
Members of the public have been invited to discuss changes to the GCSE system.
The Department of Education and Children is currently considering the future of the qualifications for 14-16 year-olds.
GCSEs are being changed in England from 2015 - a move that has been rejected by Northern Ireland and Wales.
Meetings have been organised at the Island’s schools to pave the way for a full public consultation on the direction of the Island’s education system.
Director of education Martin Barrow says the options need to be considered with care: