child’s life. How can parents help?
Experts believe the Republic’s exam-obsessed model is failing Irish students
Critics claim the State is about to take a wrong turn on secondary school education
Trends suggest that when it comes to academic success, the gender mix of a school is largely irrelevant
Diversity still poses challenge with few men or disadvnataged people becoming teachers
Principals in participating schools report staff improvement in teaching and learning
Reversal of trend seen in 2011 and 2012 figures, when girls’ schools tended to perform significantly better than their male equivalents
ESRI warns of loss of homework clubs, after-school programmes and counselling
Boys still outnumber girls by six to one in technology subjects at the higher level
Girls link success in exams more closely to their personal identity, ESRI study finds
Report notes current junior cycle creating ‘disengagement among working-class boys’
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