ASTI slams suggestion of swapping exam papers for correction
Row centres on proposals to have teachers assess their own students exam papers
The President Elect of the ASTI has hit out at the suggestion that exam papers should be swapped around between schools in a bid to solve the ongoing dispute over junior cycle reform.
The row centres on proposals to have teachers assess their own students exam papers.
Over 27,000 teachers are taking part in a lunchtime protest today to highlight their opposition and say they will not implement the new system.
Speaking to RedFM News ASTI President Elect Máire Ní Chiarba says exchanging papers between schools wouldn't work and would be nothing more than a cost saving exercise for the government:
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