90% of teachers ‘not ready’ for junior cycle

The new junior cycle student award cannot be implemented in second-level schools, according to almost nine out of 10 teachers.

As they prepare for a showdown over his plans to abolish the Junior Certificate with Education Minister Ruairi Quinn at their annual convention next week, Association of Secondary Teachers Ireland (ASTI) leaders said there is a clear message from members that schools and teachers need more time and resources before changes are introduced.

The survey of over 1,900 of the ASTI’s 17,000 members found that only 11% believe their schools have good capacity to implement Mr Quinn’s new junior cycle framework.