Survey: Teachers worry Leaving Cert change will create stress and authentication issues

The RedC survey for the ASTI found that many teachers fear Senior Cycle reforms will cause difficulties authenticating students’ work, amid growing concerns about assessment integrity and artificial intelligence. Picture: iStock

Significant numbers of second-level teachers have fears and doubts about incoming Leaving Cert reform, believing it will lead to more stress, larger workloads, and authentication issues.

Amid growing concerns about assessment integrity and artificial intelligence (AI), a new survey finds that many teachers fear Senior Cycle reforms will cause difficulties authenticating students’ work.