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Education Minister welcomes breakthrough in junior cycle reforms

The Education Minister is welcoming the breakthrough in negotiations on junior cycle reform. The ...
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17.13 22 May 2015


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Education Minister welcomes breakthrough in junior cycle reforms

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17.13 22 May 2015


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The Education Minister is welcoming the breakthrough in negotiations on junior cycle reform.

The newly agreeed proposals will see students sitting a revised exam that would be assessed by the State Examinatiomns Commission.

In addition to that teachers would assess students in class - with each subject being assessed once in second year and once in third year.

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At the end of the third year students will get a profile of achievement document.

A new subject of Well-being will be introduced and students will also be able to opt to study a number of short courses like computer programming.

Speaking to the Last Word on Today FM this evening Minister Jan O'Sullivan welcomed the breakthrough, saying it will "reduce the focus on the terminal exam so that there'll be two structured assessments done in the classroom in second year and third year."

The agrement allows the government to "do what we've been wanting to do for a long time - which is to give value to a wide range of learning that will prepare students for a very changed world from when the junior cycle was first introduced," Ms O'Sullivan said.


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