The Teachers Union of Ireland is encouraging Leaving Cert students to sit the written exams in the first instance.
Students are being given the option between predictive grades or sitting the exams.
Those who decide to sit an exam will get whichever result is higher.
Meanwhile, Donegal members of the TUI are due to meet next Monday where are a number of concerns surrounding the reopening of schools are expected to be discussed.
General Secretary of the TUI Joanne Irwin says assessing skills is imperative and students have nothing to lose by going down the traditional route first;
Tight restrictions could remain until early May, a Cabinet committee has heard, but some primary school pupils and Leaving Certificate students are on course to return to school in early March.
The government is hoping final plans for this year’s Leaving Cert can be agreed this afternoon. The cabinet sub-committee on education is scheduled to be updated by Education Minister Norma Foley on the process. Multiple Ministers said yesterday they expect the plans for this year’s Leaving Cert to be agreed today in order to give […]