Second level students in Mayo school get free access to Studyclix platform
IT Sligo has teamed up with Ireland’s most popular study website Studyclix – based in Strandhill, Co. Sligo – to give students at eight northwest schools free access to its service.
More than 700 fifth year and sixth year students across counties Mayo, Donegal, Sligo and Roscommon will be able to access Studyclix.ie for free, which will allow students get expert exam tips and see past papers broken down by topic.
One of the eight schools to benefit from the Studyclix access is St. Joseph's Community College, Charlestown, Mayo.
The other seven schools to benefit are: Coláiste Magh Éne College, Donegal; Ballinode College, Sligo; St. Mary's College, Sligo; Grange Post-Primary School, Sligo; Coola Post-Primary School, Sligo; Corran College, Sligo; and St. Nathy's College, Roscommon.
Studyclix simplifies the study process by breaking down each subject into topics. For each topic, past exam questions, marking schemes, quizzes and videos are available. The site has more than 160,000 students across Ireland registered, while more than 90% of second-level teachers also use the service.
IT Sligo, soon to be Atlantic Technological University (ATU), will offer the licence to support their work under the National Plan for Equity of Access to Higher Education.
This support initiative to offer Studyclix access to schools complements many existing student supports and access initiatives available for IT Sligo students through its Access Office.
The access office in IT Sligo helps create new pathways to higher education, enhance supports for students and embeds models of sustainable community engagement.
Commenting, Studyclix founder and geography teacher Luke Saunders said he was delighted to team up with IT Sligo, particularly as Studyclix is a company based in the northwest.
He stated: “With our headquarters in Sligo, I am especially delighted to be able to support schools across the northwest, including schools in counties Mayo, Sligo, Donegal and Roscommon. The Covid-19 pandemic has seen a rapid progression to online teaching and learning tools, and we have continued to develop the Studyclix product to meet the needs of students and teachers.”
Linda McGloin, access officer at IT Sligo, added: “IT Sligo is delighted to support the funding of Studyclix licenses to a number of local schools in our region to support post primary school children with equity of access to higher education. Engagement and support for accessing higher education needs to start in secondary schools.
“This initiative will ensure students develop excellent study skills and are well prepared to reach their full potential in the Leaving Certificate exams. This will impact the quality and variety of their choices going forward. The access office in IT Sligo is delighted to be part of this initiative. We are excited to be working with these schools for their student’s senior cycle and hopefully this supportive relationship will continue as the students start their higher education journey.”
Cathal Ó Cíobháin, senior year head of St. Joseph's Community College, commented: “We thank IT Sligo for supporting our students in getting access to Studyclix. This resource ties in perfectly with our aim of maximising digital supports for our students. It also goes hand in hand with our promotion of independent learning in senior cycle and supplements to delivery of the curriculum in school.”
Based on analysis of 1,091 students carried out by the company in February 2020, Studyclix users scored an average of 127 more CAO points than the national average, with 87% of Studyclix users getting their first preference third level course.