School closures prompt changes to 2021 Leaving Cert and Junior Cert exams
The changes were announced this evening by the Department of Education.
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The changes were announced this evening by the Department of Education.
History is now a core subject on the Junior Cycle.
The minister announced last year that he requested a review into the subject’s status.
The subject became optional for students last September.
Author John Connell agrees with President Higgins that making the study of History optional at junior cycle is to lose a part of our national identity.
A new emphasis on spoken Irish will also be introduced.
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Will it mean peace in our time?
We live in a time of austerity – and education is being targeted along with other elements of society.
Talks on the Junior Cycle dispute are getting underway today.
Second level teachers are set to stage another day of strike action later this month.
Teachers will hold their second strike on Thursday 22 January.
In the bickering between unions and government, one voice is often lacking: that of the student.
Times are changing, as is teaching, but we can’t lose sight of what’s important; instilling a love of learning in our students.
Real education is not present when rote-learning is encouraged and facilitated.
Two days of action are going ahead. The first is on 2 December.
The current Junior Cycle reform impasse presents teacher unions with an opportunity to show creative leadership.
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The Department of Education said that talks are ongoing between the Minister and teachers.
Every History teacher in the country can attest to hearing the Dreaded Question at least once a year: “What’s the point in learning about this?”
It has prompted renewed calls from the opposition for changes to the Junior Cycle to be delayed.
The minister had earlier today faced the ire of primary teachers.
Schools don’t have the capacity to deal with the changes due to be brought in this September, teachers said in a new survey.
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A teacher will remain in the school to supervise students during the protests.
Teachers have expressed their concern about the implementation of the new Junior Cycle Student Award, which will replace the Junior Cert.
The Minister for Education thinks that implementing the plan is going well, the teachers don’t.
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Teachers say they have major concerns about how the plans will be implemented. Initial talks with the Department took place on Monday.
Ruairí Quinn is to outline a “major overhaul” of the Junior Cycle today, which is expected to include the abolishing of the State exam.