second-level

What Ireland can learn from Finnish schools in tackling disinformation

David Bale1 week ago014 mins

Finland regularly ranks as a world leader in media literacy, with its population well equipped to deal with misinformation, disinformation and many of the threats the digital age poses to democracy. It is the result of an education system that differs greatly from Irish schooling. Finnish students do not enter formal education until the age…

Most secondary teachers will struggle to authenticate students’ work under Leaving Cert reforms, survey finds

David Bale2 weeks ago04 mins

Most second-level teachers say they will struggle to authenticate students’ Leaving Cert projects at a time when powerful artificial intelligence (AI) tools are available, according to a teachers’ union survey. Under changes due to roll out from next September onwards, a range of Leaving Cert subjects will include additional assessments such as research projects worth…

School attendance among pupils drops significantly since Covid-19 pandemic

David Bale2 months ago04 mins

School attendance among pupils has dropped significantly since the pandemic as large numbers of children miss classes for extended periods. Just more than 25 per cent of all primary school pupils and 20 per cent of all second-level students missed 20 or more school days in the 2022/2023 school year. This is up significantly from…