The Institute of Education intensive revision course is held over 5 days.

These courses provide outstanding preparation for students of all abilities for the Leaving Certificate 2010.  The Institute of Education has over 40 years of experience in preparing students for the leaving certificate.  Our combination of:

• truly outstanding teaching
• legendary notes
• exam focus

help students maximise their potential in the Leaving Certificate.

This Easter we are holding two Intensive revision courses:

Course 1:

Monday 29th March to Friday 2nd April 2010 (inclusive).

Course 2:

Tuesday 6th April to Saturday 10th April 2010 (inclusive).

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These courses provide students with relevant, focused exam tuition.

Classes are 1.5 hours in duration.

For information on getting to The Institute of Education, please visit our Contact page

Course I:

Mathematics students should bring log tables.

Each Class is 1.5 hours in duration
Examination Techniques: how to answer questions, manage time etc. are dealt with in all subjects.

1. Accounting (H)

Section A
Topics from:-
(i) Final Accounts
(ii) Farm Accounts
(iii) Ratio Analysis
(iv) Correction of Errors Accounting for VAT etc.
(v) Published Accounts
(vi) Club Accounts

Section B
Topics from:-
(i) Incomplete Records
(ii) Service Firms
(iii) Tabular Statements
(iv) Breakeven Analysis
(v) Costing
(vi) Budgeting
(vii) Control Accounts
(viii) Cash Flow Statements Depreciation / Revaluation

2. Agricultural Science (H)

Section A
Topics from:-
(i) Genetics
(ii) Soil
(iii) Tillage
(iv) Animal Enterprise
(v) Grass

3. Biology (H)

Section A
Topics from:-
(i) Scientific Method / Cel l /Microscope
(ii) Cell Division / Tissues
(iii) Diffusion / Osmosis / Human Circulation / Immunity
(iv) Photosynthesis / Plant Transport
(v) Food / Enzymes / Nutrition / Respiration
(vi) Flowering Plant Reproduction

Section B
Topics from:-
(i) Excretion
(ii) Nervous System / Senses
(iii) Hormones / Human Reproduction
(iv) DNA / Genetic Engineering / Genetics / Evolution
(v) Ecology
(vi) Microbiology

4. Business (H)

Section A
Topics from:-
(i) People in Business
(ii) Conflicting Interests
(iii) Enterprise
(iv) Introduction to Management
(v) Management Skills
(vi) Communications
(vii) Management Activities
(viii) Human Resource Management
(ix) The Changing Role of Management
(x) Monitoring the Business
(xi) Household and Business Finance / Insurance / Taxation

Section B
Topics from:-
(i) Identifying Opportunities
(ii) Marketing
(iii) Getting Started
(iv) Expansion
(v) Business Scene
(vi) Choosing Between Alternatives
(vii) Community Development
(viii) Business, Government and Workers
(ix) Social and Ethical Responsibility of Business
(x) International Trading Environment
(xi) European Union
(xii) International Business


5. Chemistry (H)

Bring periodic table, past papers and calculator.

Section A
Topics from:-
(i) Stiochiometry
(ii) Heats of Reaction
(iii) Equilibrium
(iv) pH
(v) Water
(vi) Acids / Bases / Salts

Section B
Topics from:-
(i) Volumetric Analysis
(ii) Organic Chemistry
(iii) Oxidation/Reduction

6. Economics (H)

Section A
Macro-Economics

Section B
Micro-Economics

7. English (H)

Section A
Topics from:-
(i) Comprehending and Composing
(ii) King Lear
(iii) Poems from each of the 8 poetson the Leaving Certificate Course
(iv) A selection of texts for Comparative Study

8. French (H)

Section A
Topics from:-
(i) How to approach the exam paper
(a) the reading comprehension
(b) the writing technique (reaction piece, diary extract, formal and informal letter, fax or e-mail and narrative)
(ii) Key grammar areas (tenses, pronouns and general structures, sentence building)
(iii) Essay writing technique
(iv) Notes will be given for the Oral examination

9. Gaeilge (H)

Section A
Topics from:-
(i) Aiste
(ii) Gramadach
(iii) Filíocht
(iv) Prós
(v) Stair na Gaeilge

10. Gaeilge (O)

Section A
Topics from:-
(i) Alt
(ii) Gramadach
(iii) An Litir
(iv) Alt / Scéal le Scríobh
(v) An Comhrá
(vi) Prós
(vii) Filíocht
(viii) Cluastuiscint

11. Geography (H)

Course A
Patterns & Processes in the physical environment & maps.
Course B
Regional Geography.
Course C
Elective Unit Patterns & Processes in Economic Activity.
Course D
Elective Unit Patterns & Processes in Human Environment.

12. German (H)

Section A
Topics from:-
(i) Preparation for Oral Examination
(ii) Preparation for Aural Examination
(iii) Reading Comprehension
(a) Literary (b) Journalistic
(iv) Letter Writing and Written Expression
(v) Grammar

13. History of Art (H)

Section A
Topics from:-

Irish Art
(i) The Neolithic Period to the The Iron Age Painting
(ii) Irish Manuscripts and Metal Work to the 9th Century
(iii) High Crosses of Ireland
(iv) J.B. Yeats
European Art
(v) Giotto and Early Renaissance
(vi) High Renaissance and Sculpture
(vii) Impressionism
(viii) Art Appreciation

14. History (H)

Section A Ireland: Option 3 and 5
Option 3: The Pursuit of Sovereignty and the Impact of Partition, 1912-1949
Option 5: Politics and Society in Northern Ireland 1949 - 1993
(Prescribed Document Study for Leaving Certificate 2010)

Section B Europe and the World: Option 3 and 6
Option 3: Dictatorship and Democracy, 1920-1945.
Option 6: The U.S.A and the World, 1945-1989

Section C Europe and the World: Option 2 and 3
Option 2: Nation states and International Tensions, 1871-1920.
Option 3: Dictatorship and Democracy, 1920-1945


15. Home Economics (H) (Scientific and Social)

Section A FOOD STUDIES
Topics from:-
(i) Nutrients - protein, lipids, carbohydrates, minerals, vitamins, water.
(ii) Diet and Health - Energy, Dietary Guidelines, The Irish Diet, Menu Planning.
(iii) Food Groups - protein foods and energy foods eg. meat, fish, cheese, milk, cereals and fat.
(iv) Microbiology, Food Preservation, Food Safety & Hygiene including HACCP
(v) Food Processing and Food Additives.

16. Applied Maths (H)

Section A
Topics from:-
(i) Accelerated Linear Motion
(ii) Projectiles
(iii) Newton’s Laws, Pulleys etc.
(iv) Impacts and Collisions
(v) Relative Velocity

17. Maths (H) Bring log tables, past papers and calculator

Section A
Topics from:-
(i) Algebra and Equations
(ii) The Circle
(iii) Probability
(iv) Binomial Expansions and Induction
(vi) Integration

Section B
Topics from:-
(i) Complex Numbers, Matrices
(ii) Trigonometry
(iii) Sequences and Series
(iv) Differentiation
(v) Applications of Differentiation


18. Maths (O) Bring log tables, past papers and calculator

Section A
Topics from:-
(i) Equations
(ii) The Line
(iii) Simpson’s Rule, Area & Volume
(iv) Trigonometry
(v) Probability

Section B
Topics from:-
(i) Differentiation
(ii) The Circle
(iii) Complex Numbers
(iv) Statistics
(v) Sequences and Series

19. Physics (H) Bring log tables, past papers and calculator

Section A
Topics from:-
(i) Mechanics 1: Linear Motion, Newton’s laws of Motion capacitors
(ii) Mechanics 2; Moments Equilibrium, Circular Motion, S.H.M.
(iii) Sound and Waves
(iv) Light
(v) Heat and temperature

Section B
Topics from:-
(i) Electricity 1: Electric fields,
(ii) Electricity 2: Electric Current
(iii) Electromagnetism
(iv) Modern Physics
(v) Fundamental Particles:

Notes will be available on 2nd option Applied Electricity.

20. Spanish (H)

Section A
Topics from:-
(i) Grammar
(ii) Messages/Aural comprehension
(iii) Essay Technique

Course II

1. Biology (H)

Section A
Topics from:-
(i) Scientific Method / Cel l /Microscope
(ii) Cell Division / Tissues
(iii) Diffusion / Osmosis / Human Circulation / Immunity
(iv) Photosynthesis / Plant Transport
(v) Food / Enzymes / Nutrition / Respiration
(vi) Flowering Plant Reproduction

Section B
Topics from:-
(i) Excretion
(ii) Nervous System / Senses
(iii) Hormones / Human Reproduction
(iv) DNA / Genetic Engineering / Genetics / Evolution
(v) Ecology
(vi) Microbiology

2. Chemistry (H) Bring periodic table, past papers and calculator.

Section A
Topics from:-
(i) Stiochiometry
(ii) Heats of Reaction
(iii) Equilibrium
(iv) pH
(v) Water
(vi) Acids / Bases / Salts

Section B
Topics from:-
(i) Volumetric Analysis
(ii) Organic Chemistry
(iii) Oxidation/Reduction

3. English (H)

Section A
Topics from:-
(i) Comprehending and Composing
(ii) King Lear
(iii) Poems from each of the 8 poetson the Leaving Certificate Course
(iv) A selection of texts for Comparative Study

4. French (H)

Section A
Topics from:-
(i) How to approach the exam paper
(a) the reading comprehension
(b) the writing technique (reaction piece, diary extract, formal and informal letter, fax or e-mail and narrative)
(ii) Key grammar areas (tenses, pronouns and general structures, sentence building)
(iii) Essay writing technique
(iv) Notes will be given for the Oral examination

5. Gaeilge (H)

Section A
Topics from:-
(i) Aiste
(ii) Gramadach
(iii) Filíocht
(iv) Prós
(v) Stair na Gaeilge

6. Maths (H) Bring log tables, past papers and calculator

Section A
Topics from:-
(i) Algebra and Equations
(ii) The Circle
(iii) Probability
(iv) Binomial Expansions and Induction
(vi) Integration

Section B
Topics from:-
(i) Complex Numbers, Matrices
(ii) Trigonometry
(iii) Sequences and Series
(iv) Differentiation
(v) Applications of Differentiation

7. Maths (O) Bring log tables, past papers and calculator

Section A
Topics from:-
(i) Equations
(ii) The Line
(iii) Simpson’s Rule, Area & Volume
(iv) Trigonometry
(v) Probability

Section B
Topics from:-
(i) Differentiation
(ii) The Circle
(iii) Complex Numbers
(iv) Statistics
(v) Sequences and Series

8. Physics (H) Bring log tables, past papers and calculator

Section A
Topics from:-
(i) Mechanics 1: Linear Motion, Newton’s laws of Motion capacitors
(ii) Mechanics 2; Moments Equilibrium, Circular Motion, S.H.M.
(iii) Sound and Waves
(iv) Light
(v) Heat and temperature

Section B
Topics from:-
(i) Electricity 1: Electric fields,
(ii) Electricity 2: Electric Current
(iii) Electromagnetism
(iv) Modern Physics
(v) Fundamental Particles:

Notes will be available on 2nd option Applied Electricity.

The fee schedule, per section, for this course is:

1 Section: €275

2 Sections: €440

3 Sections: €550

4 Sections: €595

Enrol for 3 classes and get a 4th class for an additional €45 (Valid for Course I only)

Note:

Students may attend up to 4 Sections on Course I, and up to 3 Sections on Course II.

Fees are applied per course.

A discount of 5% will apply if students wish to do Sections in Course I & II.  To avail of this discount please contact our office.  This discount cannot be applied to enrolments processed via our website.

Fees will not be refunded except in exceptional circumstances.

Fees are non-transferable.

The timetable for Course I is set out below:

The timetable for Course II is set out below:

Key:

H = Higher Level

O = Ordinary Level

For details of Sections A, B, C & D please click on the Subjects button above.