TUI: More experienced teachers needed for correcting exams

The State Examinations Commission needs to recruit suitably qualified and experienced teachers “in greater numbers” to correct Leaving Certificate examination papers, the Teachers Union of Ireland has urged.

President of the TUI, Seamus Lahart, was commenting on the record number of upgrade results awarded to Leaving Certificate candidates – there were 2,916 examination upgrades this year, compared to 1,453 last year.