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By Robbie Meredith
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Schools who use transfer tests run by the Post-Primary Transfer Consortium (PPTC) are to consider radical change to the tests in the autumn.
A discussion paper from PPTC has asked schools to consider whether to use verbal reasoning tests to decide which pupils to admit in 2022.
Due to the pandemic disruption, they are being suggested as an option instead of tests in English and Maths.
But it will be up to individual schools and the PPTC steering group to decide.
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Exam body AQE has confirmed it is still planning to hold its single rescheduled transfer test next month - and gave an assurance that further clarity will be provided.
The exam body continued: We do understand the frustration of schools, parents and the children around this highly complex matter and give our assurance that further clarity will be provided at the very earliest possible opportunity, following ongoing discussions with our stakeholder partners .
Earlier the exam body called on the Bishop of Derry to retract his comments that the transfer test process had become big business .
Bishop Donal McKeown had warned that financial gain should not dominate the conversation around the test process.