The Association of Secondary Teachers in Clare says they are now at a stalement in relation to the Junior Certificate.
The Minister for Education has proposed a two phase system however talks collapsed last evening.
Negotiations between the Minister of Education and Teachers Unions over reforms to the Junior Certificate have been continuing for months.
However after two days of intensive talks they collapsed without an agreement yesterday.
The former Minister Ruari Quinn had planned on scrapping the state exam at the end of the three year junior cycle.
However the current Minister – Jan O'Sullivan has now proposed a 40 per cent continous assesment with an statewide exam worth 60 per cent of the mark at the end of third year.
Before the most recent talks had taken place teachers had voted in favour of industrial action.
Minister O'Sullivan says she hopes that doesn't occur.
However Peter Quinn a teacher at St Flannans College Ennis and a member of the ASTI Standing Committee representing Clare and Limerick says things are now at a stalemate.
Unions are set to meet to discuss the suituation and their next move on Friday.
Mr Quinn says teachers won't settle for anything other than the current system.
