Ms Izzy Fitzpatrick:

Some of the things have already been discussed. I think a website is a great idea. As the Deputy and others have mentioned, that idea of having a core standing point of reference for students that talks them through the process would be really useful. From that perspective, there needs to be more guidance offered to teachers as well in order that when they are advising students, they have the information as many do not have access to it in the first place. The students are coming, asking for advice from the person who is supposed to be able to give it to them but they do not have that information. That is important.

There are types of university fairs that students from the North go to but not too many universities from the South come down to those and be a part of them. Also there are talks given at the fairs but I have not heard of one that would go through how the CAO application works. All in all, greater distribution of information is what is needed. That needs to come from the universities themselves being willing to provide that information and to be more involved with events that are happening in the North that are there to help universities and the students applying to them.