Teachers to protest next week over 'rushed' changes planned for Leaving Cert

Teachers Amy Judge and Eileen O Brien protest outside the front of their school in Limerick in 2015. The post-primary teachers’ unions say members are 'gravely concerned' that aspects of the plans pose a threat to education standards, fairness and quality. File picture: Brian Arthur/ Press 22

Thousands of teachers at schools across the country are preparing to protest next week as they demand planned changes to the Leaving Cert be delayed.

More than 30,000 teachers will hold national lunchtime protests outside post primary schools following a decision to ‘accelerate’ Senior Cycle re-development plans, according to the Association of Secondary Teachers, Ireland (ASTI) and the Teachers’ Union of Ireland (TUI).