Published: 26 August 2011

Junior Cert to switch emphasis

Written exams would account for only 50 per cent of the marks in the revised Junior Cert under new proposals designed to radically overhaul the grading system.

The proposals place a heavy emphasis on school-based portfolio work in a move which could be opposed by the main second-level teacher union, the Association of Secondary Teachers in Ireland (ASTI). The confidential briefing document has been prepared at Minister for Education Ruairí Quinn’s request.

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