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'Students & Teachers Need an Exam Process that's Certain'

The ASTI agreed to attend talks with the Department of Education, yesterday evening the teachers...

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13.32 12 Feb 2021


'Students & Teachers Need an Exam Process that's Certain'


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13.32 12 Feb 2021


The ASTI agreed to attend talks with the Department of Education, yesterday evening the teachers’ union withdrew from Leaving Cert talks last night. 

The talks are an attempt to avoid a crisis over how to hold this year’s Leaving Cert, with confusion remaining over whether a version of the ‘traditional’ written exam will be held or whether the controversial system of Calculated Grades will be used again. 

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