The announcement that a new working
group on Junior Cycle Reform will meet for the first time this coming
Friday, 17 January 2014 is very welcome.
The working group is comprised of
many important stakeholders, including teacher unions the ASTI and TUI,
management bodies, the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment,
the Department of Education and Skills, and, very importantly, parents.
I have supported Minister Quinn in
his actions to reform the current Junior Cycle and greatly support the
inclusion of parents in the new working group, due to meet Friday.
Through my work on the Education
Committee, many groups and individuals have agreed that we need to
reform the Junior Cycle, but the way in which we do that has been up for
debate for many months. By setting up this new working group,
representatives from all of the above groups will be able to come
together, air their concerns and have those concerns addressed.
Minister Quinn has committed to the
reform of the Junior Cycle and to consultation with all of the relevant
partners. He has made it clear that this reform will be phased in from
this year over several years, and will allow schools, teachers, and
students the time to adjust to such changes.
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