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• Students happy with Higher Level exam
  STUDENTS will have been happy with a fair and straightforward Leaving Certificate Spanish Higher Level paper, said teacher Maggie Fernandez of The Institute of Education. […]
• Wood wallet question was right on the money
  With most of the marks already accounted for in project work, Junior Certificate Materials Technology (Wood) wrapped up assessment yesterday with "nicely pitched" papers at both levels, according to one teacher. […]
• UCD and art college join forces
  DUN Laoghaire Institute of Art Design and Technology (IADT) and University College Dublin (UCD) have signed a deal to build a strategic alliance, writes Katherine Donnelly. […]
• Hard-working pupils would have been rewarded
  A return to more maths on the Leaving Certificate Physics higher level paper was noted by teachers. […]
• Unexpected elements divide teachers
  Teachers' views varied on the Leaving Certificate Accounting higher-level paper. […]
• Exam Diary: These three weeks sap your adrenaline stocks
  Yesterday, I sat my final physics exam. Like any subject involving numbers, I'm glad to be finished it. You should be glad, too. In fact, it's probably better for society as a whole. Essentially, if people like me were the physicists: we'd still be looking at black-and-white TV. […]
• Positive spin-off expected in classes
  THE way students were challenged to apply their knowledge on the Junior Certificate Technical Graphics papers will have a positive spin-off in the classroom, said teacher John O'Sullivan. […]