Union has 'huge doubts' about new Junior Cycle

The Teachers Union of Ireland (TUI) has warned that Ireland's education system will suffer long-term damage if the implementation of the new "Junior Cycle" is rushed through.

Minister for Education Ruairi Quinn has announced that the Junior Cert is to be rebranded the Junior Cycle Student Award from September, adding the new system will put students, rather than exams, at the centre of the three-year cycle.