Minister says she will listen to all voices as ASTI unanimously rejects moving exam papers

Education Minister Norma Foley: 'Introducing significant change at senior cycle needs to be thought through carefully.'  File picture: Gareth Chaney/Collins

Teachers remain “vehemently opposed” to a proposal to hold English and Irish Leaving Certificate Paper 1 at the end of fifth year.

A motion on senior cycle reform at the Association of Secondary Teachers in Ireland (ASTI) annual convention in Wexford opposing the proposal passed unanimously.