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Junior Cycle students are suffering “significant stress” as they struggle to cope with the twin demands of classroom-based assessments (CBAs) and exams, according to a new study.

As students around the country collected their Junior Certificate results this morning, six exceptionally bright pupils discovered they had achieved an impeccable 12 As in their exams. Last year, 17-year-old Jane M. Hayes Nally was just like them. Here, she writes about the pressure she placed upon herself ahead of the exams and her regret at not celebrating her success.

New sex education curriculum for Junior Cycle includes focus on gender identity

A new gender identity education module for the Junior Cert is “all about preparing children for the real world”, according to The Humanist Society.

The new sex education curriculum for Junior Cycle students is a cause of “great anxiety” among parents, according to the Catholic Secondary Schools Parents Association.

Move follows research which found sex education is out of date, too focused on biology and does not reflect the reality of young people’s lives

Pupils struggle to balance homework, classroom-based assessments and study for exams

A Know Your Rights piece from South Munster Citizens Information, providing information and advice on the entitlements and supports available to help ...

FOR THE FIRST time in four years the best young business brains in the Mid-West have been honoured at an in-person ceremony. Students who obtained a distinction...

"It is nice to honour and recognise students for their hard work and achievements."