Correcting Junior & Leaving Cert Exams

rainbowtrout · 15-09-2011 07:07AM

Well I just got paid for correcting! Wasn't expecting that!

iuil19 · 15-09-2011 10:40AM

rainbowtrout wrote: »

Well I just got paid for correcting! Wasn't expecting that!

Me too, was sure it would be at least another couple of weeks.

lmullen · 15-09-2011 11:28AM

Hey just wondering what subject and level you were correcting at would be nice to have payment soon!!

rehab11 · 15-09-2011 03:13PM

iuil19 wrote: »

Me too, was sure it would be at least another couple of weeks.

Yay! This means we wont be waiting too long hopefully! What subject and level??

Have you corrected before?

iuil19 · 15-09-2011 03:15PM

rehab11 wrote: »

iuil19 wrote: »

Me too, was sure it would be at least another couple of weeks.

Yay! This means we wont be waiting too long hopefully! What subject and level??

Have you corrected before?

One of the LC sciences at Higher Level, this was my 3rd year but I did JC Science for a number of years before that.

Got hammered on tax etc though

not to mention the Pension Levy

rehab11 · 15-09-2011 05:16PM

iuil19 wrote: »

One of the LC sciences at Higher Level, this was my 3rd year but I did JC Science for a number of years before that.

Got hammered on tax etc though not to mention the Pension Levy

I corrected JC. Think they were gonna pay LC first anyway.

Dont even wanna think about tax and PL.

rainbowtrout · 15-09-2011 10:02PM

iuil19 wrote: »

One of the LC sciences at Higher Level, this was my 3rd year but I did JC Science for a number of years before that.

Got hammered on tax etc though not to mention the Pension Levy

Same here. LC Science

Sir123 · 19-09-2011 07:56PM

Don't mean to be nosy but, was it financially worth it for those of you who got paid. I'm think of doing it next year but I won't bother if the pay isn't too good. A lot of pressure for poor pay.

rainbowtrout · 19-09-2011 08:07PM

There are a number of factors:

The subject (some are paid more than others because of the amount of work involved)
The level (Higher, Ordinary, Foundation)
The exam (JC or LC)
The number of papers you get - while it's normally between 300 and 400 it can be less or more

Other factors to consider, if you are teaching on full hours for a few years you are probably in the higher tax bracket and so will pay the higher rate of tax on the lot. If you are part time or on the lower end of the scale this may not be the case.

If you are higher up the scale you will pay more of a pension levy than those lower down the scale.

So it's hard to nail it down and say if it's worth it or not. The other thing is what is it worth to you? Some teachers might not think it's worth the hassle unless they are clearing €3000 after tax. Another might think it's worth it if they come out with anything over €1000.

Money aside, it's invaluable in seeing how the exam system works and how you can prepare your classes for your subject.

For what it's worth, I've been doing it for 10 years, started at OL JC, then moved to OL LC and have been at HL LC for the last few years.

Sir123 · 19-09-2011 08:16PM

rainbowtrout wrote: »

There are a number of factors:

The subject (some are paid more than others because of the amount of work involved)
The level (Higher, Ordinary, Foundation)
The exam (JC or LC)
The number of papers you get - while it's normally between 300 and 400 it can be less or more

Other factors to consider, if you are teaching on full hours for a few years you are probably in the higher tax bracket and so will pay the higher rate of tax on the lot. If you are part time or on the lower end of the scale this may not be the case.

If you are higher up the scale you will pay more of a pension levy than those lower down the scale.

So it's hard to nail it down and say if it's worth it or not. The other thing is what is it worth to you? Some teachers might not think it's worth the hassle unless they are clearing €3000 after tax. Another might think it's worth it if they come out with anything over €1000.

Money aside, it's invaluable in seeing how the exam system works and how you can prepare your classes for your subject.

For what it's worth, I've been doing it for 10 years, started at OL JC, then moved to OL LC and have been at HL LC for the last few years.

Thanks rainbowtrout. I agree with you as correcting is extremely good for experience. Thanks for all the info again. The pension levy is ridiculous. From December on it'll probably be worse. The dreaded budget.

lmullen · 28-09-2011 06:38PM

Hey just wondering if anyone correcting OL LC Sciences got paid yet? Fed up waiting!!! Although there probably won't be much left after the tax and pension levy!!!

rainbowtrout · 28-09-2011 07:04PM

lmullen wrote: »

Hey just wondering if anyone correcting OL LC Sciences got paid yet? Fed up waiting!!! Although there probably won't be much left after the tax and pension levy!!!

No, I rang last Thursday or Friday and when my details were checked I was told that it was still being processed and it would be paid in the next fortnight. Seeing as that was a week ago, hopefully it will be in the next week.

rehab11 · 28-09-2011 07:13PM

wonder how long it takes them to process claims! mines being processed since monday week!

rainbowtrout · 28-09-2011 07:21PM

It's not always a case of the finance people taking ages to process the claims, they aren't given them as they come in. Friend of mine corrected Junior Cert and was finished mid July. Still waiting for payment. He rang last week and was told that finance were only given the JC claim forms for processing the day the JC results came out. So they were probably sitting in a filing cabinet for the 8 weeks prior to that. :mad:

rehab11 · 28-09-2011 07:33PM

I finished mid july too, they are probably like all the other workers today, totally over worked and underpaid!

lmullen · 03-10-2011 08:42PM

PAID

rainbowtrout · 03-10-2011 09:24PM

lmullen wrote: »

PAID

Me too!

maynooth_rules · 04-10-2011 03:41PM

rainbowtrout wrote: »

Me too!

Me too, its not nice getting your guts taken out in the form of taxes while Bosnian famalies are able to claim 90,000 euro off social welfare

Toto Wolfcastle · 04-10-2011 06:18PM

maynooth_rules, what you posted is irrelevant to this thread. Take it to Humanities, Politics, State Benefits, anywhere really that it's relevant because it is not relevant here.

rehab11 · 04-10-2011 06:24PM

Me too. someone who corrected the same amount of papers as me at the same subject and level came out with 700 more than me...how did that happen? I had my tax credits allocated to SEC and only work part time now?

Does anyone know how I fix this? SEC or tax office??

rainbowtrout · 04-10-2011 06:30PM

rehab11 wrote: »

Me too. someone who corrected the same amount of papers as me at the same subject and level came out with 700 more than me...how did that happen? I had my tax credits allocated to SEC and only work part time now?

Does anyone know how I fix this? SEC or tax office??

Before you go crazy, they don't usually get it wrong to be fair to them. The other person may have tax credits that you don't know about and they might have had expenses you didn't have like overnights or higher mileage.

Also was the other person a late comer and maybe they didn't get the July advance/ less of an advance?

rehab11 · 04-10-2011 08:01PM

I wont be going crazy. Just wondering how they got more than me for the same work. I'll check it out tomorrow. Thanks.

therunaround · 05-10-2011 06:19PM

in your first year examining you get 500 at the start. In subsequent years you get 1200.thats what happened to your 700.it was their first year so they only got 500 at the start

rehab11 · 06-10-2011 07:10PM

therunaround wrote: »

in your first year examining you get 500 at the start. In subsequent years you get 1200.thats what happened to your 700.it was their first year so they only got 500 at the start

This was also my first year. I rang the tax people. It was an error on SECs part.

therunaround · 06-10-2011 09:22PM

good stuff glad you got sorted.In fairness they are on the ball most of the time.

Macushlablue · 01-11-2011 05:09PM

I think correcting exam papers is the kind of thing every teacher should do once...I corrected JC English Paper One HL in 2000, and I found it really helped me to clarify EXACTLY what my students needed to do to excel in that paper. I've corrected Mock papers for the LC for years and found it equally helpful.

glenn3ie · 02-11-2011 12:42AM

Sorry folks, haven't got time to read 10 pages of this so apologies if I ask something that has been answered!

Generally, do you need to be qualified to apply? I'm in my final year and will have my exams etc. finished before July.

What are the deadlines like? When do the papers usually arrive? Is it the whole month of July?

Thanks

G

Boober Fraggle · 02-11-2011 09:15AM

No harm in applying, anyway! You can put down your dip hours as your classes for this year, you could get lucky.

Generally, it's 26 days from start to finish.

The papers don't 'arrive', you go to Athlone, for either a 1 or 2 days correcting conference, and you pick up the papers while you are there.

Deadlines are usually quite manageable so long as you don't have other commitments at the same time as the correcting.

doc_17 · 02-11-2011 09:57AM

Did anybody correct Maths this year? I'm thinking about doing it and would like some info. cheers!

Boober Fraggle · 02-11-2011 10:01AM

I have a colleague who corrects LC OL maths. As far as I know, she just corrects one of the papers, and has never found it too stressful.

Correcting Junior & Leaving Cert Exams

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