The Cabinet Education Sub-Committee signed off on a plan this afternoon. The plan answers some questions, but many others remain. What’s in the plan?
Students will be able to opt to receive calculated or accredited grades in any or all of their subjects, to be issued to them at the same time as the examination results.For those choosing to take the Leaving Certificate exams, orals and other practical coursework assessments will go ahead, but with "certain elements" not running for public health reasons. We don't know as yet which elements will be excluded.
But like last year, this year's process will begin with a teacher awarding marks and end with a national standardisation process. Legislation will be drawn up to, if possible, prohibit the release of any ranking of students for the purpose of awarding calculated grades. The unions say they have secured a commitment that teachers will not be required to rank their own students.
It is planned that students in the very high-risk health category will be given access to the examinations.
That aged well!!!