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…
Reaction to Leaving Cert 2023 Chemistry (Higher Level) by Tara Lyons, Chemistry teacher at The Institute of Education. A paper that covered all aspects of the Chemistry course, with lots of choice for students to pick their best topics. Students…
Reaction to Leaving Cert 20223 Spanish (Higher Level) by Maria Fenton, Spanish teacher at The Institute of Education. A fair and manageable paper that was relevant to the lives of students. No curveballs meant that prepared students would have found…
Reaction to Leaving Cert 2023 Agricultural Science (Higher Level) by Catriona Hendry, Agricultural Science teacher at The Institute of Education. A daunting looking paper at first glance, but once broken up and carefully read, it was manageable. Students are likely…
Reaction to Leaving Cert 2023 Mandarin Chinese (Higher Level) by Yun Wu, Mandarin Chinese teacher at The Institute of Education A fair and well-structured paper that was very accessible to those who only started studying Chinese in Senior Cycle. A…
Reaction to Leaving Cert 2023 German (Higher Level) by Orla Ní Shúilleabháin, German teacher at The Institute of Education. A very relevant paper that drew upon the experiences and concerns of the modern Leaving Cert. student. Lots of choice with…