Bishop of Derry calls for transfer test solution to help 'most disadvantaged'
Bishop of Derry, Dr Dónal McKeown
11 January, 2021 01:00
A solution needs to be found on transfer tests that prioritises those most disadvantaged by lockdown, the Bishop of Derry had said.
Dr Dónal McKeown said parents were "very worried" and children were being "dragged" from one test date to another.
However, some of its schools have already pulled out and the Post-Primary Transfer Consortium (PPTC), including many Catholic grammars, has cancelled its tests.
Speaking on BBC's Sunday Politics show, Dr McKeown said he and Archbishop Eamon Martin had flagged up last May the need for grammar schools to consider a different way of transfer in 2021.