The Association for Secondary Teachers Ireland (ASTI) has advised its members to engage with the Calculated Grades for Leaving Certificate 2020 after securing full indemnity for members.
The calculation of grades for Leaving Certificate students is to go ahead following agreement with the Association for Secondary Teachers Ireland trade union over legal protections for teachers.
Its concerns related to the potential for teachers to have to bear legal costs should a student take legal proceedings against an individual teacher. "This strengthening of the indemnity will ensure that a teacher will not have to employ her/ his own legal team to defend herself/ himself and run the risk of incurring large irrecoverable costs and expenses", the union said.ASTI confirmed that teachers can now proceed with the process and "will apply the high professional standards it requires".
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