Children's School Lives
@cslstudyucd.bsky.social
First longitudinal cohort study of children's school lives in Ireland funded by NCCA and led by researchers at UCD School of Education. Contact [email protected] for more information.
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🎧 ‘What we know about the lives of Irish primary school children’ - Irish Times
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What we know about the lives of Irish primary school children
In the News podcast: New study shows how children from poorer backgrounds are failed
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June 23, 2026 at 8:34 AM
🎧 ‘What we know about the lives of Irish primary school children’ - Irish Times
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📰 ‘How the lives of primary schoolchildren changed during and after Covid’ - Irish Times
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How the lives of primary schoolchildren changed during and after Covid
Irish children became less accomplished in reading and maths after the pandemic, with the gap between poor and affluent children wider than before
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June 23, 2026 at 8:32 AM
📰 ‘How the lives of primary schoolchildren changed during and after Covid’ - Irish Times
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Irish children’s reading and maths got worse after pandemic, study finds
Irish children’s reading and maths got worse after pandemic, study finds
Gap between the reading scores of children in Deis versus non-Deis schools widened after pandemic, report says
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June 11, 2026 at 5:37 AM
Irish children’s reading and maths got worse after pandemic, study finds
📰 "Irish children’s reading and maths got worse after pandemic, study finds" - Irish Times
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Irish children’s reading and maths got worse after pandemic, study finds
Gap between the reading scores of children in Deis versus non-Deis schools widened after pandemic, report says
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June 11, 2026 at 7:38 AM
📰 "Irish children’s reading and maths got worse after pandemic, study finds" - Irish Times
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📰 "Covid 'intensified' reading and maths gap between disadvantaged and more affluent schools" - Irish Examiner
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Covid 'intensified' reading and maths gap between disadvantaged and more affluent schools
Children from poorer families were found to score 'significantly lower' than children from families with medium to high affluence, a landmark report found
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June 11, 2026 at 7:36 AM
📰 "Covid 'intensified' reading and maths gap between disadvantaged and more affluent schools" - Irish Examiner
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📰 "Second-generation immigrant pupils perform better in maths - study" - RTÉ News
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Children of immigrants perform better in maths - study
Second-generation immigrant children have higher average attainment in mathematics by 6th class, a study on child learning outcomes and wellbeing at primary level has found.
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June 11, 2026 at 7:34 AM
📰 "Second-generation immigrant pupils perform better in maths - study" - RTÉ News
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🚨 Today, we launch Report 10 from the #CSLstudy, ‘Primary School Matters: Everyday Living and Learning in Children’s School Lives’
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June 11, 2026 at 7:30 AM
🚨 Today, we launch Report 10 from the #CSLstudy, ‘Primary School Matters: Everyday Living and Learning in Children’s School Lives’
🔗 Download the report from our website at: cslstudy.ie/downloads/CS...
🧵 Read about some of the key findings below –
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🔗 Download the report from our website at: cslstudy.ie/downloads/CS...
🧵 Read about some of the key findings below –
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Our research team met with the Early Childhood and Primary Team from the @NCCA National Council for Curriculum and Assessment to discuss the existing evidence the study has created over the last seven years.
We are delighted that CSL contributes to inform policy that centers the voices of children.
We are delighted that CSL contributes to inform policy that centers the voices of children.
June 4, 2026 at 9:34 AM
Our research team met with the Early Childhood and Primary Team from the @NCCA National Council for Curriculum and Assessment to discuss the existing evidence the study has created over the last seven years.
We are delighted that CSL contributes to inform policy that centers the voices of children.
We are delighted that CSL contributes to inform policy that centers the voices of children.
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At #ESAI26 presenting findings from the @cslstudyucd.bsky.social on the #SchoolTransition from #Primary to #PostPrimary in Ireland.
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May 30, 2026 at 11:01 AM
At #ESAI26 presenting findings from the @cslstudyucd.bsky.social on the #SchoolTransition from #Primary to #PostPrimary in Ireland.
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🚨 Today, we launch Report 9 from the #CSLstudy, ‘Experiences of the Transition to Post-Primary Schooling’
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September 3, 2025 at 7:24 AM
🚨 Today, we launch Report 9 from the #CSLstudy, ‘Experiences of the Transition to Post-Primary Schooling’
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🧵 Read about some of the key findings below –
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🚨 We recently launched Report 8c from #CSLstudy – the third in our series on equalities in children’s school lives.
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🧵 The report includes a spotlight on Irish Traveller children.
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🧵 The report includes a spotlight on Irish Traveller children.
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May 20, 2025 at 9:20 AM
🚨 We recently launched Report 8c from #CSLstudy – the third in our series on equalities in children’s school lives.
🔗 Download the report at: cslstudy.ie/downloads/CS...
🧵 The report includes a spotlight on Irish Traveller children.
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🔗 Download the report at: cslstudy.ie/downloads/CS...
🧵 The report includes a spotlight on Irish Traveller children.
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@cslstudyucd.bsky.social has published the 3rd report of its #Equalities series, from the ground-breaking study examining the experience of #PrimarySchool children in Ireland.
The latest report looks at the impact of increasing migrant, ethnic & linguistic diversity
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The latest report looks at the impact of increasing migrant, ethnic & linguistic diversity
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May 13, 2025 at 1:41 PM
@cslstudyucd.bsky.social has published the 3rd report of its #Equalities series, from the ground-breaking study examining the experience of #PrimarySchool children in Ireland.
The latest report looks at the impact of increasing migrant, ethnic & linguistic diversity
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The latest report looks at the impact of increasing migrant, ethnic & linguistic diversity
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Delighted to release our latest report from #CSLstudy. Highlights the significance of migration and ethnicity in children’s school lives. #edchatie @ucddublin.bsky.social @ucdresearch.bsky.social
🚨 Today, we launch Report 8c from the #CSLstudy, ‘Migration and Ethnicity in Children’s School Lives.’
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May 13, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Delighted to release our latest report from #CSLstudy. Highlights the significance of migration and ethnicity in children’s school lives. #edchatie @ucddublin.bsky.social @ucdresearch.bsky.social
'Children's School Lives' report on impact of Migration and Ethnicity - UCD Research
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Children's School Lives report on impact of Migration and Ethnicity | UCD Research
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May 13, 2025 at 1:15 PM
'Children's School Lives' report on impact of Migration and Ethnicity - UCD Research
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Experiences of Traveller children in school more negative as they progress through system - Irish Examiner
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Experiences of Traveller children in school more negative as they progress through system
Irish Traveller children also report experiencing bullying, both being bullied and bullying others, at higher rates than any other ethnic group
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May 13, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Experiences of Traveller children in school more negative as they progress through system - Irish Examiner
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Second-generation immigrants more likely to aspire to go to university, study finds - Irish Times
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Second-generation immigrants more likely to aspire to go to university, study finds
Landmark study finds immigrant families feel strengths of education system include support and culture of care
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May 13, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Second-generation immigrants more likely to aspire to go to university, study finds - Irish Times
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🚨 Today, we launch Report 8c from the #CSLstudy, ‘Migration and Ethnicity in Children’s School Lives.’
🔗 Download the report from our website at: cslstudy.ie/downloads/CS...
🧵 Read about some of the key findings below –
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🔗 Download the report from our website at: cslstudy.ie/downloads/CS...
🧵 Read about some of the key findings below –
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May 13, 2025 at 7:30 AM
🚨 Today, we launch Report 8c from the #CSLstudy, ‘Migration and Ethnicity in Children’s School Lives.’
🔗 Download the report from our website at: cslstudy.ie/downloads/CS...
🧵 Read about some of the key findings below –
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🔗 Download the report from our website at: cslstudy.ie/downloads/CS...
🧵 Read about some of the key findings below –
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🚨 New #CSLstudy policy paper published on PublicPolicy.ie highlighting how patterns & norms within society in relation to gender & sexualities influence children’s experience of primary school.
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April 22, 2025 at 12:53 PM
🚨 New #CSLstudy policy paper published on PublicPolicy.ie highlighting how patterns & norms within society in relation to gender & sexualities influence children’s experience of primary school.
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@ucdgearyinst.bsky.social @ucddublin.bsky.social #edchatie
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Dr Melissa Bohnert, brining #CSLstudy contributions at ESAI Conference 2025 @esai-irl.bsky.social to a close with her paper examining digital generations, social media, and children’s educational outcomes.
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@ucddublin.bsky.social @dympnadevine.bsky.social #edchatie
April 13, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Dr Melissa Bohnert, brining #CSLstudy contributions at ESAI Conference 2025 @esai-irl.bsky.social to a close with her paper examining digital generations, social media, and children’s educational outcomes.
@ucddublin.bsky.social @dympnadevine.bsky.social #edchatie
@ucddublin.bsky.social @dympnadevine.bsky.social #edchatie
Wonderful presentation by Dr Barbara Moore at ESAI Conference 2025 @esai-irl.bsky.social
Barbara’s paper draws on #CSLstudy data to explore children’s un/doing of gender in primary schools
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Barbara’s paper draws on #CSLstudy data to explore children’s un/doing of gender in primary schools
@ucddublin.bsky.social #edchatie
April 13, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Wonderful presentation by Dr Barbara Moore at ESAI Conference 2025 @esai-irl.bsky.social
Barbara’s paper draws on #CSLstudy data to explore children’s un/doing of gender in primary schools
@ucddublin.bsky.social #edchatie
Barbara’s paper draws on #CSLstudy data to explore children’s un/doing of gender in primary schools
@ucddublin.bsky.social #edchatie
Seán Gleasure, sharing our #CSLstudy participatory research method, ‘A School Day’ board game, at ESAI Conference 2025 @esai-irl.bsky.social
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@seangleasure.bsky.social @ucddublin.bsky.social #edchatie
April 11, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Seán Gleasure, sharing our #CSLstudy participatory research method, ‘A School Day’ board game, at ESAI Conference 2025 @esai-irl.bsky.social
@seangleasure.bsky.social @ucddublin.bsky.social #edchatie
@seangleasure.bsky.social @ucddublin.bsky.social #edchatie
Excellent paper presentation by Morten Greaves at ESAI Conference 2025 @esai-irl.bsky.social on the currere lived experiences of a low-socioeconomic status boy in primary school.
@ucddublin.bsky.social #edchatie
@ucddublin.bsky.social #edchatie
April 11, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Excellent paper presentation by Morten Greaves at ESAI Conference 2025 @esai-irl.bsky.social on the currere lived experiences of a low-socioeconomic status boy in primary school.
@ucddublin.bsky.social #edchatie
@ucddublin.bsky.social #edchatie
Kyla Smith, opening #CSLstudy contributions at ESAI Conference 2025 @esai-irl.bsky.social with a wonderful roundtable session on primary teachers’ burnout during the pandemic years.
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@ucddublin.bsky.social #edchatie
April 11, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Kyla Smith, opening #CSLstudy contributions at ESAI Conference 2025 @esai-irl.bsky.social with a wonderful roundtable session on primary teachers’ burnout during the pandemic years.
@ucddublin.bsky.social #edchatie
@ucddublin.bsky.social #edchatie
🚨 Join researchers from #CSLstudy at the Educational Studies Association of Ireland Conference.
📆 10th-12th April 2025
📍 Sheraton Hotel, Athlone
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April 8, 2025 at 7:20 AM
🚨 Join researchers from #CSLstudy at the Educational Studies Association of Ireland Conference.
📆 10th-12th April 2025
📍 Sheraton Hotel, Athlone
🧵 Details below:
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📏 Girls from the poorest families are most likely to be placed in the lower attaining maths groups by 5th & 6th class, increasing over time.
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December 6, 2024 at 7:36 AM
📏 Girls from the poorest families are most likely to be placed in the lower attaining maths groups by 5th & 6th class, increasing over time.
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