Teachers express concern over plans to award Leaving Cert marks for coursework

The motion’s proposer, Ennis-based science teacher John Conneely, said that the notion of moving to 40% coursework assessment for all subjects represented a 'one size fits all' approach. Picture: John Kelly

Awarding 40% of Leaving Cert marks from coursework should be scrapped, the leading secondary teachers union has said, citing “recent developments in artificial intelligence” among its concerns.

At the Association of Secondary Teachers in Ireland (ASTI) annual convention in Wexford, delegates voted unanimously for the body to “urgently seek” for flexibility to be afforded in terms of how marks are allocated for different subjects.