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Claregalway village will be the setting for a special ‘Walk and Talk’ event to raise funds for the Jigsaw counselling service.

1. Try not to become obsessed about the time you spend studying or revising. Concentrate instead on what tasks you must achieve. Allocate a specific amount of time to each otherwise it may take hours to complete what should take minutes.

Three in five participants in JobBridge – the national internship scheme - secure employment following their internship, according to an independent evaluation published on May 1 by Taoiseach Enda Kenny and Minister for Social Protection Joan Burton.

Jigsaw Galway is currently looking for young people in Galway city and county to join its youth advisory panel (YAP) for the next year.

THE ECCENTRIC, theatrical, surreal, and imaginative Norwegian folk duo Thinguma*jigSaw will play their final Irish gig in Galway.

Private sector companies in Mayo are being encouraged to apply to a new training fund announced this week by Skillnets, the national training and upskilling body. The €500,000 fund is open for applications until April 30.

As college places become more competitive, students are turning to private tutors to improve their grades.

St Anthony’s is a co-educational special school in Castlebar providing primary and post-primary education for children between the ages of four and 18 years who have mild general learning difficulties. St Anthony’s also caters for children who may have additional difficulties such as autism, assessed syndromes, visual or hearing impairment, physical disability, or ADHD.

An excellent education can give your children the best start in life, but when they need extra help with subjects to pass their exams in order to attend their chosen university or college, is private tuition really the answer? Will it really help to improve their results or is it a waste of money?

Be positive: The perfect learning environment starts with a good attitude. Show that you believe in your students and trust that they are working hard. Focus on their positive attributes and praise every success and don’t put too much pressure on them. They need to believe they are capable of improvement.