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How to survive exam fever
Students have been warned to avoid taking medical drugs and stimulants without proper advice
Aim for the stars with CAO choices, but also have a safety net in place
Even at this late stage, many applicants are still very uncertain about their CAO course choices, as some queries illustrate.
Final tips as the big test nears
Now that the Leaving Certificate is nearly upon us, here are some tips – which will be helpful no matter how prepared or unprepared you may be feeling.
Diary of a Demented Mum: Wolverine's exam stress becomes mine
Wolverine stampedes in, flinging down her schoolbag just as you finish the article about exam stress
Teachers' unions are considering talks invite
THE four teachers' unions are considering an invitation to meet the Labour Relations Commission (LRC) as efforts continue to find an alternative to the Croke Park II deal
Schools 'failing' their Down Syndrome pupils
The Children's Ombudsman has sharply criticised the Department of Education over its approach to children with Down Syndrome.
Heads they lose! Who'd want to be a principal today?
'I just want to start by saying that I do love my job, and I don't want to come across as a whingebag."
Retweet this! Studying social media is now trending
Students are going to college to study Facebook and Twitter. Dabbling in social media may seem like the ultimate diversion and distraction, but it is also a booming field of study in colleges.
Angela, too bright a light for our own dim, dull corridors
Sometimes even in a good class, one kid can stand out way beyond the others. A few years ago I was teaching a small and tightly- knit class of good-natured boys and girls whose attitude from the start promised years of pleasant hours spent learning.
Free online tools for maths exams
With only four weeks to go to the exams some (free) help is at hand for Leaving Cert maths candidates.
Please, dad, don't make me go back to Irish college
Róin Shine (not his real name) is going to be teaching at an Irish college next summer; he gives me a leaflet for the place with a "Maybe your young fellah might be wanting to go".
I fear I will not have enough time to revise all my subjects
Q I am beginning to worry that I won't do as well in the Leaving Certificate as I hoped. I have devoted so much time in recent weeks to some of the practical projects required by one of my subjects that I feel I won't have enough time to spend on revising all my other subjects.
Primary boards need an overhaul
Almost 40 years ago, the country's primary schools established boards of management to organise their affairs. Then, no legislation regulated primary education, and the school board reported to the patron who, in almost all cases, was the local bishop.
Widening gap in two-tier school system is revealed
Pupils in fee-charging schools and those who receive an all-Irish education are most likely to go straight to college from school.
Principals under 'severe stress' over cuts and changes
SCHOOL cuts have gone too far, second-level school managers have warned
Leaving Cert students are like soldiers off to war
Spare a thought for the mums and dads of Leaving Cert students.
Smart new method for increasing your IQ
IT's smart thinking – and anyone can do it.
Schools urged to bring down cost of uniforms
ALL schools are being urged to find ways to reduce uniform costs for the next school year.
100,000 more pupils in our primary schools by next decade
PRIMARY school pupil enrolments will grow by up to 100,000 by 2021, according to latest projections from the Central Statistics Office (CSO).
100k extra primary school places needed as population surges
THE number of children and old people in Ireland is set to soar over the next few decades.
Record number of pupils opting for higher maths
WITH a month to go to the Junior Certificate exams, the number of pupils planning to take higher level maths remains at a record high, although down on earlier projections.
Hundreds of primary teachers training for jobs that don't exist
THERE are 600 more primary teachers graduating each year than are needed in schools.
College lecturers say they'll fight any move to enforce wage cuts
UNIVERSITY lecturers have said they will fight any move by the Government to enforce pay cuts or changes in conditions following the rejection of Croke Park II proposals.
One in three graduates won't get position they trained for
ONE of the great strengths of the Irish education system is the quality of entrants to the profession.
Future of 'School of Rock' threatened by cutbacks
THEY are courses that helped put Irish graduates on the world stage, literally, and now they are under threat.
'Let us in,' plead pupils as their new €2.7m school sits idle
THE lights are on – and so is the heating – but the classrooms are empty.
Is your school addressing the problem of overweight schoolbags?
The exam season is looming – prompting schoolchildren to stuff more books into their backpacks, leaving themselves at risk of both strain and pain.
Students to come first in 'new vision' for schools
REFORM of the Leaving Certificate, more emphasis on the needs of students, and ensuring a high calibre of teachers are among a raft of recommendations in a "new vision" for the future of second-level education.
A-student O Briain urges tougher UK maths exams
Maths examinations in Britain should be made more challenging for the brightest pupils, according to Irish comedian Dara O Briain after he passed a genuine paper with flying colours.
Student's cracking idea wins prize
A STUDENT (13), who turned his interest in chickens into a business opportunity, carried off first prize in the junior category of the Student Enterprise Awards finals.
Spend less time on religion, more on PE – Quinn
EDUCATION Minister Ruairi Quinn has questioned the amount of time spent teaching children religion in primary schools
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