{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Social Democrats","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.socialdemocrats.ie\/ga\/","author_name":"ZOO Admin","author_url":"https:\/\/www.socialdemocrats.ie\/ga\/author\/zoo-admin\/","title":"Leaving Cert Reform Long Overdue But Welcome - Social Democrats","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"iwA90Kr40n\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.socialdemocrats.ie\/ga\/leaving-cert-reform-long-overdue-but-welcome\/\">Leaving Cert Reform Long Overdue But Welcome<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.socialdemocrats.ie\/ga\/leaving-cert-reform-long-overdue-but-welcome\/embed\/#?secret=iwA90Kr40n\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Leaving Cert Reform Long Overdue But Welcome&#8221; &#8212; Social Democrats\" data-secret=\"iwA90Kr40n\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.socialdemocrats.ie\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.socialdemocrats.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Gannon.jpg","thumbnail_width":1080,"thumbnail_height":1080,"description":"Ultimately, we need to ensure that equity is at the heart of these changes Plans announced today to reform the Leaving Cert are long overdue but welcome, according to Social Democrats Education Spokesperson Gary Gannon. \u201cThe first Leaving Cert exams took place in 1924 and, prior to 2020, remained largely unchanged in the intervening period. [&hellip;]"}