12/10/2026
The Secretariat for Catholic Education (SfCE) and the Church Schools' Association disapprove of unnecessary alarm caused by the Union of Professional Educators’ sweeping statements, which cast doubt on the work carried out by those involved. Discussions are currently under way to clarify and ensure that calculations reflect agreed parameters and that the parity principle is consistently upheld. Church Authorities state that should there be any discrepancies, they will be addressed. The reported discrepancies concern specific groups within the LSE and KGE grades.
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