Government plans for Leaving Certificate exams in 'disarray' as teaching union says it won't cooperate with new grading system
Government plans for the Leaving Certificate exams are in disarray after the country's second-largest teaching union said it will not cooperate with the new grading system in its current form.Following the decision by Education Minister Joe McHugh to cancel the Leaving Certificate exam in June, students are set to receive calculated grades for the first time based on teachers' estimates.
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