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Watch: Teachers rally at schools nationwide to protest Leaving Cert changes
Watch: Teachers rally at schools nationwide to protest Leaving Cert changes
ASTI and TUI members are calling for a pause to Education Minister's plan to accelerate changes to the senior cycle in 2025/26

Tue, 19 Nov, 2024

What's happening to the Leaving Cert that's bringing teachers on to the streets today? 
What's happening to the Leaving Cert that's bringing teachers on to the streets today? 
TUI and ASTI members are protesting over changes they say will be unfair on many students

Tue, 19 Nov, 2024

Election 2024: Education — 'Forget phone pouches. Leaving Cert projects are a bigger problem'
Election 2024: Education — 'Forget phone pouches. Leaving Cert projects are a bigger problem'
Teacher Conor Murphy says the rollout of Leaving Cert projects should be paused for two reasons: It will further disadvantage less privileged students, and AI will make nonsense of the results

 Listen | Mon, 18 Nov, 2024

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Royal High School
Additional assessments could increase stress for Leaving Cert students
Assessments, called additional assessment components (AAC) are planned to be introduced in every subject under Senior Cycle reform

Sun, 17 Nov, 2024

research student scientist
Science teachers sound alarm over Leaving Cert exam changes
Fears have been raised that some schools won't have adequate facilities for students to conduct experiments under the new curriculum 

Sat, 16 Nov, 2024

Leaving Certificate results
Irish Examiner view: Bigger issues in education than projects
For all its faults, the Leaving Certificate is a relatively level playing field for all those who take the exams

Thu, 14 Nov, 2024

Teachers to protest next week over 'rushed' changes planned for Leaving Cert
Teachers to protest next week over 'rushed' changes planned for Leaving Cert
The protests outside post primary schools are not expected to interrupt the school day

Tue, 12 Nov, 2024

Campaign for dyslexic students to be given extra exam time gains momentum
Campaign for dyslexic students to be given extra exam time gains momentum
TDs and senators have added their names to a public pledge supporting the introduction of extra time in Junior Cycle and Leaving Cert exams for dyslexic students

Tue, 08 Oct, 2024

Young woman freelancer using laptop working online making notes
Joanna Fortune: My teen has done their Leaving Cert but has no idea what they want to do in life now
I'm doing my best to be patient, but it's very difficult to see them hanging around the house when the rest of the family is working flat out

Tue, 01 Oct, 2024

File photo An online petition calling for the Leaving Cert to be cancelled has been signed by over 26,000 people. The current pl
Marks upgraded in 21% of Leaving Certificate result appeals
The results from this year’s appeals process will be available to students online on Friday from 11am, after appeals were made by 7,268 students against 14,287 individual exam results

Fri, 27 Sep, 2024

Richard Hogan: You are more than your Leaving Cert results
Richard Hogan: You are more than your Leaving Cert results
"Our movement through life isn’t in a straight line - more like an oscillating circle that moves up and back. At times, we feel we are going backwards or standing still but that is not true."

Wed, 28 Aug, 2024

Exam cheating rises
CAO offers: Did your course go up? See all the first-round cut-off points
Some 56,571 people have been issued with first-round Central Applications Office (CAO) offers on Wednesday

Wed, 28 Aug, 2024

CAO offers: points requirements fall for 44% of degree courses
CAO offers: points requirements fall for 44% of degree courses
The pandemic may be over but its impact still very much lingers over the Leaving Cert and its points race.

Wed, 28 Aug, 2024

IE Explains: First-round CAO offers released — what now?
IE Explains: First-round CAO offers released — what now?
The acceptance date for round-one offers is no later than September 3, at 3pm

Wed, 28 Aug, 2024

Student who fled Ukraine offered college course after achieving 625 points in Leaving Certificate
Student who fled Ukraine offered college course after achieving 625 points in Leaving Certificate
Taisiia Korenska now speaks fluent English but said she was 'actually bad at English' while she lived in Ukraine

Wed, 28 Aug, 2024

Frustrated sad woman feeling tired
Colman Noctor: What about the Leaving Cert students who fall short? Six tips for parents
If your child fails to get the points or CAO offer they had hoped to achieve, parental support is vital 

Wed, 28 Aug, 2024

CAO offers: Slight fall in number of students receiving first-round preference
CAO offers: Slight fall in number of students receiving first-round preference
After the Leaving Cert results were issued last week, today is another big day for tens of thousands of students who were waiting to hear if they got their college course of choice

Wed, 28 Aug, 2024

Watch: Students give their opinions on Leaving Cert reform
Watch: Students give their opinions on Leaving Cert reform
On the day students from Coláiste Éamann Rís in Ballyphenane and Gaelcholáiste Carrigaline received their leaving cert marks, we asked their opinion on the issues that affect their generation including leaving cert reform.

Fri, 23 Aug, 2024

Jennifer Horgan: Little systemic change in Leaving Cert but there have been some positive steps
Jennifer Horgan: Little systemic change in Leaving Cert but there have been some positive steps
Among the positives is a shift in emphasis away from the bottleneck mindset that tended to funnel all students towards university

Fri, 23 Aug, 2024

Cork student overcomes late autism diagnosis and expulsion to collect Leaving Cert results
Cork student overcomes late autism diagnosis and expulsion to collect Leaving Cert results
Kris Hayes-O’Sullivan was one of 12 Leaving Cert students who opened their results in Cork’s Life Centre

Fri, 23 Aug, 2024

Cork's Leaving Cert students: 'There were tears, but happy tears'
Cork's Leaving Cert students: 'There were tears, but happy tears'
A sleepless night gave way to relief and joy as students received their exam results

Fri, 23 Aug, 2024

'It's a fantastic achievement': Taoiseach and Education Minister congratulate Leaving Cert students
'It's a fantastic achievement': Taoiseach and Education Minister congratulate Leaving Cert students
Simon Harris said Leaving Cert results day was a 'milestone' in a young person's life but advised students to 'keep everything in perspective'

Fri, 23 Aug, 2024

Cork girl who spent six months bedbound delighted with Leaving Cert results 
Cork girl who spent six months bedbound delighted with Leaving Cert results 
Sarah Thompson O’Sullivan fully embraced school life despite the challenges posed by a range of health conditions which include scoliosis, clubbed feet, a dislocated hip, and torticollis

Fri, 23 Aug, 2024

Leaving Certificate results
Q&A: Leaving Certificate results are out today. What happens next?
A covid hangover looms large over Irish State examinations and  figures out today show that 68% of all grades were increased, compared to 71% in 2023 and 50% in 2022

Fri, 23 Aug, 2024

School exam stock
Leaving Cert class of 2024 had over two-thirds of their grades bumped up this year
Move is thanks to the Government's 'post-marking adjustments' to ensure they fared as well as last year’s students

Fri, 23 Aug, 2024

Sorting Leaving Cert grade inflation a test in which next government needs to achieve top marks
Sorting Leaving Cert grade inflation a test in which next government needs to achieve top marks
Pandemic era grade inflation is set to continue into the 2025 Leaving Cert. How do we move away from it for once and for all?

Fri, 23 Aug, 2024

sad teenager girl with scales on floor
'You are more than a set of grades': Charity reminds students there are 'many paths to success'
Turn2Me is offering free online counselling sessions and peer support groups to help young people navigate the stress and anxiety associated with exam results

Fri, 23 Aug, 2024

Female entrepreneur drawing on whiteboard
S Jennifer Horgan: There is a valid hierarchy of needs in education that is being ignored
Many children, far too many children, lack basic support in schools

Fri, 23 Aug, 2024

Male Friends Drinking Beer And Clinking Bottles At Bar
Parents urged to help their children safely plan Leaving Cert results celebrations
HSE tells parents of Leaving Cert students to talk with their children about the hazards of alcohol and drug use at post result celebrations.

Thu, 22 Aug, 2024

Cara Darmody: I won’t be going away and will continue to call out disability discrimination
S Why has it become acceptable to leave children rotting on waiting lists?
Ireland is not a good country for those children with autism and intellectual disabilities

Sat, 17 Aug, 2024

More than 7,000 college place offers as part of latest round of CAO applications
More than 7,000 college place offers as part of latest round of CAO applications
Round Zero offers go to mature, deferred, graduate entry medicine, and access applicants

Thu, 08 Aug, 2024

High school students at school, wearing N95 Face masks.
Foley to demand more funding for school building and expansion of free books scheme 
It is estimated that the final cost of the expansion could set the Exchequer back up to €43m a year

Sun, 04 Aug, 2024

Sarah Harte: Enjoy the moment but keep your head. A career is a long race
S Sarah Harte: Enjoy the moment but keep your head. A career is a long race
Who you are today is not you forever. You will try on many different versions of yourself. And you have the gift of youth

Wed, 12 Jun, 2024

Diary of a Gen Z Student: It may be hard to see it now, but the Leaving Cert isn't that important
Diary of a Gen Z Student: It may be hard to see it now, but the Leaving Cert isn't that important
In a few months, your life will look totally different. You’ll be finding the independence you’re craving.

Fri, 07 Jun, 2024

Teenage boy attending to online school class
Leaving Cert: Five things parents can do to help your teen through exam time stress
With the Leaving Cert starting today, what are five things parents need to know to help their teen through it? Here’s what experts say

Wed, 05 Jun, 2024

Richard Hogan: We have to legislate to stop powerful tech giants from profiting from our kids
Richard Hogan: How parents and students can survive Junior and Leaving Cert exam stress
It can be very challenging trying to support an exam-stressed child. So, here are a few tips...

Wed, 05 Jun, 2024

Irish Examiner view: Profitable airlines resist green tax 
Irish Examiner view: Profitable airlines resist green tax 
Those planning a flight to the sun are now facing an unpleasant development — a hike in the cost of those flights, according to the aviation industry

Wed, 05 Jun, 2024

Letters to the Editor: Time for Leaving Cert reform
Letters to the Editor: Time for Leaving Cert reform
One reader writes in to say that with the amount of time students will spend on written assessments over the coming days, it's little wonder that they complain about the volume of information they have to retain

Wed, 05 Jun, 2024

Leaving and Junior Cert students encouraged to 'mind themselves' as exams get under way 
Leaving and Junior Cert students encouraged to 'mind themselves' as exams get under way 
Education Minister Norma Foley said she was sending her 'very best wishes' to all students

Wed, 05 Jun, 2024

Student girl thinking
Colman Noctor: Tips for dealing with exam stress ahead of the Leaving Cert
"While exams can be helpful for assessing aspects of a student’s knowledge and skills, they should not be the sole or dominant evaluation method."

Tue, 04 Jun, 2024

'Urgent' appeal for Leaving Cert and Junior Cert students with dyslexia to get extra exam time
'Urgent' appeal for Leaving Cert and Junior Cert students with dyslexia to get extra exam time
Dyslexia Association of Ireland points out dyslexic university students get extra time, but Leaving and Junior Cert students are at an unfair disadvantage

Mon, 03 Jun, 2024

Exam cheating rises
Denis Lehane: The Leaving Cert needs to lighten up
With everyone wanting to be the next Tony O'Reilly or Mary Robinson, the Leaving Cert has taken on a life of its own.

Mon, 03 Jun, 2024

Teenage boy attending to online school class
Dear Dáithí: I'm worried my son is studying too much
He is 18 and an adult and you say you can’t tell him what to do. Of course you can. He can vote for whoever he wants next week, but he can’t vote you out of office

Mon, 27 May, 2024

Students with ADHD urged to fill prescriptions before exams due to shortages
Students with ADHD urged to fill prescriptions before exams due to shortages
Current medication shortages include three types of tablets used to treat ADHD

Mon, 20 May, 2024

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