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Tuesday 20 October 2020
To date, €163,000 has been paid to Polymetrika for the calculated grades system.
Students can also apply to sit the postponed exams in November.
The action is being taken by a student who missed out on a place to study medicine at Trinity College by two points.
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Here is the thought process behind the Plan C for the Leaving Cert, the appeal process, and where it could all go wrong.
There has been concern from the start about ‘standardising’ Leaving Cert grades – this has been somewhat vindicated this week.
Strict new coronavirus measures are now in effect – here’s what they mean for you.
Pass rates for pupils in the most deprived data zones were reduced by 15.2% – for pupils from the most affluent backgrounds the reduction was 6.9%.
One secondary school teacher says now is also an opportunity to reimagine a new way of educating Irish students.
Teachers will provide an estimate of the percentage mark each student is likely to have achieved.
Speculation that the exams would be cancelled has been growing since reports last night.
We’re expecting confirmation of what is planned for the Leaving Cert after 3pm today.
However, concerns have been raised about the legality of predicted grades.
Most students want the exams to be cancelled, according to a new survey.
Poppy Kane says despite the challenges, many students believe the exams give them a sense of control in an uncertain time.
The decision was announced this morning by the Department of Education.
The data shows girls received more A grades than boys in most subjects.
Nineteen students secured 11 higher/common-level A grades and distinctions this year.
Those suspected of cheating represent a tiny proportion of the 57,000 students who sat the exams this year.
Everyone has got their results, so here are the most important statistics from today.
This date last year year saw highs of 25 degrees.
The exams commission has introduced new measures to safeguard the wellbeing of Leaving Certificate students.
As the Leaving Cert begins tomorrow, teachers and education experts are warning of growing anxiety among students.
Rhona Butler said the current process is not fair on the student, family or school involved.
Grades in the pillar subjects of Irish, English, and Maths remain relatively unchanged from previous years.
From 5.15pm tomorrow, applicants will no longer be able to change their preferences for the courses they would like to do.
A tweet from Leo Varadkar featured on the first ever exam.
Get plenty of sleep and exercise, and remember that anxiety is normal.
Students protested and held a sit-in over the attempt to introduce the fees.
A group of up to 40 students had been occupying the college’s dining hall over the past few days.
Our education system must deliver a quality education that prepares each child for their future lives, writes Geoffrey Browne.
Trinity students have released a list of demands.
Currently, students have two hours to complete each paper.
TheJournal.ie spoke to four Leaving Cert students in the countdown to the results.
Denis North is taking the English and Geography exams at Kennedy College, New Ross.
Fake news, democracy and inventing the wheel – how did the first day of State exams go?
I have never forgotten the idea that I needed to put in long hours if I wanted to achieve something, writes Caoimhín De Barra.
The SEC said that it would have sufficient numbers in place and did not want to “cause alarm” with the appeal.
An engineering student writes about how he is buckling under the strain of too many exams concentrated at the end of the academic year.
Some performed very well, while others struggled with basic vocabulary.
Everything must be organised and tidy before you can do any work whatsoever.
THE IRISH FARMERS Association has urged Irish MEPs to vote to ban words traditionally linked to meat products from being used on vegetarian alternatives.
The European Parliament is to vote this week on the terminology used for plant-based meat and dairy substitutes.
Amendments put forward would restrict the naming of such products so that they could not use terms normally associated with meat products.
One amendment would curtail the use of terms such as ‘steak’, ‘sausage’, ‘escalope’, ‘burger’ or ‘hamburger’ on products that do not exclusively contain meat.
The IFA has written to MEPs urging them to accept both amendments to protect Irish consumers and the agricultural industry here.
IFA President Tim Cullinan said yesterday that dairy products or plant-based meat branded with ‘real’ meat descriptions is “deliberately misleading to our consumers and undermines our industry.”
What do you think: Should vegetarian foods be allowed use words like ‘steak’ and ‘burger’?
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