Parents ‘trust’ teachers to mark exams

Claims that teachers will come under pressure to mark their students favourably in exams replacing the Junior Certificate have been dismissed by a parents’ leader.

The proposal that teachers should assess their own students is one of the main grounds of opposition of unions to Education Minister Ruairi Quinn’s junior cycle reform plans.

The Association of Secondary Teachers Ireland and Teachers’ Union of Ireland will end all co-operation with planning and delivery of the Junior Cycle Student Award from next Monday.