Experts give early school tips

PARENTS should begin preparing children now for their first days in school which are only three weeks away, experts have advised.

The message comes as more than 60,000 school leavers await the results of their Leaving Certificate and Leaving Certificate Applied on Wednesday.

For those taking their first steps on the education ladder, the National Parents Council (Primary) believes young children should be accustomed to being without their parents before their first day in class.