The Buzz Newsletter – Week 1
Welcome to Week 1 of The Buzz Newsletter! It’s Week 1 of The Buzz Newsletter and it’s the start of another new school year! The team would like to welcome all returning students, and those who are new to us…
Applied Mathematics (H): New Topics Balanced With The Familiar
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…
Religious Education (H): A Fair Paper Rooted In The Key Concepts Of The Syllabus
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…
Politics & Society (H): A Paper That Starts With Welcome Specifics, Closing With Some Difficult Discussions
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…
Classical Studies (H): A Fair Paper Which Included Profound Concepts But Little Time To Think
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…
Italian (H): A Paper With Challenging Comprehensions But Approachable Compositions
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…
Physical Education (H): A Fair Paper But Students Will Be Pushed For Time With The Longer Questions
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…
Economics (H): A Very Topical Paper With The Perfect Balance Of Macro And Micro
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…
Music (H): A Paper That Will Strike A Chord With Many, But Some Will Find Themselves Skipping A Beat
Reaction to 2025 Leaving Certificate Music (Higher Level) by Ciara Coleman, Music teacher at The Institute of Education. The inclusion of Irish artists in the listening section will be nicely familiar but the questions were challenging. This paper rewarded…
Design and Communication Graphics (H): A Fair Paper With A Tone Of Familiarity
Reaction to 2025 Leaving Certificate Design and Communication Graphics (Higher Level) by Rob Kiernan, DCG teacher at The Institute of Education. A fair paper with the meat and potatoes of the course A paper that was true to form…
Accounting (H): A Paper That Emphasized The Core Value of Accounting: Consistency
Reaction to 2025 Leaving Certificate Accounting (Higher Level) by John Taylor, Accounting teacher at The Institute of Education. Students will recognise all the question types from previous papers Students will need to be disciplined to manage their time Accounting…