AllHonours.ie - Tutoring Site for Cert Students

AllHonours dishes out academic advice, gratis, for Leaving Cert and Junior Cert students (the Junior Cert is a second-level course and exam given after around three years of study in secondary school, by the Republic of Ireland, the Leaving Cert is an exam for those who wish to enter university). AllHonours is divided into five main secions: AllHonours which is a student Q&A service, AllGrinds, a nationwide tutor directory which is further classed by subject, AllNotes, AllNews, and AllVideo. Material on the site is generally open to the public to use and study. Students who contribute frequently to the site are rewarded with discounted grinds and free subjects at revision courses. The most recent material added is posted on the main page side bar. Questions are open to comments and discussion. Registration is free.

“AllHonours.ie aims to provide all Leaving Cert and Junior Cert students with free academic information, advice, and tips. It also aims to become the main central hub for private tutors, enabling them to help the community of students by answering questions on AllHonours and advertise their private grinds free of charge.”

This site provides Cert students with many useful tools to help them study. The Q&A section gives students a chance to work together and to study what they feel is important. The Grind section offers students tutors in every subject, while the media oriented sections give students multiple ways to learn and find out more about what they’re studying.

The design doesn’t seem too conducive to learning—there’s too much going on. Are notes collaborative? Can students upload files? How are tutors screened?