Leaving Cert to include written exams and an alternative 

Bilateral discussions on the Leaving Cert will begin immediately, it has been announced. Picture: Sam Boal/RollingNews.ie

Talks are to begin on developing both Leaving Cert exams and an alternative assessment model, the Minister for Education has announced. 

Norma Foley, the Minister for Education, has announced this Friday that moving forward, planning for the State exams will include both the Leaving Cert exams, and a corresponding “non-examination process.”