Secondary students present wish-list

LONGER time to sit exams, regular teacher assessments and an updated sex education programme are included in a Christmas wish-list from secondary students to the Government.

The list of 35 items was submitted in a letter to Education Minister Noel Dempsey from the Union of Secondary Students (USS) this week.

USS president Daire Hickey said that providing an extra half an hour for Leaving Certificate English, History and Classical Studies papers would make a big difference.