Reaction to 2024 Leaving Certificate Physical Education (Higher Level) by Brian Gregan, Physical Education teacher at The Institute of Education. A paper rooted in contemporary issues but with some tricky parts. A sign that this subject really is ‘sports…
Reaction to 2024 Leaving Certificate Economics (Higher Level) by Rob Quinlan, Economics teacher at The Institute of Education. A paper that was more reflective of past papers than current economic topics. Overarching topics appeared with a contemporary rebrand. Economics…
Reaction to 2024 Leaving Certificate Music (Higher Level) by Ciara Coleman, Music teacher at The Institute of Education. A student friendly paper with clearly identifiable selections. A composition without an upbeat will have them feeling upbeat about their compositions. …
Reaction to 2024 Leaving Certificate Design & Communication Graphics (Higher Level) by Robert Kiernan, Design & Communication Graphics teacher at The Institute of Education. Some concepts swapped places from their predicted sections to the surprise of some but relief…
Reaction to 2024 Leaving Certificate Accounting (Higher Level) by John Taylor, Accounting teacher at The Institute of Education. A paper whose fairness was rooted in its consistency with previous years A good test of an applied skillset honed with…
Reaction to 2024 Leaving Certificate Physics (Higher Level) by Pat Doyle, Physics teacher at The Institute of Education. A rewarding paper for those who were rigorous in their revision and did a deep dive into past papers. Students will…
Reaction to 2024 Leaving Certificate Chemistry (Higher Level) by Enda Dowd, Chemistry teacher at The Institute of Education. A fair paper with no major surprises as questions remained true to form. Students familiar with past papers should feel confident…
Reaction to 2024 Leaving Certificate Spanish (Higher Level) by Maria Fenton, Spanish teacher at The Institute of Education. Students will have found the topics of the paper appealing, relevant and reminiscent of material prepared for the oral. A very…
Reaction to 2024 Leaving Certificate Agricultural Science (Higher Level) by Catriona Hendry, Agricultural Science teacher at The Institute of Education. Some questions’ barks were worse than their bite as students were met with novel information. Manageable questions on familiar…
Reaction to 2024 Leaving Certificate Mandarin Chinese (Higher Level) by Yun Wu, Chinese teacher at The Institute of Education. A comprehensive paper embedded with the value that ‘language is use’. The paper called for a mixture of essential skills…
Reaction to 2024 Leaving Certificate German (Higher Level) by Orla Ní Shúilleabháin, German teacher at The Institute of Education. This paper was relevant and stimulating as it prompts students to be versatile with familiar material. The paper was balanced…
Reaction to 2024 Leaving Certificate Art, Visual Studies (Higher Level) by Declan Kelly, Art teacher at The Institute of Education. Questions synthesized literacy of artworks with their lived reality Fair and open-ended question posed no artificial barriers to displays…