Leaving Cert: Exam timetable released as parents could face 'sanctions' for lobbying

Education Minister Norma Foley. Image: RollingNews.ie Education Minister Norma Foley. Image: RollingNews.ie Updated 9 minutes ago

The Teachers’ Union of Ireland had last year called for a form of sanctions for parents who engaged in lobbying, suggesting that this could take the form of a “public record”.Plans outlined by the government yesterday for this year’s Leaving Cert would see students have the choice of whether to sit an exam in each subject or receive a calculated grade, to be known this year as an SEC-Accredited Grades.

“We are most certainly looking to bring in legislation to prevent the canvassing of teachers. And equally teachers will be indemnified in the process as well as they were last year. So it is not acceptable, it should not happen and we will do all the work necessary to ensure that it won’t happen,” he said.

Related Reads 17.02.21 Leaving Cert plan confirmed: Students can opt for written exams in June or calculated grades 17.02.21 Junior Certificate examinations will not go ahead this year, Department confirms “The unavailability of an option for students to undertake externally validated second components, coursework, project work, orals and aurals if they opt to choose the pathway of SEC Accredited Grades adds to this omission and is a regrettable injustice for these students,” the union said in a statement last night.

He raised the question that the ASTI has spoken about, asking why students who are option for an SEC-Acreddiated Grade shouldn’t also do orals and practicals.

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