Rugby stars such as Brian O’Driscoll and Caelan Doris are among the investors in a booming private tuition sector which promises top grades in the Leaving Cert points race. But is it piling too much pressure on students?
Microsoft Office guy’s superyacht; Dyson signs on the line in Co Waterford; Fair City eyes move to commuter belt
‘Grind school’ has been in operation for 53 years, over which time it has become one of the State’s largest private educational facilities
Fighting Words 2022: Prof Anne Looney, executive dean, Institute of Education, Dublin City University
Catherine Martin: ‘I’m absolutely confident your generation will be one of innovation and trendsetters’
Son Peter Kearns says there is ‘no sadness, only celebration’
An Appreciation
Anniversary Mass for Mongolian woman fatally stabbed in Dublin takes place on Sunday
Lists normally includes all schools where 11 or more pupils sat the Leaving Cert exam
Some schools are now accessing online learning in physics and Polish due to lack of qualified teachers nearby
Restorative practice in classrooms seeks to address problems through a supportive rather than punitive approach
Dr Katriona O’Sullivan began on the Trinity Access Programme which led to a PhD
High-points courses in health, law, pharmacy and science most likely to be affected
Experts differ over significance of grade inflation in this year’s record-breaking results
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
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices
