Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 8 July 2015

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection

Draft Educational Research Centre (Establishment) Order 2015: Discussion with the Minister for Education and Skills

1:00 pm

Photo of Jan O'SullivanJan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour) | Oireachtas source

It will be around the area of reporting back to parents on the school-based assessment and the reporting mechanism that will be adopted. Tests on numeracy and literacy are regularly reported to parents as well. It is that type of advice with regard to how exactly we report on the progress of students. The junior cycle has to go to a ballot of the teaching unions, but the discussion is ongoing with regard to how that will be reported to the parents.

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