Minister invites ASTI to discuss withdrawal from Leaving Cert talks

Education Minister Norma Foley has invited both the TUI and the ASTI to attend separate meetings in the Department of Education on Friday. File Picture: Julien Behal

The Minister for Education has invited the Association of Secondary Teachers Ireland to meet tomorrow to discuss the union's withdrawal from talks on this year's Leaving Certificate students.

The ASTI said they were withdrawing from discussions on the Leaving Cert 2021, pending a guarantee that talks will focus on planning for examinations.