Ahead of this evening’s meeting to discuss exams, the Teachers Union of Ireland has called for the Leaving Cert to proceed. But stressed students are refusing to be silenced, with #canceltheleavingcert trending once again.
“We can’t turn schools into yet another political football in this game. It’s not fair on our children. We have to look at this carefully in light of the transmission in any given setting and we have to make decisions based on the best interests of our children both from a health and an educational perspective. And it must be based on data as well as the risks.”
Leaving Certificate Written Exam Results Now Available
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Students who sat the leaving cert exams can now view their results online.
The examinations were made available to all students who wished to sit them after over 60,000 students received Calculated Grades last September.
Over 2000 students decided to sit the papers in November.
Half of them received a higher result than their calculated grade in one or more subjects.
The State Examinations Commission says overall almost 40 per cent of grades in the written papers were higher.
Any student who changes their third level course as a result of improved Leaving Cert grade won t be financially penalised.
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THE ONGOING DEBATE about the aborted re-opening of schools for pupils with special needs has seen sharp exchanges between teachers’ unions and ministers this week.
Plans for special education classes to return today were scrapped on Tuesday after Fórsa and the Irish National Teachers Organisation (INTO) publicly opposed such a move.
Education Minister Norma Foley accused the unions of being unable to “accept the expert public health advice”, after they raised doubts about whether a return to schools would be safe for special needs teachers and assistants.
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One of the leading teachers unions has called on the Department of Education to reconsider its plans to resume in-person special education later this week.
Following an emergency meeting of its members on Monday evening, the Irish National Teachers’ Organisation (INTO) said “grave” safety concerns of special needs teachers have not been adequately addressed.
Next academic year will see 5,000 extra students at college compared to 2 years ago Government backbenchers call on Minister for Education to give clarity on Leaving Cert
Thu, Jan 14, 2021, 20:10 Updated: Thu, Jan 14, 2021, 20:12
Minister for Further and Higher Education Simon Harris has confirmed that the 2,225 extra college places secured last year during the controversy over the Leaving Certificate calculated grades will be available again this year.
He also said he had secured budget funding for more than 2,000 other new places this year, bringing the total to almost 5,000.
Mr Harris told the Dáil that what happened last year was not “just a blitz” and the additional places from 2020 will be available in the system for first-year college students in the 2021/2022 academic year.