Another option would be calculated grades alone, although Mr Martin has acknowledged there is a will to hold some sort of written exams.
Student leaders have called for choice, and many parents also support a move away from reliance on the conventional exams.
But teacher unions made it clear today that they want to stick with the traditional exams.
Ahead of today’s crucial Cabinet sub committee meeting, the Teachers’ Union of Ireland (TUI) reiterated its support for holding the exams, including components such as orals, practicals and projects.
TUI president Martin Marjoram said the union did not believe that a system of calculated grades or similar would reduce stress and anxiety.
Teachers to seek assurances on safety of schools before any return to classrooms
A teachers’ union wants safety measures in schools to be reviewed in the context of the new, more transmissible strains. By Lauren Boland Sunday 24 Jan 2021, 3:58 PM Jan 24th 2021, 3:58 PM 53,591 Views 220 Comments
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Image: Sasko Lazarov/Rollingnews.ie
TEACHERS WANT CLEAR “assurances” on how schools will be kept safe before they would feel comfortable returning, according to a teachers’ union.
Before schools reopen, teachers would be looking for safety measures preventing the spread of Covid-19 to be implemented that account for the newer, more transmissible strains.