Louise Boylan, Maths teacher here at The Institute of Education, spoke on RTÉ Drivetime about how we need to change our attitudes towards Maths, especially parents who have students in their families. If we change our attitudes towards maths and…
Congratulations to Institute of Education students Tom Sheehy, Alex McDonnell, Polly Delaney, and Tinashe Chiza who were finalists in Fótó na nÓg Young Photographers Awards 2023. We are very proud to have four students in the top 20 finalists. Fótó…
Reaction to Leaving Certificate 2023 Religious Education (Higher Level) by Paul McAndrew, Religious Education teacher at The Institute of Education. A fair paper that challenged students to apply their knowledge to new and novel tasks. The marking scheme of some…
Reaction to Leaving Certificate 2023 Applied Maths (Higher Level) by Brendan Williamson, Applied Maths teacher at The Institute of Education. A new syllabus combining elements of the old and new course in a way that required students to know the…
Reaction to Leaving Certificate 2023 Politics & Society (Higher Level) by Paul McAndrew, Politics & Society teacher at The Institute of Education. A fair paper with lots of scope for students to show strong independent thought. A paper that focused…
Reaction to Leaving Certificate 2023 Italian (Higher Level) by Erika Capello, Italian teacher at The Institute of Education. A challenging paper but one that was very manageable for students who remained focused. The contemporary topic of Influencers meant that everyone…
Reaction to Leaving Certificate 2023 Physical Education (Higher Level) by Brian Gregan, LCPE teacher at The Institute of Education. A balanced paper that required students to take a wholistic approach to their study. Some choice meant that students could avoid…
Reaction to Leaving Certificate 2023 Economics (Higher Level) by Keith Hannigan, Economics teacher at The Institute of Education. A paper that focused on pure economics concepts underlying topical issues. This paper shows an approach to the syllabus that would really…
Reaction to Leaving Certificate 2023 Music- Listening & Composing papers (Higher Level) by Ciara Coleman, Music teacher at The Institute of Education. A fair and balanced paper which played to students’ strengths, especially students who had studied their set works…
Reaction to Leaving Certificate 2023 Design and Communication Graphics (Higher Level) by Robert Kiernan, DCG teacher at The Institute of Education. A paper that examined a wide range of skills. Students needed to think critically and apply foundational principles. This…
Reaction to Leaving Certificate 2023 Accounting (Higher Level) by John Taylor, Accounting teacher at The Institute of Education. A fair and manageable paper but students will be pushed to complete all four questions in time. Anticipated topics appeared, so students…
Reaction to Leaving Certificate 2023 Physics (Higher Level) by Pat Doyle, physics teacher at The Institute of Education. A fair paper that would have been welcomed by those familiar with the past papers. Lots of choice meant that students of…