A union representing Ireland’s secondary school teachers is to meet with the Department of Education today to discuss concerns over Junior Cert reform.
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From 2014, the old junior certificate exam will be scrapped and a new-look junior cycle will be introduced.
The Education Minister claims it will focus on literacy and numeracy, bringing a modern approach to assessment and reporting.
However teachers claim many schools don’t have the capacity to implement the proposals after years of cuts to education funding. They’re also worried that the new system won’t be impartial enough.
