• Off to a confident start

  The Class of 2007 is at peace with itself and optimistic about the future writes Brian Mooney p
  

• About the 2007 Ireland Graduate Survey

  The 2007 Ireland Graduate Survey is the largest independent student survey ever carried out in Ireland. It is based on direct interviews with 3,191 final-year students from the seven universities - TCD, UCD, DCU, NUI Galway, UCC, UL, NUI Maynooth - supported by in-depth research with over 200 student job hunters. p
  

• Key findings

  Only a third of all final-year students expect to enter the jobs market in 2007 p
  

• Across the educational border

  North-South co-operation in education is thriving at school level. At third level, however, it is underdeveloped and failing to keep pace with political developments, argues Andy Pollak p
  

• Add it up Three steps to better co-operation

  1 A proper policy on North-South educational co-operation from the governments in Dublin and Belfast, preceded by a Green Paper to be circulated widely in both jurisdictions for discussion. This could usefully be the main item on the agenda at the first meeting between the three ministers in charge of education on the island: whoever takes over from Mary Hanafin in the Department of Education and Science, and Caitriona Ruane (Minister for Education) and Sir Reg Empey (Minister for Employment and Learning) in the Northern administration. p
  

• Why do we insist on major change for children at age 12? Teaching Matters

  VALERIE MONAGHAN Fifty thousand pupils are currently getting ready for one of the biggest changes in their young lives. In primary schools up and down the land, sixth-class pupils are preparing to say goodbye to the primary school and move to second level. p
  

• In my life

  Judith Woodworth, director, National Concert Hall p
  

• Teacher's Pet

  AN INSIDER'S GUIDE TO EDUCATION p
  

• Questions Answers &

  All your education questions answered by Brian Mooney p
  

• Noticeboard

  WIT Information Evening Waterford Institute of Technology is hosting an information evening for college applicants and their parents this evening from 6.30pm. p
  

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