'Anything that takes the pressure away from students has got to be a good thing'The changes to the Leaving Cert announced earlier in the week will take some of the pressure of students in sixth year and should be welcomed, according to a local secondary school principal. Speaking to the Westmeath Examiner, the principal of the Mercy Secondary School in Kilbeggan Garrett Farrell welcomed the planned changes. He says that many of the proposed reforms will help take the pressure of students when they enter sixth year. “The split of having exams at the end of fifth year and sixth year is a fantastic idea because it will take a lot of the pressure off students. “I can't speak for all teachers but anything that takes the pressure away from students has got to be a good thing.”

Source: Irish Independent April 02, 2022 23:40 UTC