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Is it time that we moved to a fully mixed education?  

Labour Education spokesperson Aodhán Ó Riordáin has sparked a conversation about single-sex schoo...

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13.26 10 Dec 2020


Is it time that we moved to a fully mixed education?  


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13.26 10 Dec 2020


Labour Education spokesperson Aodhán Ó Riordáin has sparked a conversation about single-sex schools, is it time that we moved to fully mixed education?

Ireland has one of the highest rates of students attending single sex schools in Europe,  should we be investigating the potentially negative affect single sex education could have on student's development and relationship with the opposite gender?

Andrea spoke to callers with their views.

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