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Carl O'Brien

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Education Editor at Irish Times

@IrishTimes Education Editor and modest Corkonian. email: [email protected] / Threema: JN5PU9BE

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  • Second-generation immigrants more likely to aspire to go to university, study finds

    2 days ago | irishtimes.com | Carl O'Brien

    Second generation immigrants in primary schools are more likely to aspire to go to university than other children, according to a new study. The findings are contained in the latest results from a landmark longitudinal study, Children’s School Lives, undertaken by UCD‘s school of education, which is following 4,000 children across almost 200 schools.

  • Teachers face 5% pay loss if Leaving Cert reforms blocked

    2 days ago | irishtimes.com | Carl O'Brien

    Teachers could lose up to 5 per cent of pay due under public service deals if they fail to co-operate with controversial Leaving Cert reforms, second-level teaching unions have been warned. The changes, due to roll out from next September, will see students awarded a minimum of 40 per cent for project work or practicals across all subjects in a move aimed at broadening assessment and easing pressure facing exam candidates.

  • Irish student leads Cambridge team to victory on BBC’s University Challenge

    2 days ago | irishtimes.com | Carl O'Brien

    Dubliner Oscar Despard (22) captained a team from Christ’s College, Cambridge to victory in the final of the long-running BBC student quizshow University Challenge on Monday night. In a thrilling comeback, the Cambridge team – which trailed University of Warwick for most of the final – moved into the lead in the final minutes and won by the smallest margin possible: five points. The winning trophy was presented to Despard and his team-mates by the actor Sir Ian McKellen.

  • Degrees without CAO points were meant to be a ‘game changer’. Why do so few students avail of them?

    3 days ago | irishtimes.com | Carl O'Brien

    Cullain Burke’s delight with his Leaving Certificate results was short-lived. The 424 points he achieved in 2023 were not enough to secure his dream course, software development at Munster Technological University (MTU), which had soared above 500 points. “I was a little bit devastated to miss out,” he says. “It was upsetting. All my friends were going there.

  • Top boarding school to admit girls for first time in 120 years

    5 days ago | irishtimes.com | Carl O'Brien

    Cistercian College Roscrea, a boarding school for boys established in 1905, is to admit girls for the first time from next year. The fee-charging school, best known for its rugby and music traditions, plans to introduce “day boarding” for girls initially before expanding to full boarding facilities for all students in the coming years.

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