Topics covered include:

• Cell Division
• Enzymes
• Photosynthesis
• Respiration
• Human Reproduction
• Endocrine System
• Nervous System
• The Senses
• Skeleton
• Human Defence System
• Bacteria
• Fungi

Topics covered will include:

• Stoichemistry – Limiting Reactants, Percentage Yields
• Atomic Theory – History of the Periodic Table and Atom
• Organic Experiments – Steam Distillation and Chromatography

This course is designed to help students build confidence, master key strategies, and access the best resources for effective revision in a friendly and supportive environment.

Key Features:

     1. Understanding the Marking Process

•  Gain valuable insight into how marking schemes work to craft essays that meet and exceed examiner expectations.

    2. Mastering Paper 2

• Proven strategies for tackling the Studied Poetry section, with comprehensive notes on T.S. Eliot, Eavan Boland, Sylvia Plath, Patrick Kavanagh, Emily Dickinson, and Derek Mahon. 
• Detailed guidance on Cultural Context, General Vision and Viewpoint, and Theme and Issue, covering all comparative modes with confidence.
• A focused study of King Lear, highlighting minor characters, language, and imagery, with special emphasis on essay-writing techniques.

     3. Excelling in Paper 1

• A practical breakdown of narrative, persuasive, and aesthetic language, crucial for success in comprehension and composition.

What’s Included:

• In-depth notes on every section of the course, along with carefully crafted sample essays.
• Access to a rich library of curated online resources, practical materials, full-mark scripts to inspire and refine preparation.

This course delivers everything you need to succeed, combining expert guidance, the most comprehensive notes, and innovative technology to ensure you are fully prepared for exam success.

In this course we will highlight the key points needed in order to give students the confidence and skillsets they need to tackle their Leaving Cert.

We will approach more of the poetry and prose sections bearing in mind the common pitfalls on the paper. Our students will be provided with excellent material and be given a revision of the literary layouts and methods to approach them effectively and efficiently. We will offer an opportunity to tackle the most current essays with excellent notes containing vocab, phrases and full sample material that can be used in a broad context. This course will see our students feeling confident as they approach exam season.

Topics covered include:

Paper 1:

• Differentiation: Methods and Applications
• Integration: Methods and Applications
• Combined Algebra and Calculus Questions

Paper 2:

• Counting Technique
• Probability Theory
• Probability Questions
• Expected Value

Topics covered include:

Grammar:

• The present indicative and simple past tenses in detail, with notes provided on other tenses.

Reading Comprehension:

• Approaches for the Journalistic and Section B texts, with a focus on synonyms and translation in context.

Writing:

• Diary and Note – phrases to use and key themes to practice
• Opinion Piece – structure and approach, idiomatic expressions and key topics
• The Dialogue

Listening Comprehension:

• Vocabulary for the weather report
• Resources for working on listening skills

Oral:

• Overview
• Sample answers for key topics in the general conversation
• Roleplays and how to approach them

Topics covered include:

Understanding the Oral Exam:

• Expanding on common topics
• General questions on all main themes will be covered with sample answers provided

Key Grammar Points:

• Tenses: Presents, Future, Conditional, 3 Past Tenses, Subjunctive
• Important Verbs: Gustar, Ser and Estar

 Role Plays:

• Preparation

Tips on how to perform best on the day and maximise your grade in the Oral Exam

Each student may take a practice oral interview, with feedback provided.

The French oral exam accounts for 25% of the overall marks awarded in French. This exam-focused course is intended to build student confidence and conversational technique, ensuring a more relaxed and confident performance in the Leaving Certificate French oral examination.

Topics covered include:

The marking scheme and how to maximise the points given to the four main areas:

• Pronunciation – 30%
• Vocabulary – 20%
• Structure – 30%
• Communication – 30%

Grammar

Tense changes

Use of pronouns and verbs in their prepositions

Each student may take a practice oral interview, with feedback provided.

This course will develop and reinforce the student’s proficiency in speaking while concentrating on the skills and grammar required for the Leaving Certificate German Oral Exam.

• Leaving Certificate German Oral format and marking scheme will be covered in detail including roleplays and pictures sequences for 2025.
• In-depth concentration on answering skills and techniques needed to achieve maximum marks.
• General questions on all main themes will be covered with sample answers provided.
• Main tenses – Present, Past, Future, Conditional with sample answers provided.
• Option to discuss a German Literary Text or German film.
• Essential Grammar including word order needed for the oral.
• Project option covered.
• How to maximise your grade in the Oral Exam.

Each student may take a practice oral interview, with feedback provided.

The Irish Oral exam is worth 40% of a student’s overall Leaving Cert grade in Irish. Many students experience significant pressure to perform exceptionally well in this.

This Leaving Cert Oral preparation course will help students achieve their potential and boost their confidence by providing a full set of comprehensive notes. These notes will include sample answers covering all aspects of the Irish Oral Exam from the introduction, to the Poetry Reading, to the Conversation and the Picture Sequences.

We will also look at the layout of the exam, pronunciation in Irish, strategy, tips and techniques as well as advice on the most optimal way to prepare and study for this 40% exam and achieve the highest possible grade.

Each student may take a practice oral interview, with feedback provided.