Much research highlights the importance of engaging with nature for enhancing mental, emotional, and physical health.
Noticing Nature: The Key to Wellbeing
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Second Level
Final call for applications for €12,000 CAO Scholarship
Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT) has announced its final call for applications to the 2021-2022 President’s Scholarship Programme.
WIT publishes Shakespeare study guides for Leaving Certificate students
Lecturers at Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT) have published a book of essays on Shakespeare’s ‘The Tempest’ to support Leaving Cert students in their English studies this academic year.
Maynooth Post Primary Student wins European Commission Award
Alba Doherty-Madrigal, from Maynooth Post Primary School, is the Irish winner of the 2021 Young Translators Contest for Secondary Schools.
The Importance of Nature Education, COVID or no COVID
The elevation of nature education within our schools to a higher status has never been more necessary, COVID or no COVID.
The Impact of Second Level Education on Adolescent Wellbeing: Student Research
Transition Year students Shane O’Connor and Liam Carew recently conducted the research project ‘Assessing the impact of second-level education on key aspects of adolescents’ life and development’.
ISSU Survey on State Examinations and Reopening of Schools
ISSU Report on State Examinations 2021 and Reopening of Schools: Over 81% of respondents rated the ‘sitting in-person exams in June’ option favourably.
Free Live Webinar ahead of CAO deadline
As the CAO deadline looms, students and their families are invited to a free Live Webinar with renowned careers expert, Dr Brian Mooney.
Tech2Students Phase 2 seeks support in bridging the digital divide
In response to the digital divide experienced by students in DEIS schools, Trinity Access and Camara Ireland developed Tech2Students .
The DEIS Programme: Fifteen Years On
Dr Brian Fleming commenced a study, early in 2019, to explore the level of resources needed to tackle the challenges facing DEIS schools.
