What's happening to the Leaving Cert that's bringing teachers on to the streets today? 

TUI and ASTI members are protesting over changes they say will be unfair on many students

Thousands of teachers plan to protest outside schools across Ireland today, prompted by the plan to accelerate the rollout of ‘additional assessment components’. Picture: iStock

Biology teacher Michael McGrath has kept in contact with a past pupil, a “genius” who scored 99% on his higher level Leaving Cert paper and went on to secure a research fellowship at Harvard University.

“He tells me Harvard University will take one education system’s Leaving Certificate equivalent at face value — and that’s from Ireland.