The ASTI has withdrawn from talks with the Department of Education aimed at coming up with a solution for examining this year's Leaving Certificate students.
In a move that throws the talks process into disarray, the secondary teachers’ union said it is withdrawing pending a guarantee that negotiations will focus on what it says are the minister’s stated objectives, of planning for examinations and scoping out a corresponding measure.
The union has dismissed as "unacceptable" what it says is a plan that would effectively see students preparing for two versions of a Leaving Certificate, with Calculated Grades being the dominant option, and Leaving Cert exams filling in assessment gaps.