Grind schools create an injustice at the heart of Ireland’s education system
Unthinkable: How fair are the State exams if some students can buy an advantage in the form of specialised tuition?
Institute Of Education
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‘We’re fully booked’: How grind schools became big business
Rugby stars such as Brian O’Driscoll and Caelan Doris are among the investors in a booming private tuition sector which promises top grades in the Leaving Cert points race. But is it piling too much pressure on students?
UK buyer of famous Leeson Street grinds school begins to reap rewards of €135m acquisition
Microsoft Office guy’s superyacht; Dyson signs on the line in Co Waterford; Fair City eyes move to commuter belt
Institute of Education sold to UK schools group for undisclosed sum
‘Grind school’ has been in operation for 53 years, over which time it has become one of the State’s largest private educational facilities
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Fighting Words 2022: Prof Anne Looney, executive dean, Institute of Education, Dublin City University
Dublin student wins 2022 Press Pass journalist of the year award
Catherine Martin: ‘I’m absolutely confident your generation will be one of innovation and trendsetters’
Institute of Education founder Raymond Kearns dies aged 91
Son Peter Kearns says there is ‘no sadness, only celebration’
Eric Earle – one of the Trinity students who gathered on the roof of the college on VE day in May 1945
An Appreciation
‘It is very hard for us’: Husband of Urantsetseg Tserendorj thankful for support from Irish people
Anniversary Mass for Mongolian woman fatally stabbed in Dublin takes place on Sunday
How to read the feeder schools tables
Lists normally includes all schools where 11 or more pupils sat the Leaving Cert exam
Is remote teaching the solution to the teacher supply crisis?
Some schools are now accessing online learning in physics and Polish due to lack of qualified teachers nearby
No detentions or suspensions: the schools rejecting super-strict values
Restorative practice in classrooms seeks to address problems through a supportive rather than punitive approach
‘I sat drinking in the knowledge, and for the first time in my life I felt alive’
Dr Katriona O’Sullivan began on the Trinity Access Programme which led to a PhD
Colleges expect spike in random selection
High-points courses in health, law, pharmacy and science most likely to be affected
Has the Leaving Certificate been ‘dumbed down’?
Experts differ over significance of grade inflation in this year’s record-breaking results
Leaving Cert classical studies & Latin: Fair, balanced and plenty of choice, say teachers
This year’s exam changes help ease some of the time pressure facing candidates
Leaving Cert Spanish: some students struggle to hear recordings during exam
Calls for use of digital technology to improve sound quality
Leaving Cert German: Students have more time in topical paper
Higher-level paper layout said to be excellent with clear questions and instructions
Leaving Cert business: Accessible, fair and full of choice – but no Covid question
More choice on business paper but surprise at lack of question on pandemic impact
Leaving Cert history: For the first time in history, history students had time
Students would have been happy with ‘broad and fair’ paper, say teachers
Leaving Cert French: A ‘muffled, horrendous and tricky’ exam
Disquiet over French aural while written paper is described as ‘challenging’
Leaving Cert biology: Covid features on ‘challenging’ paper
Questions on the higher-level paper slightly more difficult than in previous years
Leaving Cert Irish paper 1: Broad welcome for Irish papers
First of two papers described as fair, accessible and approachable by teachers
Leaving Cert maths paper 2: ‘More challenging’ than first paper
Students will have found the trigonometry-heavy higher level paper tricky, teachers say
Leaving Cert maths paper 1: Accessible exam adds up for most students
No financial maths but plenty of calculus, algebra and geometry
Leaving Cert geography: Topical paper with more choice and time than ever
Plate tectonics and rock formation appear – but no Brexit question
Leaving Cert English paper 2: Heaney ‘sends the country home happy’
More choice and fewer questions give students ‘vast desert’ of time in well-received exam
Leaving Cert home economics: Some stumped over ‘ambiguous’ questions
Other students surprised to see iron rather than carbohydrates on paper, teacher says
New artist residency scheme in schools set to nurture creativity
Government programme aimed at inspiring ‘brilliant young actors, musicians and artists’
Open-air classrooms: Six tips for teaching in the great outdoors
With Covid-19, there has never been a better time for children to learn outside
Back to school: ‘You hope they will be able to catch up’
After a year of disruption, there are concerns over long-term impact of school closures
Digital divide: How Covid-19 is deepening inequality in education
A two-tier system is emerging with affluent schools more likely to have better learning platforms
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