It’s only natural to empathise with students on the first day of the State exams – but spare a thought for those involved in ...

There is no need for parents to overhype the importance of the exams – students put themselves under enough pressure as it is ...

all kinds of books, but my grade in Leaving Cert English still rankles. After all my careful study, exam question practice, months, no, years of reading (I was and still am a huge reader ...

Soundings was dumped off the Leaving Cert curriculum in 2000, but was something lost in the move to make the syllabus more diverse and contemporary?

Students will be "relatively pleased" with this year’s Leaving Cert English paper one ... discuss the significance of poetry, music and books. Overall, it was a fair exam with plenty of choice ...

Leaving Certificate English higher level students kicked off ... They included an extract from Irish novelist Colum McCann’s book of advice to young writers, an extract from the 2017 Booker ...

The Leaving Certificate exams begin on Wednesday with English paper one. Here are some last-minute tips and predictions that may help you with your study. Every year, the big question around the ...

A reform of the Leaving Cert English examination could see the two papers worth 100% in total changed to one 60% paper. It is currently being proposed that an Oral Examination and Creative Writing ...

LEAVING CERT EXAMINERS are considering introducing an English-language oral examination, worth 20% of the overall grade, new ...