Leaving Cert

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Clodagh Finn
Clodagh Finn: Introduction of drama, film, and theatre studies as a school subject an inspired idea
FILE PHOTO Minister for Education Norma Foley has announced that the hybrid system will not go ahead for this year's Leaving Cer
ASTI to refuse discussion of Leaving Cert reform until 'transparent' study of the Junior Cycle conducted
The country’s largest second-level teachers union has voted to refuse to engage in any discussions on the Leaving Cert reforms until a “full, open and transparent” study of the Junior Cycle has been conducted.

Wed, 20 Apr, 2022

File photo THIS YEARÕS POSTPONED Leaving Certificate examinations get underway later today, with just 2,569 students set to sit
Teachers threaten action as they vote to oppose 'regressive' Leaving Cert reforms
Teachers at congress called for the assessment system for exams to be protected and that the 'already very demanding workload' will not be increased

Wed, 20 Apr, 2022

Teachers' pay
'Swamped' principals want extra posts to cater for influx of Ukrainian students
The TUI annual congress hears school principals are swamped with the workload caused by the fallout from the pandemic and providing for the influx of Ukrainian students

Wed, 20 Apr, 2022

Jess Casey: A lot to occupy the minds of teachers at their union gatherings
Jess Casey: A lot to occupy the minds of teachers at their union gatherings
Leaving Cert reform and funding — along with the challenges presented by Covid, the cost of living, and war in Ukraine — will be on the agenda at this week's teachers' conferences

Mon, 18 Apr, 2022

Ofsted inspection report
Leaving Cert oral exams postponed for 500 students 
According to the State Examinations Commission, seven schools have been affected

Sat, 09 Apr, 2022

Leaving Certificate results
Teachers oppose assessment of own students under Leaving Cert overhaul 
A move to 40% of final mark based on continuous assessment, the sitting of some exams in fifth year and the introduction of two new subjects are among the radical changes planned for the Leaving Certificate.

Wed, 30 Mar, 2022

Students: What are your thoughts on the Leaving Cert reform?
Students: What are your thoughts on the Leaving Cert reform?
Education Minister Norma Foley today announced changes to the secondary school senior cycle curriculum, with the addition of two new subjects and changes to marking and assessments.

Tue, 29 Mar, 2022

FILE PHOTO Minister for Education Norma Foley has announced that the hybrid system will not go ahead for this year's Leaving Cer
This year's Leaving Cert to offer students more choices and fewer questions to answer
The further adjustments made to the 2022 exams are the same as those implemented last March for Leaving Cert 2021

Tue, 08 Feb, 2022

Daniel McConnell: After 20 months in office, we still don’t know the real Norma Foley
Daniel McConnell: After 20 months in office, we still don’t know the real Norma Foley
She has garnered the trust of senior Cabinet colleagues, but there are doubts as to whether Norma Foley has the style or vision needed for leadership

Sat, 05 Feb, 2022

Exam cheating rises
No exam fees for this year's Junior and Leaving Cert  students
Timetables for the exams are also expected in the coming days, on examinations.ie

Thu, 03 Feb, 2022

FILE PHOTO Minister for Education Norma Foley has announced that the hybrid system will not go ahead for this year's Leaving Cer
Jess Casey: What will grade inflation mean for the Leaving Cert class of 2022? 
Education Minister Norma Foley's promise of a 'post-marking intervention' to bring grades up leaves many in the education sector expecting at least the same level of grade inflation again this year as in 2021

Wed, 02 Feb, 2022

Q&A: What will the Leaving Cert changes mean for students?
Q&A: What will the Leaving Cert changes mean for students?
In some subjects, the amount of time given for the exams will remain the same, but many exams will see the number of questions reduced

Tue, 01 Feb, 2022

Sixth year students frustrated with news of traditional Leaving Certificate
Sixth year students frustrated with news of traditional Leaving Certificate
For Leaving Certificate students in ColĂĄiste an Chroi Naofa, Carrignavar, Co Cork, it has been a challenging time

Tue, 01 Feb, 2022

CC LEAVING CERT PROTEST
Cabinet to approve traditional Leaving Cert exams today
The Government is set to reject hybrid model in favour of a straightforward examination 'with some element of choice'

Tue, 01 Feb, 2022

Exam cheating rises
Leaving Cert 'was never truly equitable', says Sinn FĂ©in
Calls for a hybrid Leaving Cert of calculated grades and written exams

Tue, 25 Jan, 2022

Exam cheating rises
Leaving Cert 2022: Teaching unions call for standalone exams to go ahead
The Association of Secondary Teachers Ireland and the Teachers’ Union of Ireland say they remain committed to the holding of all State exams this year

Tue, 25 Jan, 2022

Offering students a hybrid Leaving Cert 'fairest thing to do'
Offering students a hybrid Leaving Cert 'fairest thing to do'
Figures show a record number of new apprenticeship registrations in 2021

Tue, 25 Jan, 2022

Mixed race parents helping children in homework at home
Minister loses appeal against calculated grades decision for home-schooled students
Two students had brought the legal challenges over their exclusion from the Leaving Cert calculated grades scheme brought in during the Covid-19 pandemic

Mon, 24 Jan, 2022

Letters to the Editor: Hybrid Leaving Cert penalises the high achiever
Letters to the Editor: Hybrid Leaving Cert penalises the high achiever
I am writing to express my concerns with the suggestion that this year, for the third year running, teachers would grade their own students work. As a teacher, I graded my own students for the past two years under duress.

Mon, 24 Jan, 2022

CC LEAVING CERT PROTEST
Taoiseach: 'Challenging' to adopt a hybrid Leaving Cert this year
MicheĂĄl Martin said third-level institutions would not be able to provide the same number of extra college spaces as have been available in the past two years to deal with the inflation created by calculated grades

Wed, 19 Jan, 2022

Girl activist shouts in loudspeaker
Listen to us about hybrid model, we're the ones doing the Leaving Cert exam, says student
Saoirse Brazil Karney is a Leaving Certificate pupil at Cork Educate Together Secondary School. Here she explains why she feels students deserve a hybrid examination model 

Mon, 17 Jan, 2022

Private schools should be banned - they're a monster destroying fairness in our education system
Private schools should be banned - they're a monster destroying fairness in our education system
Jennifer Horgan, an alumni of a private school, says they create division and resentment and should not be part of our education system. 

Thu, 30 Dec, 2021

File photo THIS YEARÕS POSTPONED Leaving Certificate examinations get underway later today, with just 2,569 students set to sit
Leaving Cert exams to run 'as normal' in 2022
Current sixth-year students have not encountered the same level of disruption to their studies seen in 2020 and 2021, DĂĄil committee hears

Tue, 07 Dec, 2021

Mid adult professor teaching a lecture from desktop PC at computer lab.
Examiner View: Wellbeing of teens can’t be ignored
The pandemic has offered us the chance to ask whether our students are getting the best education in the best conditions. We have re-examined the roles of teachers and parents. It has emboldened people to call for change on a number of fronts.

Wed, 10 Nov, 2021

School stock
Students voices' are not 'strong enough' in Leaving Cert reform, says Ombudsman
Dr Niall Mudoon will meet the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education to call for a reform of the Leaving Cert

Tue, 09 Nov, 2021

Cabinet meeting - Dublin
Plans to prominently display training and apprenticeship options on CAO website
The CAO online application facility opens on Friday, November 5

Tue, 02 Nov, 2021

File photo THIS YEARÕS POSTPONED Leaving Certificate examinations get underway later today, with just 2,569 students set to sit
Students should have 'stronger say' in Leaving Cert reform, principals group says
Rachel O’Connor, the incoming president of the National Principals and Deputy Principals, said the pace of reform is “concerning”

Wed, 20 Oct, 2021

Exam cheating rises
Leaving Cert exams cannot be 'another yo-yo' of uncertainty
The Irish Universities Association has called for the introduction of an agreed and stable grade distribution model ahead of the 2022 State exams

Tue, 19 Oct, 2021

Leaving Certificate results
Leaving Cert results should be given in June,  universities recommend 
The Irish Universities Association wants the current timeline for delivering results immediately changed

Tue, 19 Oct, 2021

Rory's Stories: My wife became pregnant after we moved in with my parents
Rory's Stories: My wife became pregnant after we moved in with my parents
"I feel like I'm on the right track and it's a lovely feeling when you're in that headspace where you know this is what you're meant to do"

Thu, 14 Oct, 2021

Four Courts4
Education minister appeals findings over rights of home-schooled students
Minister has urged the Supreme Court to overturn a significant finding that the exclusion of two home-schooled students from the 2020 Leaving Certificate calculated grades process breached their constitutional rights

Tue, 12 Oct, 2021

Royal High School
TUI: Leaving Cert reform to tackle CAO points race would be 'misdiagnosing real problem'
The Teachers’ Union of Ireland (TUI) said its members are “fundamentally opposed” to assessing their own students’ work, adding that an external examiner from the SEC must be retained

Tue, 05 Oct, 2021

Exam cheating rises
Student voices need to be heard in Leaving Cert overhaul
More than 80% of students claim the Leaving Cert in its traditional form was not the best way to assess their educational achievement

Tue, 28 Sep, 2021

Leaving Certificate results
CAO issues more than 4,000 second-round offers
A total of 2,859 level 8 offers, and 1,276 level 7/6 offers, were made to 3,619 CAO applicants in this round

Mon, 20 Sep, 2021

Anxious Teenage Student Sitting Examination In School Hall
Colman Noctor: The rise in CAO points has sent shock waves through the educational system
I got a place to study psychiatric nursing in 1995. I would not have got next nor near the points required to do the course in 2021

Tue, 14 Sep, 2021

Examination
Letters to the Editor: It’s time to restore the  integrity of Leaving Cert
'Unprecedented grade inflation this year proves that standardisation goes out the window when the checks and balances are ignored'

Mon, 13 Sep, 2021

Letters to the Editor: Coveney’s resignation would be a travesty
Letters to the Editor: Coveney’s resignation would be a travesty
I am writing to you in a state of agitation. At the outset I need to say that I am not traditionally a Fine Gael voter but I am becoming increasingly uneasy about the tone of the debate in relation to Katherine Zappone.

Fri, 10 Sep, 2021

Fionn's parents told he wouldn't cope with mainstream schools — now he's off to college
Fionn's parents told he wouldn't cope with mainstream schools — now he's off to college
A bright young man who had been regarded as unlikely to do well at school is looking forward to studying engineering at MTU

Sat, 04 Sep, 2021

'I know she was proud of me': Daughter of CervicalCheck victim gets top marks in Leaving Cert
'I know she was proud of me': Daughter of CervicalCheck victim gets top marks in Leaving Cert
For Sorcha Carrick, daughter of Trish Carrick, who died last November, her success is bittersweet

Fri, 03 Sep, 2021

Leaving Cert: Cork student 'over the moon' with eight H1s
Leaving Cert: Cork student 'over the moon' with eight H1s
Alex Lynch from Cobh received top marks in every Leaving Cert subject he took

Fri, 03 Sep, 2021

Leaving Cert Q&A: I am not happy with my results. What are my next steps?
Leaving Cert Q&A: I am not happy with my results. What are my next steps?
Jess Casey talks students and their parents through important points about today's results, including the appeal process

Fri, 03 Sep, 2021

Leaving Cert 2021: Record number of students get top grades this year
Leaving Cert 2021: Record number of students get top grades this year
All eyes now turn to CAO as 61,000 students get their Leaving Certificate results this morning

Fri, 03 Sep, 2021

Leaving Certificate results
Irish Examiner view: Saluting the dreamers — the Leaving Cert students
Today’s students have had to be tough, resilient, and resourceful to complete their work

Thu, 02 Sep, 2021

Leaving Certificate results
Q&A: What's happening with this year's Leaving Cert results?
On results day, all students will just see one set of results

Thu, 26 Aug, 2021

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