ASTI: Schools need a reforms ‘breather’

Changes to the Leaving Certificate cycle should not be made in the near future due to deteriorating” working conditions for teachers, uncertainty around Junior Cycle reform, and general underfunding of education.

That is the warning in independent research, commissioned by the Association of Secondary Teachers in Ireland (ASTI), examining the ongoing review of senior cycle education. The study by Brian Fleming argues that major curriculum changes at senior level should not be introduced until “inadequate” resource levels are addressed.