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Leaving Cert invigilators will carry out their duties via Zoom, The Department of Education has confirmed.
The announcement follows concerns expressed by teaching unions ASTI and TUI that their members would face “high Covid exposure” during three hour exam situations.
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All Leaving Cert students are to retroactively be awarded 625 points, the Department of Education has announced.
The move comes following the errors identified in the calculated grade system that saw up to 6,500 students incorrectly marked down.
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As thousands of Leaving Cert students celebrate their grades, one disappointed local pupil is going back to the drawing board.
Alan McNala has declared his intention to start again at the first rung of the education system after failing to get enough points to study Commerce in UCC.
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With Leaving Cert results now set to be decided by predictive grading, many students are scrambling to repair strained teacher relationships.
And a new scheme launched by local student Emer O’Rowe may be of assistance with their bridge-building.
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In a surprise move, RTE is to broadcast comprehensive live coverage of every exam of this year’s Leaving Cert.
Leaving Cert Live will be anchored by Michael Lyster, with commentary from Ger Canning and Marty Morrissey, and a nightly highlights show hosted by Des Cahill.
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