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Reaction to Leaving Certificate 2021 Maths Paper 1 (Higher Level) by Aidan Roantree, senior maths teacher at The Institute of Education This was a completely unique exam. Because of covid changes this year, students had choice for the first time…
Reaction to Leaving Certificate 2021 Geography (Higher Level) by Michael Doran, Geography teacher at The Institute of Education A lovely exam paper that was very balanced and fair to students. This paper shows how flexible and responsive the Geography course…
Reaction to Leaving Certificate English Paper 2 (Higher Level) by Paul McCormack, English teacher at The Institute of Education This was an exam that did exactly what it should do – it tested the key skills that should be developed…
Our Home Economics teacher, Sandra Cleary, has had her reaction to Leaving Certificate Home Economics (Higher Level) exam shared across multiple national media outlets. She stated that this year the exam paper was “a paper with something for everyone” and…
Our English teacher, Paul McCormack’s, reaction to Leaving Certificate English Paper 1 (Higher Level) has been picked up and shared across national media. He called it “A fair and challenging paper, designed to be accessible and to reward candidates’ critical…
Reaction to Leaving Certificate 2021 Home Economics (Higher Level) by Sandra Cleary, Home Economics teacher at The Institute of Education. This was a paper with something for everyone. It was very fair and generous, with no surprises and a nice,…
Reaction to Leaving Certificate English Paper 1 (Higher Level) by Paul McCormack, English teacher at The Institute of Education A fair and challenging paper, designed to be accessible and to reward candidates’ critical thinking and imagination. The paper offered a…
We are delighted to announce our newest teacher Yun Wu. She will be teaching Mandarin Chinese, a new subject option that we have added for the 2021/22 academic year. Yun Wu joins us with a wealth of experience both in…
Michael Casey, one of our outstanding Irish teachers, recently completed his PhD through Ulster University. His PhD thesis was on the role that the Irish oral tradition has played in influencing the literary prose writings of Séamus Ó Grianna, an…
After 16 years at The Institute of Education, Richard Whealans has retired from his position as Deputy Principal and Head of 6th year. During his time in the school Richard was a constant source of support and wisdom for students…
Clare Grealy has over 26 years experience teaching Irish to Higher Level Leaving Cert students and has been teaching full time at the Institute for the past 15 years. Clare has assisted in researching the Irish language and has helped…
Paul has taught English and History for the past 20 years. He has been teaching both Leaving and Junior Cert at the Institute since 1999, and has designed and delivered accessible and structured exam preparation courses for the last 14…