We could be seeing more empty exam halls this year (stock image)Pressure is growing on Education Minster Norma Foley to consider an alternative to the traditional Leaving Cert. A survey of more than 20,000 members of the Irish Second-Level Students Union (ISSU) is expected to show an appetite for change from normal arrangements. The Teachers' Union of Ireland (TUI) said "the highly trusted, externally-marked Leaving Certificate must take place in 2021". Earlier, the Association of Secondary Teachers Ireland (ASTI) president Ann Piggott said the Leaving Cert exams should run as normal in June. More attention turned to the Leaving Cert after a breakthrough that may see pupils with special needs back in school from next Thursday in the first phase of a post-Christmas return.

Source: The Herald January 15, 2021 02:33 UTC