Leaving Cert Archives - Page 5 of 12

Students working through classwork together in a secondary school classroom.

What Junior Cycle Anxiety Looks Like Before It Becomes a Leaving Cert Problem

Post author:Enda O'Doherty
Post published: September 13, 2026
Post category:Leaving Cert School Students Study Skills

Junior Cycle anxiety rarely looks like anxiety on the surface. It looks like a stomach ache before school, or a sudden dislike of a subject that was fine last year.…

A notebook and pen ready for planning Leaving Cert project work.

How to Help Your Child Through the New Leaving Cert Project Work

Post author:Enda O'Doherty
Post published: September 2, 2026
Post category:Leaving Cert School Students Study Skills

The best way to help is to treat Leaving Cert project work like a manageable project, not a mystery deadline. Once you understand what's being asked and when, you can…

A student sitting an exam in a school hall during the Leaving Cert.

Why Parents Get More Stressed About the Leaving Cert Than Their Kids Do

Post author:Enda O'Doherty
Post published: August 25, 2026
Post category:Leaving Cert School Students Study Skills

Parents often carry more Leaving Cert stress than their children do. Clinical psychologist Niamh Delmar has found this pattern repeatedly in her work with families. After 35 years in Irish…