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Exams for secondary school students will look a little different next year

Students will notice some changes to exams in 2021. Image: Laura Hutton/RollingNews.ie Students will notice some changes to exams in 2021. Image: Laura Hutton/RollingNews.ie THE LEAVING AND Junior Cert exams will end up looking slightly different next year, after the Department of Education announced changes to the format of the exams for 2021 to make up for the impact of Covid-19.

Minister for Education Norma Foley is under pressure to ensure the safe return to school for thousands of children. “Principals, school management and staff right around the country have been committed to this re-opening process from the start and we will now see some of our schools begin to return next week.”

Related Read 07.08.20 Teachers and secondary school students to wear face coverings on return to school, says governmentIn a subject like higher-level English, students will have one additional poetry question, for instance.

 

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