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
Are the days of single-sex schools numbered?
Some principals are fighting back against proposals to end ‘outdated’ all-boys and all-girls schools within 15 years
Call to end ‘outdated’ single-sex schools within 10-15 years
Move needed to tackle gender inequality and ‘toxic masculinity’, Labour says
Older teen girls at more risk of internalising mental health issues – ESRI study
Financial difficulties, lone parenting, chronic illness, special needs factored as being of risk
Graduates lack ‘basic skills’ such as writing without spelling or grammatical errors
Key skills such as teamwork neglected by Leaving Cert, says employers’ group
Positive outcomes for children who have good relationship with father, study finds
Long working hours a barrier to fathers’ involvement, ESRI research shows
Hooking up in a modern world: ‘Is a smile enough’ to convey consent?
Consent, pornography, #MeToo, asexuality – the sexual landscape has changed significantly
Teen behaviour more influenced by schools than localities, study finds
Youths attending disadvantaged schools had higher levels of truancy, antisocial behaviour
Feeder schools: Do they help or harm education?
Academic performance alone does not define a student’s secondary school education
Leaving Cert pressures hurt cultural activity in young - ESRI
Seventeen year olds less likely to engage in reading, and art, music and drama classes
Young people who discuss sex with their parents more likely to use contraception
ESRI and HSE study finds many teens are not getting advice on sex from their parents
How nuns schooled today’s torch-bearers of feminism
A generation of female superheroes in tartan skirts and gabardines
Where next for the Leaving Cert?
Calculated grades process has gone very smoothly so will there be any going back?
Feeder Schools: the arguments around publishing progression data
Publication of data generates heated debate over the real value of the information
Students giving up sports and social activities due to Leaving Cert pressure
ESRI report finds strong appetite for senior cycle reform among pupils, parents and teachers
Boys don’t try? Why so many male students are falling behind at school
Research says working class boys are falling behind because of a fear of failure. What can we do to solve it?
Students speak up: How pupils’ voices are finally being listened to
Review may become model for how to put pupils at the centre of education policies
‘To survive the Irish school system, you have to become middle class’
In Irish schools, middle-class girls thrive but boys from working-class backgrounds struggle
Growing Up in Ireland: what we've learned from a decade of research
Extensive study on 19,000 children will play key role in influencing future State policies
Helping your child get ready for ‘big school’
Since the introduction of the Early Childhood Care and Education scheme, children are generally better prepared for the transition from pre-school to primary
Middle-class children outperform others before starting school
ESRI study highlights significant gaps in skills and wellbeing even at age of three
Majority of schools in top flight are single-sex
Research on the merits of educating boys and girls together or separately is mixed
Schoolchildren who are ‘given out to’ often are more likely to lose self-confidence
ESRI study shows young people who receive praise more likely to do better at second level
Smoothing the way into secondary
Moving to secondary school is one of the biggest changes in a child’s life. How can parents help?
Is our education system fit for purpose in the 21st-century?
Experts believe the Republic’s exam-obsessed model is failing Irish students
Are junior cycle reforms on the right track?
Critics claim the State is about to take a wrong turn on secondary school education
Single-sex or mixed: what’s best for your child?
Trends suggest that when it comes to academic success, the gender mix of a school is largely irrelevant
Teaching attracting high achievers despite jobs difficulty
Diversity still poses challenge with few men or disadvnataged people becoming teachers
New teachers in mentoring scheme showing reduced stress levels
Principals in participating schools report staff improvement in teaching and learning
Boys' schools dominate feeder lists for third-level colleges
Reversal of trend seen in 2011 and 2012 figures, when girls’ schools tended to perform significantly better than their male equivalents
School completion programme under threat due to funding cuts
ESRI warns of loss of homework clubs, after-school programmes and counselling
Girls leave boys behind in 20 out of 22 Junior Cert papers
Boys still outnumber girls by six to one in technology subjects at the higher level
Many girls ‘lose sleep with worry’ ahead of Leaving Cert
Girls link success in exams more closely to their personal identity, ESRI study finds
ESRI: Scheme for needy schools should focus on urban areas
Report notes current junior cycle creating ‘disengagement among working-class boys’
Corruption claims should not halt junior cycle reform
Jan O’Sullivan rejects Fintan O’Toole’s view that ‘teachers should not be trusted to mark their students’
Mixing age groups in class affects girls more than boys
Girls taught with older children had lower reading and maths test scores
Stress in sixth year makes transition to third level more difficult, says ESRI
‘Mismatch’ in teaching and learning modes between secondary and higher education
Education league tables having ‘detrimental’ effect
Social scientists tells Maynooth conference policy should not be ‘solely based on data’
Single-sex or co-ed?
In a culture of ‘fake tan’ and ‘trophy wives’, single-sex schools provide a safety net for girls, says Barbara Ennis, principal of Alexandra College, Dublin
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