Now is the ideal time to rethink Leaving Cert, says Foley

Education Minister Norma Foley has told a conference of principals and deputy principals that a review of the senior cycle is almost complete and this can lead to a rethink of the exam structure. File Photograph: Sasko Lazarov/RollingNews.ie

The Covid-19 crisis has created an opportunity to reflect on the senior cycle and take the Leaving Certificate “forward into the 21st century”, Education Minister Norma Foley has said.

Ms Foley was speaking as part of a roundtable discussion at the National Association of Principals and Deputy Principals (NAPD) annual conference.