8 d. ago Should the Leaving Cert have fewer traditional written exams?

According to the current Senior Cycle redevelopment, English-language oral assessments could be implemented for students who are completing fifth year in 2027.

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9 d. ago Róisín Ingle: I got a D in pass maths in the Leaving Cert but I addressed the Society of Actuaries in Ireland dinner

Róisín Ingle: I got a D in pass maths in the Leaving Cert but I addressed the Society of Actuaries in Ireland dinner  The Irish Times

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9 d. ago Leaving Cert students to face oral exams in English under sweeping changes

Draft plan would see candidates quizzed on plays or books at end of fifth year

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9 d. ago I got a D in pass maths in the Leaving Cert but I addressed the Society of Actuaries in Ireland dinner

Róisín Ingle: I worried that my after-dinner talk was too grim, but my speech – especially the death content – went down well

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1 week ago Teachers seek indemnity from legal actions over students’ improper AI use in Leaving Cert

Failure to disclose use of tools such as ChatGPT may result in loss of marks for candidates

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3 w. ago Inflated Leaving Cert results set to drop for first time in five years

Students from class of 2025 will be at disadvantage compared to students with bumper grades over recent years

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3 w. ago One of Ireland's oldest men and Kinvara native dies aged 106

This article first appeared on Galway Bay FM One of Ireland’s oldest men, Kinvara-native Alphonsus Corless, has died at the age of 106. Born in 1918, he completed his Leaving Cert at Blackrock College Dublin in 1937 and was described as a keen hurler. He graduated as a chemist in 1944 and lived and worked […] The post One of Ireland's oldest men and Kinvara native dies aged 106 appeared first on Connacht Tribune - Galway City Tribune.

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3 w. ago Review aims to bring supports for Ukrainian students in line with those for Irish nationals

New Minister for Higher Education briefed on review as well as Leaving Cert grade inflation reform and apprenticeships backlog

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