Institute Of Education

Experts differ over significance of grade inflation in this year’s record-breaking results

Leaving Cert marking scheme explained

This year’s exam changes help ease some of the time pressure facing candidates

Calls for use of digital technology to improve sound quality

Higher-level paper layout said to be excellent with clear questions and instructions

More choice on business paper but surprise at lack of question on pandemic impact

Students would have been happy with ‘broad and fair’ paper, say teachers

Disquiet over French aural while written paper is described as ‘challenging’

Questions on the higher-level paper slightly more difficult than in previous years

First of two papers described as fair, accessible and approachable by teachers

Students will have found the trigonometry-heavy higher level paper tricky, teachers say

No financial maths but plenty of calculus, algebra and geometry

Plate tectonics and rock formation appear – but no Brexit question

More choice and fewer questions give students ‘vast desert’ of time in well-received exam

Other students surprised to see iron rather than carbohydrates on paper, teacher says

Government programme aimed at inspiring ‘brilliant young actors, musicians and artists’

With Covid-19, there has never been a better time for children to learn outside

After a year of disruption, there are concerns over long-term impact of school closures

A two-tier system is emerging with affluent schools more likely to have better learning platforms

Zana Zee Keough on the mixed messages being received by Leaving Cert students

Data shows how many students from each school moved on to third-level education

My first ever vote is likely headed into in the hands of America’s newest Supreme Court Judge, Amy Coney Barret, writes Zana Zee Keough

One private and one disadvantaged school share their experiences of this year’s predicted grades

Entire system used to calculate Leaving Cert grades ‘seriously flawed’, say school directors

High Court judge says ‘lead’ case concerning standardisation of grades will be heard next month

Record rechecks follow controversy over extent to which some results downgraded

Leaving Certificate student calls for comprehensive appeals system

‘It was pretty shocking’ to miss out on preferred course, says high achiever

Decision in favour of calculated grades left department with an impossible task

Government sources feel the new system delivered results in the fairest way possible, with an overall increase in grades

There are plenty of alternatives available to those who will not register for third level

Institute of Education claims analysis exposes ‘serious flaws’ in department’s model

Unprecedented shutdown over Covid-19 set to leave long shadow over Irish education

Convoluted process of altering marking schemes may disadvantage some students

Festive season presents opportunities to enhance a special relationship

Advertising authority upholds complaints against Brown Thomas and e-cigarette firm

Parents can get a good sense of the quality of teaching, learning, management and leadership in a school

What you should consider when thinking about what secondary school will best meet the needs of your child

Education progression tables, how we gather material and how to understand it

Institute of Education says it is offering a more ‘academic’ fourth year due to demand