Most want Leaving Cert points for fitness[Posted: Wed 15/02/2012 by Niall Hunter, Editor www.irishhealth.com] Amid increasing concern over child obesity levels, almost two out of three people now believe getting fit should be part of the Leaving Cert curriculum, according to our latest readers’ poll. We asked our readers whether they thought it a good idea that [...]
Extracted from the Irish times. (remember to use Grinds.Biz for al of your leaving Cert Grinds needs) Kicking exam pressure to touch In this section » The formula is simple: real change Lessons to be learned from case in Clonmel Teacher’s pet Hikes in third-level fees A newly qualified teacher writes MY EDUCATION WEEK: Evan [...]
By Barry Duggan and Katherine Donnelly Friday February 03 2012 MIDDLE-income families are to be hit on the double – with college fee hikes to come on top of increases in the cost of VHI cover. Registration fees for a student in college will rise by 50pc over the next four academic years. They will [...]
Wednesday February 01 2012 – originally from I.Independent CO. LOUTH VEC has said that it has commenced facilitating its schools to formally implement the oral component of the Junior Certificate French examination. CEO of the VEC, Dr. Pádraig Kirk said that, ‘it is expected that this component of the examination will be introduced on a [...]
Thursday February 02 2012 - Grinds.biz , originally in the irish Independent Following its success in the past four years, the Irish Independent is delighted to announce that this year there will be three Written Word supplements, on Feb 7, 8 and 9. These magazines will be a must read for all English Leaving Certificate students in both [...]
ICGP answers members by cutting College fees January 20, 2012 By Lloyd Mudiwa Leave a Comment // The ICGP has responded decisively to claims by some GPs that its membership fee does not represent value for money (VFM) by significantly reducing it for this year. One third of ICGP members had responded that the [...]
Committee to quiz Minister on education plans Wednesday, January 25, 2012 – 07:43 AM The Minister for Education Ruairi Quinn will appear before a Joint Oireachtas Committee on jobs, social protection and education today. Current and future plans for small primary schools, a national adult literarcy strategy and the issue of career guidance counsellors in [...]
Students ‘w- Katherine Donnellyill not be hit by exodus of teachers’ – Katherine Donnelly – INDO THE exodus of staff from schools at the end of February will not leave pupils without teachers, parents have been assured. There are enough teachers seeking employment to fill the gaps, according to school managers and unions. And, [...]
‘The Field’ for Garter Lane Wednesday, 25th January 2012 The Ranting Rebels Theatre Group will bring John B.Keane’s acclaimed play ‘The Field’ to the Garter Lane Theatre from February 29th March 3rd. This play is on this year’s and next year’s Junior Cert Syllabus and therefore seeing it is a must for schools and pupils. [...]
taken from the Indepedent My students never tire of telling me that they don’t like the prescribed literature for Junior Cert and Leaving Cert English. Being teenagers, of course, only the most recent or coolest material appeals to them, and it’s with this in mind that I’d now like to suggest we make use of a few well-known recent [...]