Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 21 March 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills

The Future of STEM in Irish Education: Discussion (Resumed)

Mr. Barry Convey:

I have three kids myself and one of them has completed her primary and post-primary education. I have a son who is currently going through the primary education system. It is a concern that there is not more of an emphasis on technology and engineering and probably science as well in the post-primary education system currently. There is a deficit in confidence among primary teachers in accessing the whole area of STEM and educating the students about what STEM is and what the STEM subjects are.