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Coronavirus: Predicted grades leave 'many questions unanswered'By Laura McDaidBBC News NI 19 April 2020 Related TopicsCoronavirus pandemic Image copyrightGetty ImagesThis week it was revealed that teachers in Northern Ireland will predict the grades they think pupils would have achieved in cancelled GCSE, AS and A-Level exams.Schools will also be asked to rank pupils in each subject from top to bottom.But how do teachers, parents and pupils across NI feel about the decision?Teaching unions have been largely supportive of Education Minister Peter Weir's decision.Stephen McCord, who is incoming president of the Ulster Teachers’ Union and head of science at Larne High, welcomed the fact that "our members’ expertise will play a pivotal role in how students transition from GCSE to AS and A-Level". 'Vindication'Mr McCord said the news was "vindication of what we have long maintained - that for too long, education has been blighted by endless, overly bureaucrat…