Mixed reaction to guidelines on grading Leaving Cert

Schools received detailed instructions on how Leaving Cert students should be marked yesterday evening and the Cabinet signed off on State-backed legal indemnity for teachers and school leaders against any legal action relating to the marks they give.

Teacher unions have had split reactions to the Government’s new guidelines on grading this year’s Leaving Certificate while some politicians have sharply criticised the unprecedented move.

The Association of Secondary Teachers, Ireland (ASTI) warned its members not to engage with the new Leaving Cert guidelines as it believes the legal protection currently being offered to teachers is “unacceptable.”