Teachers have our Junior Cert dispute backing

I, and the Student Council of St Patrick’s Classical School, Navan, are supporting the continued industrial action taken by our teachers in our school and around the country who oppose the implacement of the current reforms of the Junior Certificate, which are being implemented by the current Minister for Education and Skills, Jan O’Sullivan.

Our Student Council represents around 900 students and we acknowledge our students views that the current Junior Certificate should be retained as it prepares you for the most important examination of your life, the Leaving Certificate and further university exams.

Many subject syllabuses in our view need to be reformed with thought and input from all sides, with the State Examination Commission having authority of development, assessment, accreditation, and certification of both the Leaving and Junior Certificate.

Overall we support the industrial action taken by the Association of Secondary Teachers of Ireland (ASTI) and Teachers Union of Ireland (TUI) members and we will support more action by teachers if needs be.

Gearóid Dardis, PRO

Student Council

St Patrick’s Classical School

Navan