2nd Year Maths — What You Need to Know My abiding memory of 2nd year was involved dealing with spots the size of craters on the moon. God, the trauma…. Teaching 2nd years for the last 13 years, I can…
1st Year Maths Overview Ah, 1st year……..where the innocence and joy of entering ‘big school’ is slowly ebbed away by the sheer volume of homework and information overload of the secondary school system. God, I am some miserable character. Let’s…
Who else was shocked when their maths teacher told them that all the Junior Cycle Maths formulae are printed in a booklet and provided on exam day? I know I was! It’s handy that we don’t have to memorise all…
The Junior Cycle Programme has reformed, and so has the Junior Cycle grading system. The new grading system includes a total of 6 grade descriptors: Distinction, Higher Merit, Merit, Achieved, Partially Achieved, and Not Graded. While these are only applicable…
The Junior Cycle Maths Syllabus is a really important piece of literature to read ahead of the exams in June. The Junior Cycle Maths syllabus contains everything you need to know in order to sit the exam, and hence, everything…
For many of us, the Junior Certificate or Junior Cycle exams were the first real taste we get of State Examinations. It can be quite daunting, especially if you’re the oldest child in the family, taking the plunge into uncharted…
The Junior Cycle Profile of Achievement (JCPA) is an award administered by the State Examinations Commission of the Department of Education and Skills in Ireland. It is compulsory for every child to complete the Junior Cycle. In this article, we’ll…
