Pupils relying on internet rather than school for sex education, students say Oireachtas hears of fears among teachers in addressing sensitive topics in class
Tue, May 18, 2021, 21:25
Many students are not receiving an adequate sex education at school and are relying on the internet for information, an Oireachtas committee has heard.
Matthew Ryan, welfare officer with the Irish Second Level Students’ Union, told the Oireachtas education committee that the quality of sex education in schools was patchy and limited.
“If students receive RSE [relationships and sexuality education] at all, it’s very inconsistent in terms of when they receive it or how they receive it,” he told the Oireachtas education committee,
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Technological university for south-east moves a step forward WIT and IT Carlow submit application to merge and create new institution
Fri, Apr 30, 2021, 19:11
A technological university for the south east has moved a step closer after Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT) and IT Carlow formally submitted an application to merge and create a new institution.
The aim of the Technological University of South East Ireland consortium is that the new technological university – yet unnamed – will be established on January 1st next.
It follows years of often bitter infighting within both institutions over the future status of both colleges in the event of a merger.