Teachers in talks stalemate over junior cycle reform

A further stalemate looks likely as talks resume today on proposals to resolve the teachers’ dispute over junior cycle reform.

The Association of Secondary Teachers Ireland (ASTI) and Teachers’ Union of Ireland (TUI) are not happy with some elements of proposals put forward last week by Pauric Travers, who has chaired 33 hours of talks between them and the Department of Education since November.

He suggested that school-based assessment not be included in the State-certified element of examination at the end of the junior cycle, as a compromise in the dispute over who should mark students for the Junior Certificate.