Teachers defy unions by assessing own exam pupils [Independent.ie]
- Published: 26 September 2011
SOME teachers are assessing their own pupils in defiance of their unions.
The Junior Certificate oral Irish exam is a case in point.
In what has turned into a farcical situation, pupils in some schools do the oral Irish, while others don't.
Crucially, those doing the Irish oral could be gaining an advantage because of the high marks that are available for it.
The exam is optional, but a student can earn up to 40pc of the marks for the subject, for the 15-minute interview involved.
The oral exam is not conducted in the usual way, by an examiner paid for by the State Examinations Commission (SEC).
Full Story: www.independent.ie
