UCD Ad Astra Scholarship 2013
Students Brian McDonnell, Philip O’Shea and Shreyash Pattanayak were formally awarded at a ceremony in O’Reilly Hall on Thursday, January 30, 2014.
Exam Times – Biology
David Bourke, who has been teaching Biology at The Institute of Education for 40 years, explains the distribution of questions on the Biology paper and advises how students should approach each section… COMMON ERRORS Make sure not to change the…
Exam Times – English
A clear understanding of the PCLM marking scheme (Purpose; Cohesiveness; Language; Mechanics) is crucial if students are to maximise their performance in the Leaving Cert English exam. Cian Hogan, English teacher at The Institute of Education, explains why… Understanding the…
Exam Times – Irish
The Leaving Cert Higher Level Irish exam changed radically in 2012. Fifty per cent of the overall marks are now awarded for communicative Irish, with the oral exam worth forty per cent and the aural worth ten per cent. Clare…
Exam Times – German
The Reading Comprehension section of the Leaving Cert German exam is vitally important as it carries thirty per cent of the overall marks for the exam. Orla Ní Shuilleabháin, who has been teaching German at The Institute of Education for…
Exam Times – Spanish
The Spanish Oral Exam is worth 25% of your overall marks in the Leaving Certificate. Agueda Keegan, who has been teaching Spanish at The Institute of Education for 28 years, has some key advice for students preparing for their oral…
Exam Times- Leaving Cert Maths
“Algebra is the language of maths and if you’re weak dealing with expressions and equations in Algebra it will hamper your ability to answer questions right across the course”. Aidan Roantree, senior maths teacher at The Institute of Education and…
Sports Team of the Year 2013. Vote Live!
Photo credit: paralympics.ie 6th year student Ellen Keane and her teammates on the Paralympic Swimming Team have been nominated for an RTE Sports Award. The award ceremony, which will be shown live on RTÉ Two and RTÉ.ie from 9.45pm, will…
Our Choir at Connolly Station
Our 4th and 5th year student choir gave a live performance on Thursday, 12 December 2013, at Connolly Station, Dublin.
Students Collect For Saint Vincent de Paul
In the run-up to Christmas many of our students have been contributing their time and efforts to raise funds for charitable organizations such as Share A Dream Foundation, Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital Crumlin, The Make A Wish Foundation, and Saint…
Congratulations To Our UCC Entrance Scholar Aidan Smith!
Congratulations Aidan Smith, class of 2013, who recently won an Entrance Scholarship Award to University College Cork at a ceremony on Tuesday 3rd December in UCC. Aidan won the award on the basis of his outstanding Leaving Certificate Results and…
6th Year Students Share The Reasons Why They Volunteer
6th Year students at The Insitute of Education, Amy Lynch and Adam Fogarty are volunteering with the Share A Dream Foundation at the Dream Ball and National Children of Courage Awards 2013. They took a few minutes out of their…