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# Junior Cert

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The Annual Bumper Secondary School Christmas Test
Gather the family. No fighting!
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Dec 25th 2013, 11:00 AM
ASTI accepts latest Haddington Road Agreement
ASTI General Secretary Pat King said failure by the Government to meet its commitments under the deal would be unacceptable.
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Dec 19th 2013, 6:19 PM
Teachers and Dept of Education to discuss concerns over Junior Cert reform
The Department of Education has announced that the first meeting of a new working group set up to discuss the planned overhaul of the Junior Certificate is to take place next month.
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Dec 16th 2013, 6:01 AM
Are you smarter than a ten-year-old? Primary school students explain science
“Seed Dispersal and Germination”, “Germ Busters” and “Five Senses”, they know it all…and they can sing too.
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Nov 12th 2013, 3:56 PM
Damien Kiberd: Jihad against Junior Cert is bizarre
Rather than tackle these rather basic issues of numeracy and literacy, we are meddling with exam systems which may not be a problem at all.
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Nov 3rd 2013, 8:30 AM
TUI says more teachers are needed if planned Junior Cert changes are to be made
The Teachers Union of Ireland said they are concerned there is not enough resources to implement the planned reforms.
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Oct 29th 2013, 12:21 PM
Chinese, coding and caring for animals: Junior Cycle is getting an overhaul
While traditional subjects are not under threat, new courses will see students rewarded for more than exam-time performance.
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Oct 28th 2013, 2:32 PM
9 signs you did Home Economics at school
Of COURSE I know how to do a running stitch.
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Oct 8th 2013, 1:07 PM
10 best Twitter reactions to the Junior Cert results
Gonna take those dischos by storm.
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Sep 11th 2013, 12:40 PM
Junior Cert results: how did the country do?
Nearly 60,000 students will receive their Junior Certificate results today. Here’s how they did.
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Sep 11th 2013, 6:15 AM
Share your favourite Seamus Heaney poetry and school memories
“Between my finger and my thumb…”
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Aug 30th 2013, 10:54 PM
Quinn demands investigation into Leaving Cert Maths mistakes
The minister says the SEC has two jobs now: to ensure no student suffers as a result of the error, and to stop it recurring.
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Jun 21st 2013, 7:30 AM
Lady Gaga and horse burgers: Junior and Leaving Cert examiners having the craic
Lady Gaga on the business paper, horse burgers in the French exam. Gas Al
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Jun 13th 2013, 6:00 PM
11 Irish people who have just had ENOUGH
They’re mad as hell and they’re not going to take it anymore.
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Jun 12th 2013, 10:30 PM
Explainer: Here's the problem with the Leaving Cert honours maths paper
Warning: the following article contains trigonometry.
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Jun 12th 2013, 8:45 PM
Marking of Leaving Cert Maths papers 'will reflect time lost by students'
Science minister Sean Sherlock believes the State Examinations Commission will ensure no student loses out over the error.
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Jun 11th 2013, 7:22 PM
17 of the best incorrect exam answers of all time
It’s good but it’s not right.
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Jun 11th 2013, 6:26 PM
Errors discovered in Leaving Cert Maths and Junior Cert CSPE papers
The English version of a Maths question mistakenly inserted an extra number – which meant two answers are possible.
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Jun 10th 2013, 8:21 PM
More than 1,000 retired teachers back for State exam jobs
Following a promise to prioritise their applications, 250 unemployed and substitute teachers have been hired by the States Examinations Commission.
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Jun 9th 2013, 8:00 AM
What is #Gtuít and why are 'the kids' going on about it?
Never try to be cool in front of a teenager. It never works out.
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Jun 7th 2013, 10:02 AM
8 things that go through your head during school exams
“Only 2 hours, 46 minutes until it’s over”
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Jun 5th 2013, 1:00 PM
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Good morning. Here are nine things to know as you start your day…
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Jun 4th 2013, 8:29 AM
9 stages everyone goes through before their Leaving Cert
You can do it, you divils!
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May 31st 2013, 8:30 PM
VIDEO: Just a dinosaur rapping Dúnmharú ar an Dart
Junior Cert flashback.
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Apr 11th 2013, 9:26 AM
6 poets to stir up some secondary school memories
Today is World Poetry Day, and it’s Leaving Cert Paper 2 all over again.
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Mar 21st 2013, 6:00 PM
It's the bumper secondary school Christmas test!
What does AC/DC stand for? Who discovered the double helix? Do you know?
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Dec 26th 2012, 10:41 AM
Get your Soundings out… it’s a secondary school English test
Do you know your sonnets from your soliloquies?
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Dec 2nd 2012, 9:15 AM
Squeaky bum time! It’s a secondary school history test…
Do you know your vikings from your victories?
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Nov 25th 2012, 9:15 AM
Squeaky bum time! Here’s a secondary school geography test
It’s National Geography Awareness Week, so it’s time to put yourself to the test.
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Nov 11th 2012, 9:15 AM
Teachers and opposition parties attack Quinn's Junior Cert reforms
Teachers’ unions say they weren’t consulted about the changes, while opposition parties are sceptical of their need.
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Oct 5th 2012, 8:48 AM
Evening Wrap
The 5 at 5 5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock….
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Oct 4th 2012, 4:45 PM
Formal Junior Cert exams abolished under new system
Reforms announced by Ruairí Quinn this afternoon replace terminal exams with continual assessment – with the terminal exams scrapped altogether by 2020.
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Oct 4th 2012, 9:06 AM
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Good morning! Here are nine things you should know as you start your day…
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Oct 4th 2012, 8:41 AM
Teeth, taxes and Junior Certs: the week in numbers
Just HOW well did Ireland do at the Paralympics? And which country’s population has the most smokers?
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Sep 15th 2012, 7:30 PM
Junior Cert results: Girls outperform boys in 20 out of 23 subjects
Only the stereotypically male strongholds of Maths and Metalwork see boys have a higher proportion of A grades than girls.
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Sep 14th 2012, 6:30 AM
FG youth wing says teachers should be forced to correct State exams
Delegates to Young Fine Gael’s summer school pass a motion saying teachers’ summers should be spent correcting papers.
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Jul 30th 2012, 11:52 AM
Some Junior Cert students played CD for Irish Leaving Cert aural exam
The State Examinations Commission will now issue a new paper and CD for Irish Leaving Cert students sitting paper one on Monday.
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Jun 8th 2012, 5:22 PM
Students advised to take care of mental health over exam period
Students undertaking Junior and Leaving Cert exams have been reminded to talk about any stress they might be feeling, eat a healthy diet and get enough sleep over the next two weeks.
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Jun 6th 2012, 2:28 PM
Good luck! Leaving and Junior Cert students begin exams this morning
Stress tests have a different meaning today for more than 116,000 third and sixth year students.
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Jun 6th 2012, 6:30 AM
Message to Leaving Cert students: get to your exams on time
Those attending Dublin exam centres have also been warned about delays because of the Olympic Torch relay event.
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Jun 4th 2012, 3:22 PM
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