Two weeks to go: the do’s and don’ts of the run-up to the Leaving Cert
If managed properly, you can still boost your potential grade performance
Examiner shortage emerges just weeks before Leaving Cert
Marking fees for teachers increased by 50% or more in effort to attract more applicants
Leaving Cert results may be late, with fears of knock-on problems
Colleges fear delay to new academic year and last-minute scramble for accommodation
Students could earn CAO points for wider skills under new reforms
School leaders support move to reward team work and communication skills
Call for media moratorium on Leaving Cert coverage heard by Oireachtas committee
Press interest ‘undoubtedly’ contributes to student stress, exam commission chief says
Delegates at TUI conference remain strongly opposed to assesing their students
‘There will be safeguards and a balance to be struck,’ says Minister in speech
Teachers’ conferences: Five issues to dominate debate
Cost of living and Covid-era spending are among the key topics to be discussed
External assessment protects the integrity of State exams. Why put this at risk?
Opinion: As teacher union conferences get underway, there’s no shortage of urgent issues
Teacher’s union ‘concerned’ over move of Leaving Cert English paper one to fifth year
Change announced last month as part of a reform of the Leaving Cert from 2024
Give me a crash course in... Leaving Cert reform
Some exams will take place in fifth year – but bigger reforms will take years to deliver
Teachers give cautious welcome for Leaving Cert reforms
Overhaul of senior cycle is long overdue but the devil will be in the details
Seven take-aways from Leaving Cert reforms
Jury is out on whether reforms will end up easing pressure on students
Major changes to Leaving Cert will see students sit some exams in fifth year
Teacher-based assessment to feature with greater emphasis on project work from 2024
Universities fear later Leaving Cert results could delay start to new academic year
Students likely to get results later than usual due to alternative set of State exams in July
Uniforms, toilets, pronouns: are schools doing enough to support trans students?
Many just beginning to grapple with how to best support transgender students
Leaving Cert 2022: More choice and fewer questions confirmed
Junior Cycle and Leaving Cert exams to commence on Wednesday, June 8th
Leaving Cert grades likely to gradually return to normality from 2023
Sudden shift to pre-pandemic standards is not expected, says Department of Education
Colleges warn of ‘cruel’ grade inflation following Leaving Cert decision
High-points students may lose out on chosen courses, say higher education sources
Schools to get details of ‘radically different’ Leaving Cert exam
No ‘fair’ way to deliver hybrid approach to exams this year, says Minister for Education
Number of Leaving Cert students who secured top grades soars by 1,600%
Move to teacher-assessed marks linked to dramatic increase in grade inflation
Further talks planned by exams group as calls continue for hybrid Leaving Cert
Majority of parents and students support hybrid model, surveys indicate
Q&A: Is it possible to deliver a hybrid Leaving Cert this year?
Concern over impact of grade inflation if teacher-assessed marks are awarded again
Explaining the progression charts of Irish secondary schools
It is important to understand the component parts: there are two key numbers associated with each school listed
How to read the feeder schools tables
Lists normally includes all schools where 11 or more pupils sat the Leaving Cert exam
Boys, not girls, benefit from unconscious bias in maths
College-educated mothers most likely to fail to spot their daughter’s maths ability
Leaving Cert oral exams set to move to Easter holidays due to teacher supply ‘crisis’
Schools unable to release teachers during term time to work as examiners
Teaching ‘crisis’: Leaving Cert oral exams may switch to Easter break
Covid-driven teacher shortage prompts steps including possible return of retired staff
CAO system must change to reflect wider range of students’ skills – Harris
Universities ‘won’t get additional funding’ unless they broaden entry routes
Will my son lose out in next year’s Leaving Cert due to return to ‘normal’ exams?
Ask Brian: It seems likely next year’s grades will be lower than 2021’s record highs
Just 410 Leaving Cert students get upgrades following rechecks
Low number reflects limited nature of appeals process for teacher-assessed grades
Teachers support spreading Leaving Cert assessment over two-year period
Emphasis on project or practical work would reduce pressure ahead of written exams
Boys will be boys: are schools guilty of unconscious gender bias?
Teachers were more generous to girls than boys in this year’s Leaving Cert – but some academics say the evidence doesn’t hold up
Students left without college offers due to errors or omissions in their CAO applications
CAO says it gave applicants ample opportunities to correct their details
Call to tackle ‘cruel’ grade inflation as college points hit new high
Some students with maximum points failed to get their first choice of college course
Some students who achieved maximum points not offered preferred courses
Government signed off on system which left students with a 100 per cent score without a place on their first-choice programme.
Grade inflation fuels cruel CAO process this year. Is there a way back?
‘We should go back to grade profiles in pre-Covid times ... it’s the fairest way, all round’
High-scoring Leaving Cert students may miss out on preferred CAO courses
Points for high-demand courses set to surge on record-breaking results during pandemic
Girls get Leaving Cert results boost from ‘unconscious bias’
Gender gap under estimated marks wider than with traditional exams, SEC finds
Most CAO applicants likely to get one of their top-three choices despite points rise
Government’s 4,600 extra college places aimed at easing admissions race
Colleges expect spike in random selection
High-points courses in health, law, pharmacy and science most likely to be affected
Has the Leaving Certificate been ‘dumbed down’?
Experts differ over significance of grade inflation in this year’s record-breaking results
The Irish Times view on the Leaving Cert: we must learn lessons from the pandemic
To ignore what was achieved in devising a new system which allowed students to flourish would be a major failure
Record-breaking results a ‘reward’ for this year’s Leaving Certs, says Foley
Grades climb to a record high with a sharp increase in the students securing top awards
Wait is over as Leaving Cert results are released
Results are being released some three weeks later than usual
Leaving Cert results day: Number of students getting top grades soars to record high
Sharp rise in number of students securing top grades under new twin-track process
Why have Leaving Cert results climbed to a record high?
This was an exam year like no other – which poses big questions for the future
Leaving Cert Q&A: Will results climb to a record high?
Grade inflation is likely when thousands receive their results on Friday
Q&A: All you need to know about this year’s Leaving Certificate results
Students will receive results based on accredited grades, exams or both this year
Leaving Cert results available from next week with ‘very short’ appeals timeline
School historical data not being used for calculating grades this year, SEC said
Leaving Cert 2022: More choice in exams but no plans for accredited grades
Department publishes subject-by-subject guide to assessment changes next year
Department briefed Chinese embassy while working on LC Mandarin course
Meeting in July 2019 attended by staff from Confucius Institutes at UCD and UCC
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