Dr Katriona O’Sullivan, Assisting Living and Learning (ALL) Institute member and Dept of Psychology Lecturer, appeared on The Tonight Show on Tuesday, 7th September 2021 to discuss the Leaving Certificate, CAO system and possible reforms.
The Tonight Show hosted by Claire Brock requested that Dr O’Sullivan appear on last Tuesday’s show using her expertise as lecturer in Digital Skills and her experience working with Education and Psychology. The segment where she discussed the Leaving Certificate and CAO System with Garry Gannon, Social Democrats TD, and Kieran Christie, ASTI, was an excited exchange of ideas and discussion referring to alternative options to the traditional exam format, student experience, socio-economically disadvantaged areas as well as much more.
Watch the programme in full on the Virgin Media Player here: https://www.virginmediatelevision.ie/player/show/1294
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