This may act as a catalyst for more studentsLEAVING CERT CHEMISTRY HIGHER AND ORDINARY LEVEL: EXHAUSTED CHEMISTRY students were cut some slack yesterday with a higher level…Fri Jun 06 2008 - 01:00
Gentle start all the more so after 'delightful' paperLEAVING CERT ENGLISH HIGHER LEVEL: THOUSANDS OF relieved students downed tools at lunchtime yesterday after the first day of…Thu Jun 05 2008 - 01:00
Media moguls in the makingIn the second week of a Transition Times special focusing on the Irish Times School Mag competition winners, we feature some …Wed May 14 2008 - 01:00
First-class win for the second timeTranistion Times : Given high standards and top class content, picking the winners in The Irish Times School Mag Competition…Wed May 07 2008 - 01:00
School tours are going downhillThousands of pupils have headed off on school trips, spending their Easter holidays in some far-flung locationTue Mar 18 2008 - 00:00
Reach out and you can save a lifeCHANGE THE WORLD: Enda Kenny, the leader of Fine Gael, had a powerful message for students at Young Social Innovators' Speak…Wed Feb 27 2008 - 00:00
Harsh critics at film schoolLenny Abrahamson's Garage , is his second film to feature on the IFI's schools' programmeTue Feb 26 2008 - 00:00
Think aheadINNOVATIVE THINKING: Thinking skills training is the most important lesson one can learn and implementation is key to our future…Mon Jan 14 2008 - 00:00
Lighter topics lift the mood of 'tough' higher levelLeaving Cert German: Students of Leaving Certificate German yesterday grappled with the complex subject of multiculturalism, …Sat Jun 16 2007 - 01:00
Students happy with fair paperLeaving Cert technical drawing: The old technical drawing syllabus is examined for the penultimate time this week and yesterday…Fri Jun 15 2007 - 01:00
Students and staff upset at closure of community school"Like sitting the Leaving Cert in a morgue" is how one gloomy teacher described examinations at Greendale Community School in…Fri Jun 15 2007 - 01:00
Paper is criticised as 'sneaky' as well as 'tough'Leaving Cert history: "Tough" and "sneaky" were among the comments on yesterday's Leaving Certificate higher-level history paper…Thu Jun 14 2007 - 01:00
Old-style layout gives lie to lively engaging contentLeaving Certificate French: "Visually unattractive"was how one teacher described yesterday's higher level written paper, as …Wed Jun 13 2007 - 01:00
Higher-level paper said to be fairJunior Cert French: There were no major criticisms of yesterday's higher-level French paper, with the listening and written …Wed Jun 13 2007 - 01:00
Question on linear programming causes dismayLeaving Cert: maths ordinary and higher - paper 2: A knotty exercise in linear programming put some students off yesterday's…Tue Jun 12 2007 - 01:00
Increase in students leaving exam earlyJunior Cert Maths - paper 2: Yesterday's Junior Cert ordinary-level maths exam was notable for the number of students who left…Tue Jun 12 2007 - 01:00
Plain and simple exam welcomedLeaving Cert: home economics: "A return to tradition" was how one teacher described yesterday's Leaving Certificate home economics…Sat Jun 09 2007 - 01:00
Recent elections helped studentsJunior Cert: Civil, Social, Political Ed: Thanks to the recent general election, most Junior Cert students had a chance of recognising…Sat Jun 09 2007 - 01:00
Most students 'pleased and relieved'Leaving Cert: ordinary-level maths: Almost 37,000 Leaving Cert students sat yesterday's ordinary level maths Paper I, and the…Fri Jun 08 2007 - 01:00
Paper 'fair and doable' but language criticised as abstractJunior Cert: ordinary-level maths: "Abstract nomenclature" overshadowed yesterday's ordinary-level maths exam for Junior Certs…Fri Jun 08 2007 - 01:00
Questions 'follow predicted lines'Leaving Cert: higher level maths paper: Yesterday's higher level maths Paper 1 posed few problems for students, sticking close…Fri Jun 08 2007 - 01:00
Exam's emphasis geared towards male interestsLeaving Cert: ordinary level English: While the Leaving Cert has been criticised by some pundits as being too "female friendly…Thu Jun 07 2007 - 01:00
Aspiring Irish vets and doctors Hungary for learningThis year 40 Irish students headed off to Hungary for their third-level studyTue Dec 05 2006 - 00:00
Anyone for cyberschool? Has online teacher-training confounded its critics?When Hibernia College got the Government's seal of approval for its online teacher-training courses many were suspiciousTue Nov 28 2006 - 00:00
Heading back to boarding school?Boarding schools are quickly becoming a thing of the past, and there aren't too many people mourning their passing, but maybe…Tue Nov 21 2006 - 00:00
Voice of authority: Stopping Trinity being a rule unto itselfEmma Stokes , the Dean of Discipline at Trinity College Dublin, occupies a unique role in Irish educationTue Oct 24 2006 - 01:00
Do grind schools still have a point for new breed of student?As the CAO cauldron cools, points drop and the number of college places exceeds demand, what will happen to private Leaving Cert…Tue Oct 03 2006 - 01:00
Problem-solving saved until lastLeaving Cert Engineering: Only hours from the finish line, Leaving Cert engineering students were treated to some problem-solving…Sat Jun 24 2006 - 01:00
Trying to shake its elitist imageLeaving Cert Applied Maths: The last exam of the Leaving Cert went "routinely" for 1,422 applied maths students yesterdaySat Jun 24 2006 - 01:00
An epic for classical scholarsLeaving Certificate: classical studies Alexander the Great and other recent Hollywood heroes turned up on yesterday's Leaving…Thu Jun 22 2006 - 01:00
Identifying pieces poses problemsJunior Certificate: music Miss Saigon brought a splash of drama to an otherwise "humdrum" Junior Cert music paper yesterday.Thu Jun 22 2006 - 01:00
Good balance of micro, macro in 'newsy' examLeaving Certificate: economics Decentralisation and SSIAs were just two of the topics up for discussion on yesterday's higher…Thu Jun 22 2006 - 01:00
Chemistry exam improves on timing of recent yearsLeaving Certificate Chemistry: A "favourable" exam left most chemistry students smiling as both Higher and Ordinary level participants…Wed Jun 21 2006 - 01:00
Ordinary-level paper 'stepped up'Junior Certificate metalwork: Ordinary-level metalwork students were challenged to a tougher exam than last year, following …Wed Jun 21 2006 - 01:00
Some surprises in higher paperLeaving Certificate accounting: Yesterday's higher-level accounting paper was straightforward and in keeping with the patterns…Tue Jun 20 2006 - 01:00
Teachers praise papersJunior Certificate Materials Technology: Yesterday's papers covered the expected topics of wood seasoning, veneering, carving…Tue Jun 20 2006 - 01:00
'Useful imagery' and structure variety praisedLeaving Certificate Technical Drawing - Paper 2: Yesterday's "well-structured" technical drawing paper was applauded by teachers…Sat Jun 17 2006 - 01:00
Questions not on course, say teachersJunior Cert history: ordinary and higher level Yesterday's Junior Certificate history paper drew some criticism from teachers…Wed Jun 14 2006 - 01:00
Broad syllabus reflected in tough examLeaving Cert biology More than half of all Leaving Certificate students sat yesterday's biology paper, which was described as…Wed Jun 14 2006 - 01:00
Ordinary level sticks to tried and tested formulaLeaving Certificate maths: ordinary level Relieved ordinary-level maths students kissed goodbye to calculus for the summer after…Tue Jun 13 2006 - 01:00
Maths question angers teachers and studentsA straight A student and maths medallist was reportedly "shattered" by yesterday's higher level paper, which prompted a deluge…Tue Jun 13 2006 - 01:00
Honours students find paper a difficult challengeLeaving Certificate maths/higher level: Students reported mixed feelings about yesterday's Leaving Cert higher maths paper one…Fri Jun 09 2006 - 01:00
SchoolMag: the winnersSt Declan's Community College in Kilmacthomas, Co Waterford, and St Mary's Secondary School in Mallow, Co Cork, are the overall…Wed May 03 2006 - 01:00
Integration of special needs children a 'myth'Political correctness is masking a crisis in education for special needs, Susie Hall told delegates at the ASTI conference in…Thu Apr 20 2006 - 01:00
Repeat students 'using the system'Home economics, agricultural science and geography are the favourite subjects of repeat Leaving Certificate students hoping to…Thu Apr 20 2006 - 01:00
'Cry for help' over student behaviourOne young female teacher made a "cry for help" at yesterday's opening session of the ASTI conference in Ennis.Wed Apr 19 2006 - 01:00
Return to fiery days of old as reform proves divisiveThe ASTI appears to have concluded its passive phase as the State's larger second-level union began its 84th annual convention…Wed Apr 19 2006 - 01:00
Outgoing president challenges Minister's recordASTI: In a spirited address to to the 84th annual conference of the ASTI, the outgoing president Shiela Parsons asked Minister…Wed Apr 19 2006 - 01:00
How soccer made a striking differenceFalling enrolment, poor discipline, early school-leavingTue Feb 28 2006 - 00:00
