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Reaction to 2025 Leaving Certificate Applied Mathematics (Higher Level) by Brendan Williamson, Applied Mathematics teacher at The Institute of Education.   Topics making their debuts will throw some, but the calm students would be able to navigate effectively.    As…

Reaction to 2025 Leaving Certificate Religious Education (Higher Level) by Paul McAndrew, Religious Education teacher at The Institute of Education.   For many students, this will be one of the best Religion papers of recent years. The questions were straightforward…

Reaction to 2025 Leaving Certificate Politics & Society (Higher Level) by Paul McAndrew, Politics & Society teacher at The Institute of Education.   Launching into the short questions of Section A, students will be happy with a much more balanced…

Reaction to 2025 Leaving Certificate Classical Studies (Higher Level) by Tagdh McHugh, Classical Studies teacher at The Institute of Education.   A more writing heavy Section A will push students for time.  The theme of Philosophy will challenge students, but…

Reaction to 2025 Leaving Certificate Italian (Higher Level) by Erika Capello, Italian teacher at The Institute of Education.   Opening the exam, students will have found the comprehension tasks challenging. The first piece was a compulsory journalistic passage on the…

Reaction to 2025 Leaving Certificate Physical Education (Higher Level) by Brian Gregan, Physical Education teacher at The Institute of Education.   The emphasis on popular topics will make students happy The paper had lots of choice, with even more internal…

Reaction to 2025 Leaving Certificate Economics (Higher Level) by Rob Quinlan, Economics teacher at The Institute of Education.   Students who read the news in the first half of the year will recognise the key topic areas.  A broad scope…