Organisation: Irish Second Level Students’ Union

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

<p>Clare Austick, president of the Union of Students in Ireland (USI), said: "The trajectory of a student’s educational experience should not be decided during one exam on a single day.” File photo</p>

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TUI: Leaving Cert reform to tackle CAO points race would be 'misdiagnosing real problem'

The Teachers’ Union of Ireland (TUI) said its members are “fundamentally opposed” to assessing their own students’ work, adding that an external examiner from the SEC must be retained

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Further discussions on Leaving Cert expected amidst uncertainty

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Eight-in-ten students want Leaving Cert exams scrapped

Children have been forgotten in State’s action plan for education

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Concern growing among students over loss of marks

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‘Slingshot’ to give secondary students a taste of third level

Project Slingshot offers students a college insight

A new initiative aims to change the way secondary school students think about their future education and career prospects.

Tue, 10 Mar, 2015

Teachers and students ‘in limbo’

Teachers and students are facing a ‘curricular limbo’ due to the standoff between teaching unions and the Department of Education over Junior Cycle reforms, a group representing school principals has warned.

Thu, 13 Nov, 2014

Students urge policy makers on review

SECOND-LEVEL students have urged policy-makers to adopt whatever changes to the Junior Certificate programme arise from an ongoing review, as more than 56,000 students collected their results.

Thu, 16 Sep, 2010