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Digital Desk StaffMany secondary students may have to wait until April 12th before they return to the classroom under school reopening plans related to the Covid-19 pandemic being discussed by school staff unions and the Government.Uni.
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This is despite calls from students for a predicted grades model to be considered. They are worried because this year s Leaving Cert group has already missed 15 weeks of in-class learning since last year due to Covid.
Teachers want to avoid a scenario where students are in direct competition with each other for class rankings when working towards calculated or predicted grades. They feel exams can happen fairly if exam papers are adjusted, with students given greater choice within questions to make up for lost learning time.
The Department of Education is also keen to avoid predicted grades and a repeat of the legal challenges brought at the end of last year s process. Decisions are expected on these before exams are due to take place in June.