Irish teenagers getting weaker at maths and reading, new international research shows – The Irish Times
Teenagers in Ireland are achieving significantly lower scores in reading and maths than they were a decade ago,…
‘I’m officially retiring from my primary school
I officially retire from my primary school today. No more cúntus miosúils. No more staff meetings. No more…
My daughter’s classmates have left for a grind school and she is desperate to join them – The Irish Times
Question My daughter returned to school last week to discover that a number of her classmates had left…
Leaving Cert: All thoughts now move to CAO round one offers – The Irish Times
Last week was a big one for our Leaving Certificate students, with more than 70,000 pupils receiving their…
‘Mum is in tears, she can’t talk’: Student who left school in second year gets 625 points in Leaving Cert – The Irish Times
The results are in and, for one student – who was one of our Leaving Cert diarists in…
CAO points system cannot be used to measure intelligence – The Irish Times
For many Leaving Cert students the summer has involved an anxious wait to see how many CAO points…
The exponential growth of apprenticeships in Ireland – The Irish Times
For the final two years of their school lives, Leaving Certificate students are regularly targeted through the marketing…
Cybersecurity to blacksmithing: Ireland’s most unusual and intriguing third-level courses – The Irish Times
With so much focus invested in retaining vast swathes of exam-relevant information, Leaving Cert students often complete their…
Leaving Cert Japanese exam gets positive reaction – The Irish Times
Students reacted positively to both the higher- and ordinary-level Japanese paper this year, according to David McCartney, a…
Leaving Cert history: ‘Very challenging’ paper with few predicted staples – The Irish Times
This year’s Leaving Certificate higher-level history paper was very challenging, teachers have said. Stephen Tonge, a history teacher…
Leaving Cert biology paper contains mistake that may have caught out students – The Irish Times
The State Examinations Commission (SEC) has apologised for an error in Tuesday’s Leaving Certificate higher level biology paper…
Sophie should be doing her Junior Cert exams, but instead she’s sorting out her wardrobe – The Irish Times
Sophie should be in the middle of her Junior Cycle exams, but instead she’s at home sorting out…