
A school classroom set up for the leaving and junior certificate state examinations.
Picture: Denis Minihane.
(Editorial note – school not being identified in caption).
Students with additional needs could soon have access to a time keeper during their Junior or Leaving Cert.
It’s among a number of memos about the RACE scheme the Education Minister is bringing to cabinet today.
The programme already offers a number of accommodations for students with disabilities, including extra time, dedicated readers and brail exam papers.
Minister Hildegarde Naughton explains the new accommodation: