Michelle McIlveen announces qualification arrangements for next academic year

In Ireland, education minister Michelle McIlveen said arrangements for next year’s qualifications will 'acknowledge the unprecedented disruption our education system has faced' due to the Covid-19 pandemic. In 2020 and 2021, students had to rely on teacher-assessed grades as the pandemic led to the closure of schools and pupils moved to remote learning. This year marked the first time in three years that pupils have sat A-levels, AS levels and GSCEs. However, several courses were amended to allow for the continued loss of time in the classroom.