Why are fewer teachers signing up to mark the State exams?
State Examinations Commissions is under pressure to find enough examiners
The Irish Times view on Leaving Cert reforms: easing the stress
A new plan to lessen the focus on terminal exams is in the interests of students
Leaving Cert changes: Teacher assessment to trigger most resistance
Analysis: Examination reforms aim to modernise how children engage with senior cycle
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
Leaving Cert 2021: Grade inflation could lead to CAO points increase
Average grades across all subjects and levels increased by 2.6 percentage points
Leaving Cert 2021: Five key take-aways from this year’s results
Students benefit from choice between exams and accredited grades but CAO points will rise
Leaving Cert 2021: How the CAO determines points allocations
Points requirements are determined by a combination of factors
Leaving Cert diary: ‘I’m ecstatic with that history paper’
I’m probably in a minority this year, sitting all my exams - I wanted to cover my bases, writes Tori Douglas.
Leaving Cert predicted grades could lead to lawsuits, Ministers told
Department of Public Expenditure briefing contains warnings on several fronts
Could predicted grades work for this year’s Leaving Certs? Yes. Here’s how
We should now bite the bullet and do the right thing for the class of 2020
My eldest child started secondary recently. Could you explain the Junior Cycle changes?
Ask Brian: The reforms are built around eight key skills deemed crucial to prepare young people for the modern world
Explaining the progression charts of Irish secondary schools
School figures also account for all students who sat the Leaving Cert in previous years
Brian Mooney: What you need to know before the exams begin
An exam survival guide for Junior and Leaving Cert students (and parents)
The Leaving Cert is absurd and unfair but we are obsessed with it
The Irish media’s blanket coverage of the leaving cert is not replicated elsewhere
My son’s mock results were poor. Should he drop levels in some subjects?
Ask Brian: Student should get advice from teachers who are experts in their subjects
Ask Brian: How can I ensure my child won’t lose out due to teacher strikes?
Try to mimic the structure and variety of a typical school day at home
Ask Brian: Will the new points system affect me?
Gains in some subjects will be cancelled out by losses in others for most students
Ask Brian: Can my school provide oral exams for Junior Cert language students?
A longtime ASTI ban means many schools have not provided oral exams, but this is changing
Exams advice for parents: How to support your son or daughter
Remember, these papers are not designed to catch students out, writes Brian Mooney
ASTI chief warns junior cycle reform dispute could simmer
Philip Irwin: Minister targeting English teachers in phase one of planned change
Parents’ group says teacher unions using children as pawns
ASTI president tells convention that strike action is only option available to members
Junior cycle reform talks collapse despite compromise offer
ASTI and TUI secondary teacher unions pass ballots threatening strike action over changes
Leaving Cert Diary: It’s game on – once I vanquish these exams
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