TUI statement on arrangements for Leaving Cert Orals and Music Practical Performance tests

By piofficer, Monday, 20th December 2021 | 0 comments

TUI notes the arrangements set out today in relation to the Leaving Certificate Oral Examinations in Irish and the Modern Foreign Languages and the practical performance tests in Leaving Certificate Music.  

As educationalists, we have always stressed the vital importance of second components such as orals, practicals and project work as part of the state-certified Leaving Certificate.  

A significant factor for the move towards the Easter holiday period relates to a teacher supply crisis that first emerged when the Government unilaterally imposed a two-tier pay system in 2011 which sees colleagues paid at different rate for carrying out the same work. This crisis has worsened over the years and has been exacerbated by the challenges posed by the pandemic. It is of critical importance that this hugely unfair and discriminatory pay system, which is damaging to the profession and to students, be finally ended in 2022. 

We will continue to engage with all stakeholders ahead of the 2022 state examinations.   

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