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As it happened: Latest developments as Leaving Cert 2021 plan announced by minister The Junior Certificate examinations have been cancelled, it has also been confirmed. Wednesday 17th of Feb 2021 Liveblog IT WAS CONFIRMED this evening that Leaving Certificate students are to be given the option not to sit exams and instead apply for a calculated grade accredited by the State Examinations Commission. Under the plan, students who decide to take an exam will receive whichever result is higher between their calculate grade and the res...

The Association of Secondary School Teachers in Ireland (ASTI) has made a U-turn as it has re-entered Leaving Certificate talks with the Department of Education.

Waterford, Ireland / WLR Feb 12, 2021 7:44 AM The Minister for Education Norma Foley has urged the Association of Secondary Teachers in Ireland (ASTI) to begin fresh talks on the format of this year’s Leaving Certificate exams after the union pulled out of talks yesterday evening. Ms Foley has invited the ASTI and the Teachers Union of Ireland (TUI) to attend separate meetings with her at the Department of Education today, according to the Irish Examiner, aimed at getting discussions back on track. The ASTI withdrew from talks on Thursday saying plans for students to prepare for both calcul...

Plans for reopening second-level schools and a compromise Leaving Cert are now facing hardline resistance from the secondary teachers’ union.

ASTI says representatives had 'constructive engagement' with Minister ASTI Gerneral Secretary Kieran Christie & ASTI President Ann Piggot at The Department of Education on Marlboro Street, Dublin. The ASTI has said that representatives had “constructive engagement” with the Minister for Education and her officials on the Leaving Certificate today.  The Association of Secondary School Teachers in Ireland (ASTI) has said that work is being done with a view to finding a resolution to the current impasse.  Last night, the ASTI announced that it was withdrawing from discussions on the Leavi...