Ms Amber Sheridan O'Callaghan:

We have been using the same system in various guises for decades, if not longer. Methods of assessing almost everything across the world have evolved in the last century, but it seems that the leaving certificate has not done this in any significant way. The grades might be given different names but the methods of learning, assessment and stressors were the same for my older peers, siblings, parents and even grandparents. Education is about learning, not memorising. It is clear from the feedback gathered that the leaving certificate needs to change.