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    • Barnardos Childhood Poll 2007: Views from Parents & Teenagers (Findings) 

      Barnardos (Barnardos, 2007)
      Findings of a national childhood 2007 poll. The poll, conducted independently by Behaviour and Attitudes, sought the views of 400 parents and 200 young people on a range of issues affecting childhood today.

    • Barnardos Childhood Poll 2007: Views from Parents & Teenagers (Summary) 

      Barnardos (Barnardos, 2007)
      Summary of the findings of a national childhood 2007 poll. The poll, conducted independently by Behaviour and Attitudes, sought the views of 400 parents and 200 young people on a range of issues affecting childhood today.

    • Barnardos Back to School Costs Analysis 

      Barnardos (Barnardos, 2009)
      With September looming and the new school year fast approaching, parents are getting their children ready to begin or return to school. This can place parents under a huge financial burden on the household budget. The ...

    • Back to School Costs Analysis 

      Barnardos (Barnardos, 2010)
      The return to school can bring a sense of excitement and dread for both pupils and parents. The costs associated with getting children ready to begin or return to school can place a huge financial burden on the household ...

    • School Costs Survey Results 

      Barnardos (Barnardos, 2011)
      Over the past 3 years, Ireland has seen countless job losses, home repossessions and soaring emigration rates. There have been numerous personal tragedies for those caught at the front line of the economic downturn. We ...

    • 2011 School Costs Survey Results: Infographic 

      Barnardos (Barnardos, 2011)
      Infographic outlining the costs of sending a child to either primary or secondary school in 2011.

    • School Costs Survey 2012 

      Barnardos (Barnardos, 2012)
      Barnardos’ School Costs Survey is now in its 7th year. While the landscape in Ireland has changed significantly over those 7 years, parents have been consistent in their criticisms about the high costs of education. ...

    • School Costs Survey 2012: Overview 

      Barnardos (Barnardos, 2012)
      An infographic breaking down the findings from the 2012 School Costs Survey.

    • School Costs Survey Briefing 

      Barnardos (Barnardos, 2013)
      Unlike previous years, the issue of school costs have remained high on the political agenda throughout this year with the Minister encouraging the setting up of school book rental schemes and the Joint Oireachtas Committee ...

    • 2013 School Costs Survey Results: Infographic 

      Barnardos (Barnardos, 2013)
      Infographic outlining the costs of sending a child to either primary or secondary school in 2013.

    • School Costs Survey Briefing 

      Barnardos (Barnardos, 2014)
      Barnardos’ School Costs Survey, now in its ninth year, uses information from parents to assess the real cost of getting their children ready to go back to school. Yet again the survey shows that it is a hugely stressful ...

    • School Costs Survey 2015: Factsheet 

      Barnardos (Barnardos, 2015)
      In total, 1,404 parents completed Barnardos School Costs Survey 2015. The majority of respondents (946) had children attending primary school while the remaining 458 respondents’ children were in secondary school.

    • The Cost of School in Ireland: Is it as High as Ever? Infographic 

      Barnardos (Barnardos, 2015)
      Infographic outlining the costs of sending a child to either primary or secondary school in 2015.

    • Digital in Schools: A Barnardos Survey: Infographic 

      Barnardos (Barnardos, 2015)
      Graphic breakdown of Barnardos Digital Schools Survey 2015.

    • Digital Devices in Schools Survey 

      Barnardos (Barnardos, 2015-05)
      Barnardos carried out an online survey of parents to investigate the use of digital technology in Irish schools. The survey measures how digital technology is used by children and young people for school work; at home and ...

    • The Real Cost of School in 2016: Infographic 

      Barnardos (Barnardos, 2016)
      Infographic outlining the costs of sending a child to either primary or secondary school in 2016.

    • School Costs Survey 2016: Briefing Paper 

      Barnardos (Barnardos, 2016-08-03)
      Education is not free in Ireland. That is the overwhelming message from parents who took the 2016 Barnardos’ School Costs Survey. For more than a decade thousands of parents have been using the Barnardos’ School Costs ...

    • School Costs 2017 Summary 

      Barnardos (Barnardos, 2017)
      In total, 1,834 parents completed Barnardos School Costs Survey 2017. The majority of respondents (1,181) had children attending primary school while the remaining 640 respondents’ children were in secondary schoo

    • The Cost of School in Ireland: Infographic 

      Barnardos (Barnardos, 2017)
      Infographic outlining the costs of sending a child to either primary or secondary school in 2017.

    • School Costs Survey 2017: Briefing Paper 

      Barnardos (Barnardos, 2017-08-02)
      The mantra is the same: the back to school costs places a huge financial burden on parents with many feeling stressed at juggling household bills or getting into debt to ensure their children have all they need to start ...