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Tuesday 29 September 2020
Students can also apply to sit the postponed exams in November.
Papers were filed on behalf of the students in the High Court yesterday.
The TUI also claimed that releasing the rank order will be “profoundly damaging to the student-teacher relationship”.
Students have until 5pm on Wednesday to lodge an appeal.
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Ronan Cloney (20) Cloney has been trying to ensure fairness for deferred CAO applicants since May, when the exams were first cancelled.
10% of Leaving Cert Higher Level grades were reduced by up to 10 marks.
Strict new Covid-19 measures have been announced for the two counties – here’s what you need to know.
Leaving Cert calculated grade results are due to be released tomorrow morning at 9am.
We take a look at how the calculated grades system will work.
The student has made an application to the court to receive ‘calculated grades’.
The announcement was made at Government Buildings this afternoon.
These are for those who couldn’t get access to Calculated Grades, who opted for written exams, or who wish to appeal the Calculated Grade they received.
The High Court last week quashed a decision to prevent Elijah Burke availing of the calculated grade system.
Grades will now be based on teachers’ assessments rather than a controversial algorithm.
The Minister for Education denies the student’s rights have been breached.
The Education Secretary said students will be able to use their results in mock tests to appeal if they are unhappy with their grades.
It emerged that the methodology disproportionately affected pupils from deprived backgrounds.
It comes weeks later than the traditional August results day for the Leaving Cert exams.
The deadline to register has been extended until midday tomorrow.
That leaves around 13,000 Leaving Cert students who have not yet registered.
Students have until 10pm on Thursday 28 May to register.
Students have until Thursday to register.
The ASTI has said that teachers need to be fully protected if there is a legal challenge to calculated grades.
The main teachers’ union said it still has “a number of major concerns” with the new Leaving Cert plan.
ENGLAND HAS INTRODUCED new rules that could see people receive fines of up to £10,000 if they fail to self-isolate.
This means that anyone who has tested positive or has been a close contact of a Covid-19 case and fails to quarantine could receive a hefty penalty.
There have been some calls for a similar system here too, to prevent the spread of the virus and to stop any flouting of rules.
So today we want to know: Should people who fail to self-isolate be fined?
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