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Dalton Tattan, assistant secretary at the Department of Education said the pressure they were under was ‘extreme’.
Students with oral exams and music practicals have been awarded full marks – but other practical exams are to still go ahead.
The decision was announced this afternoon.
Schools across the country remain closed ahead of this year’s exams in June.
Teachers, including recently qualified teachers and retired teachers, are being asked to apply.
TheJournal.ie spoke to four Leaving Cert students in the countdown to the results.
It comes after a report last week into universities found “unacceptable” financial practices.
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His previous application for a reader was refused before the supporting evidence was submitted.
We live in a time of austerity – and education is being targeted along with other elements of society.
Stress and pressure are, unfortunately, part and parcel of exams. But there are also simple ways to keep calm and perform well.
This year marks the first time that all students at Leaving Cert level will sit the new Project Maths exam.
Lady Gaga on the business paper, horse burgers in the French exam. Gas Al
“Only 2 hours, 46 minutes until it’s over”
The National Association of Principals and Deputy Principals given a list of tips to help students perform well during exam time.
Reforms announced by Ruairí Quinn this afternoon replace terminal exams with continual assessment – with the terminal exams scrapped altogether by 2020.
A submission to Ruairí Quinn sees Ireland’s seven universities outline issues with the Leaving Cert – and how to change it.
Delegates to Young Fine Gael’s summer school pass a motion saying teachers’ summers should be spent correcting papers.