Some teenage participants in Foróige’s ‘Leadership for Life’ conference talk about what leadership means to them

Students who cut corners by leaving out topics in their revision were punished

Teachers react to ‘tough’ higher-level paper and ‘easy in parts’ ordinary-level exam

Students encouraged to ‘think a bit outside the box’ in unusual but well-received paper

Students who prepared using past exams would not have found much to shock them

‘It was a very grounded paper with a lot of the fundamentals of science tested.’

Students felt it was a long paper and they didn’t have enough time to check their answers

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‘A hugely important paper that celebrates literature as relevant, moving and thought-provoking’

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Projects across four categories carried out by young participants

Shane Curran develops encrypted data storage system ‘guaranteed to remain secure’

Companies are trying new ways in which they can have a positive effect on communities

Students say ordinary paper is ‘simple’ and ‘godly’ and ‘the most beautiful thing ever’