The Education Minister says it will ultimately be her decision to give proposed Junior Cert reform the go ahead.

Further strike action could be on the cards at secondary schools if unions reject the latest compromise plan for reforming the junior cycle.

The executive councils of the ASTI and TUI are meeting this morning to decide whether to accept the proposals drawn up by Dr Pauric Travers.

This would see the new junior cycle split into two parts.

It is proposed that one part would be marked by the State Examinations Commission, and the other by teachers.

Talks between the Department of Education and unions have been ongoing for months, and there have been two strike days so far.

Minister Jan O'Sullivan says she has sent a letter to Dr Travers indicating she will accept the proposals if the unions do.

However speaking to Pat Kenny she said she will be the one to decide if the reform goes ahead:

Gerard Craughwell is a senator and former president of the Teachers' Union of Ireland (TUI).

He told Newstalk Breakfast there is no split between the two teaching bodies.

Education correspondent with the Irish Times, Joe Humphreys, says if unions reject this plan it will likely mean more strikes.