Girls being pushed into taking ‘softer’ subjects in schools

Teacher supply and demand issues impact the number of students taking STEM subjects at Leaving Cert, a report found.

Girls are still being pushed into ‘softer’ subjects as some post-primary schools still find it challenging to provide them with a wide choice of STEM subjects.

Schools are also experiencing “real issues” when it comes to recruiting qualified teachers to teach critical STEM subjects, including Junior Cert science, and Leaving Cert physics, chemistry, and computer science.