Seminars on the Web

Worried about the Leaving Cert?

The Irish Times is hosting a series of web-based seminars which should help you with the major subjects. There will also be a seminar on study skills.

If you are worried about English then tune in to The Irish Times website (www.ireland.com/education/el) for a session with the experts on Monday, May 8th from 7.30 to 8.30 p.m.

The seminar will be available in both text and Real Audio format.

Questions should be e-mailed in advance to education@irish-times.ie. before 4 p.m. on May 8th. Or post those questions to Anne Byrne, Exam Countdown, Education and Living, The Irish Times, 10-16 D'Olier Street, Dublin 2.

Anne Byrne, careers and guidance correspondent, will put your questions to Kate Bateman, chairperson of the Association of Teachers of English, and an English teacher at Stratford College, Rathgar, Dublin.

The series continues with maths on May 15th, French on May 22nd, geography on May 29th and study skills on June 5th.

Previous seminars included study skills with Brian Mooney, guidance counsellor and co-author of How to Get Your Child Maximum Points - the Parents' Guide to Surviving Exams and Irish with teacher and exam commentator Treasa Ni Chonaola.